When have we ever seen the like? In foreign affairs, domestic affairs, the natural world—things are really getting exciting, right? Hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts—is it just me, or does this...
Friday Messages
Rest for the Just and the Unjust
by Bobby Godfrey | Aug 20, 2021 | Friday Messages, Uncategorized
It has been several summers since I can remember one that has had so much precipitation. For the northeastern farmer trying to make hay, it can be frustrating to see a two week forecast with nearly...
It Passeth Understanding, This Great Love of Thine
by Dan Pass | Aug 13, 2021 | Friday Messages
The celebrated Christian classic, The Greatest Thing in the World, began as a message shared with friends over a campfire at an English country home in 1884. Exhausted after holding services that...
Millennial Living Now!
by Clyde Sandford | Aug 6, 2021 | Friday Messages
Hello Dear Friends, In this Friday email I thought I’d springboard slightly off the previous letter I wrote in March of this year (the editor has kindly placed the link to that email for those who...
“I Am He”
by John Lackie | Jul 30, 2021 | Friday Messages
In chapter 18, the Gospel of John recounts the events surrounding the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. Judas arrived at the garden, bringing armed soldiers and officers of the chief priests. Rather...
The Divine Mechanic
by Nathan Brown | Jul 23, 2021 | Friday Messages
Experts. Life would be a lot easier if we had experts always available, and within easy reach. I am reminded of a time when I had mysterious brake issues with my car, a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx....
The Sabbath Remains
by Dennis Pass | Jul 17, 2021 | Friday Messages, Uncategorized
I trust as you read this message that your heart is glad. The coming Sabbath is a beautiful gift from a loving God who understands our need for the end of a week’s labor, and the beginning...
Referred Pain In The Body of Christ:
Only He Can Heal
by David Adams | Jul 9, 2021 | Friday Messages
I’m going to go ahead and rip off a band-aid: You can’t fix everything on your own. Eventually, you will need help. While that probably doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone, some of us may need the...
Rest In Jehovah
by Joe Brown | Jul 2, 2021 | Friday Messages
Here at Open Door Chapel, we enjoy our church tradition of gathering together each Friday evening to welcome the Sabbath. As the Sabbath comes there often is a change in the atmosphere--a "hushing...
God, Our Father
by Timothy Murray | Jun 25, 2021 | Friday Messages
Sitting here with my grandson on my lap, the words of a song came floating into my soul, a song often sung on Sabbath evenings. It’s No. 210 in Warrior Songs, written by Rose Tiedeman: “The Sabbath...
Take Refuge
by Dave Holscher | Jun 18, 2021 | Friday Messages
Yesterday my wife and I were at Union Square in New York City. We sell our maple goods, honey and beef there every Monday and Wednesday year round. At times it is quite surreal as you leave the...
In Due Season, We Will Reap
by David Murray | Jun 12, 2021 | Friday Messages
For today, we reprint a Friday email from the late David Murray, first written in July 2000.Dear people of the living God,How many times do we look around us and sigh and groan over...