Readings from ROOM FOR ONE MORE by Ann Scott Psalm 68:3–6;  James 1:27 “Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—this is God, whose dwelling is holy.” “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…” Ann says, The Bible does not treat

The Power of the Resurrection CHRIST IS RISEN! (response) He is risen indeed! This liturgy will resound around the world on Resurrection Sunday! My most memorable connection to this liturgy goes back to Easter 1988 in Moscow, Soviet Union, at the millennium celebrations of Christianity. The beginning of Christianity in 988 AD was a pivotal

A LENTEN JOURNEY: RETURNING TO THE HEART OF GOD “Return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” — Joel 2:12 On Ash Wednesday, we solemnly remember that from dust and ashes we were formed, and to ashes and dust we return…On Easter Sunday, we rejoice in amazement at the final

MY TRIBUTE TO BROTHER ANDREW ON OPEN DOORS’ 70TH ANNIVERSARY By Paul Estabrooks This month, July 2025, is the 70th anniversary of Open Doors founded by Brother Andrew, God’s Smuggler. Seventy years ago, he made his first trip (to Poland) where meeting Christians desperately needing Bibles impacted him so much, he developed a heart for

1. WISE AS SNAKES AND HARMLESS AS DOVES Life at its best is a creative synthesis of opposites in fruitful harmony. Martin Luther King Jr A crowd began to assemble on a grassy hillside beside the sparkling Sea of Galilee. Those who were acquainted greeted one another with a loud “Shalom!” and a two-cheek holy