Lent is here! Or, it will be soon. The forty days of Lent begin on Ash Wednesday and end with the breaking of the Easter vigil. Christians began to keep Lent in the early days of the church. By the third century of our Lord, the church began to prepare for celebration of the resurrection.…

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, January 2024 “Paul replied, ‘I pray God, that whether in a short time or a long time, not only you, but also all those who are listening to me today would become what I am, except for these chains.’” (Acts 26:29 EHV) The final chapters of the book of…

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19 ESV) In the passage of Isaiah 43:19, a promise unfolds—a divine assurance of something new. “See, I am doing a new thing; now it…