Living Church News

Volume 21, No. 2, March/April 2019

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The Ceremony You Don’t Want to Miss!

Personal Gerald E. Weston

Dear Brethren,

How Do We View Others?

Editorial Gerald E. Weston

Following the mid-1990s breakup of the Worldwide Church of God, hundreds of Sabbath-keeping groups formed. A handful are significant in terms of numbers and the work they do, but most of these “hundreds” are family or local groups, virtually unknown…

A Pig’s Tale

Dexter B. Wakefield

In many nations, owners of small farms raise hogs for family use. The pigs eat the farmer’s garbage and the farmer eats the pigs. This is an ancient method of recycling, although an unhealthy one that the Bible definitely forbids!

A Living Education

Jonathan McNair

The new, member-focused educational effort of the Living Church of God has adopted a name that has meaning both for our program in general and for each of us individually.

Lessons of Service from Washing Feet

Lenny Bower

Among the wonderful things about this time of year, and the Passover service, are the foot-washing ceremony and the lessons we can learn from it. There are several important lessons of service from both sides of the activity—about serving others,…

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good!

Wallace G. Smith

During the Days of Unleavened Bread, we often focus our messages and personal study on the Bible’s use of leavening as a metaphor for sin. Sin “puffs us up” like leavening puffs up bread, and leavening spreads through dough, just like sin spreads…

Let’s Bake Bread Together!

One of the joys of the Days of Unleavened Bread is preparing treats that we rarely make during other times of the year. As an aid to your joy, we are publishing a collection of recipes in this year’s Living Church News—hopefully…

Making a Life After His Death

Woman to Woman Janth B. English

After your best friend and confidant is laid to rest—the man with whom you have built a life, your true love—what do you do? Once the fog clears, you are left with the question, “Now what?” There is no one to cook for, no one to thoughtlessly chide…

It’s Gardening Time!

Commentary Roger Meyer

Many people develop “gardening fever” in the spring, and the opportunity to work in their gardens again makes springtime many people’s favorite season. Ever since God planted the Garden of Eden, mankind has been planting seeds and enjoying the…