• The Summer of Love

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    by Elder Aries de Vera Reading for the day: 1 Corinthians 3:17 The Summer of Love was a landmark social movement that unfolded in San Francisco during the summer of 1967. Approximately 100,000 mostly young individuals gathered in the city’s Haight-Ashbury district and Golden Gate Park, drawn together by shared ideals and a desire for…

  • Looking Up to My Saviour: A Perspective of the Good Thief

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    by Bro. RJ Rivera Reading of the Day: Luke 23:26-43 What am I doing here? This was not part of the plan. Not one part of my body can find relief. My back, stinging– wounds, still fresh, clinging to splintered wood, where the tiniest movement would peel my tender flesh. How many times did they…

  • Apostolic Culture: A Template to Imitate our Spiritual Role Models

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    by Bro. Philip Largas Reading of the Day: Philippians 4:8-9 “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…” Oscar Wilde “Imitate me as I imitate Christ” – Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:1 “Don’t just admire us: Imitate us!” Apostle Jonathan S. Ferriol Let’s admit it. We were all consumed by admiration for someone. When we…

  • Labour Day Meditation

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    Labour Day is a holiday that seeks to celebrate and commemorate the people who fought hard for the rights we enjoy today as employees, such as eight-hour workdays, minimum wage, workplace safety standards, overtime pay, parental leave, and many more.

  • No Retreat! No Surrender! A Battle Cry Turned Words of Comfort

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    “No retreat! No surrender! Happy rapture!” We know someone had lived an impactful life when their words have become associated with them and have drawn out principles to live by. Such was the life of Apostle Arsenio T. Ferriol. Repeat the quote above to any fourth watcher, and they’ll know straightaway it was the Apostle’s.…

  • Revealers of the Hope of Glory

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    Read: Colossians 1:24-28 Colossians was an epistle written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Colossae, a city in Phrygia in Asia Minor. Asia Minor is the place where the continents of Asia and Europe meet. It is also known by its Greek name, Anatolia. In the past, Asia Minor was a meeting point…

  • The Risen One’s Ambassadors

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    Read: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 An ambassador is an individual who represents his or her own country as a resident in another. Ambassadorship is the highest office a person can have outside his or her own country, making an ambassador the highest ranking official representing a president, a prime minister, or a sovereign in another nation.…

  • Summer of Great Commission

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    Read: Philippians 1:3-11 Here in Canada we know the season of longer days and warmer weather is at hand the moment we see beautiful perennial tulips spring up from the ground. Late spring to early autumn is usually a time of getting out more for outdoor activities such as camping, mountain biking, picnics at the…

  • The Purpose of it All

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    Welcome to the last segment of our meditations on the suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! In this last segment of our lenten devotionals we focus on the very purpose of Christ’s coming here on earth to suffer and die. Why did our Lord embrace suffering and humiliation? Why did…

  • Groaning for the Future Glory

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    Read: Romans 8:18-25 We are going to look for another clear manifestation of possessing the victory of Christ’s resurrection. As we already know, Christ’s resurrection opened up the way to glorification, with Himself being the firstfruit of glory through the Father’s resurrection of Him after He suffered and died (Philippians 2:8-11).  Through Him, we who…