Exploring Ruth
Ruth is the leading character in this book, which is named after her. The name Ruth means “mercy.” The story…
Exploring The Acts of the Apostles
This book is commonly called “The Acts of the Apostles,” but it does not discuss most of the apostles –…
Exploring the Book of Acts: Introduction
What’s in a name? The traditional name for this book is “Acts of the Apostles,” but a more accurate name…
Exploring the Gospel of John
Explore the Gospel of John: “That They Might Have Life” Reflections on the Gospel of John – a series by…
Exploring the Song of Songs
What’s in a name? “The song of songs, which is Solomon’s” (KJV) is a translation of the Hebrew name of…
Exploring the Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation
We have numerous articles on the Bible, too many for one page. The following pages list our articles section by…
Exploring the Word of God: Books of Poetry and Wisdom
The trial of Job Exploring Psalms Psalms: when you talk to God Music in ancient Israel The key to biblical poetry…
Exploring the Word of God: The Books of Moses
The Hebrew word Torah means “instruction,” and this is the word that Jews use for the first five books of the…
Exploring the Word of God: The Epistles of Paul
For a large PDF file that contains all the articles below, click here. Reading Through Romans — a series by…
Facing an Uncertain Future
The Luhya people of western Kenya have a saying about the uncertainties of future life. It goes, “Injila shiboolanga akali…
Facing Up to Autism
Before my son was born, I had a few friends who had children with autism. But I had no clue…
Fact Sheet: GCI Statement of Beliefs
We believe… There is one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God the Father made all things through the Son, sent…
Fact Sheet: Grace Communion International
Grace Communion International, a nonprofit corporation, is active in almost 100 countries and territories and maintains its international administrative offices…
Faith and Healing
Many have asked, “If God has not bound himself to heal every sick Christian every time, then how can I…
Faith in Victory and in Death (Hebrews 11:29-12:2)
As illustrations of faith, the author presents two more examples from the Exodus: “By faith he kept the Passover and…
Faithful Heroes (Hebrews 11:1-16)
Hebrews 11 is often called the faith chapter. It describes how various people responded in faith to what God said…
Fasting – a small group study
Introduction If you seek a closer walk with God, consider fasting. Throughout Scripture, fasting refers to abstaining from food, or…
Fasting and Repentance After the Salem Witch Trials
On Jan. 15, 1697, the town of Salem and the Massachusetts Bay Colony proclaimed a day of fasting and repentance…
Fellowship with God: Our Greatest Priority
You may have heard the story about two Christians who were talking about their churches, and in the course of…
Fighting Your "Goliaths"
Our illustration highlights the bravery of the shepherd boy, David, who with a single slingshot defeated the heavily armed giant,…
Final Exhortations (Hebrews 13:1-16)
As the author of Hebrews reaches the end of his letter, he encourages the readers to be faithful to Christ….
Financials—The Way to Financial Freedom
In the previous column I introduced the importance of budgets and balance sheets (two primary financial statements or simply “financials”)…
Finding God
“I found it!”, a sudden rash of bumper stickers boldly proclaimed some years ago. They referred to the discovery of…
Finding Meaning in Tragedy
Scripture tells us that God can be trusted to take good care of those who put their faith in him….
Finding Righteousness
As Christians, we know that salvation comes by grace and not by works. It’s part of the bedrock of Christian…
Five Simple Rules for Bible Study
The Bible is a complex book, but it has a simple message. There’s enough wisdom in it for a lifetime…
Flood Geology and Related Fallacies
by Alan Hayward A related article: Are geologic strata the result of the Flood? Originally published as chapter 8 of Creation and…
Fluffing the Faith
Once I had the perfect feather pillow. It had been beautifully shaped by years of use, and with it I…
Foreword to Transformed by Truth
Foreword to Transformed by Truth Book written by Joseph Tkach Foreword written by Hank Hanegraaff The Worldwide Church of God…
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
The Worldwide Church of God [now named Grace Communion International]…has changed its position on numerous long-held beliefs and practices during…
Form or Substance?
In Mesopotamian thought, the purpose of human existence was to provide the gods with the necessities and luxuries of life….
Fostering an Evangelistic Culture
Pastors and ministry leaders have many important responsibilities. One is to help shape within their congregation or ministry a culture…
Foundations of Theology for Grace Communion International
Acts 17:11 tells us that the Bereans “examined the scriptures every day” to see if what Paul said about Jesus…
Four Kinds of Nothingness
One of the more enigmatic questions posed by our understanding of the cosmos is “Why is there something instead…
Four Major Worldviews
This article presents a summary of four worldviews that are prominent in the world today. A “worldview” is a way…
Four Observations About "Toronto" Manifestations
Some “manifestations” of the charismatic revival are unusual. I have in mind the “Toronto Blessing” (which occurred in the Vineyard…
Four Point Plan For Spiritual Growth
What is the goal of our Christian lives? It is to become like Jesus Christ. Robert Mulholland Jr. puts it…
Free in the Divine Freedom
“OK, I see that I can rest assured in my salvation in Christ. And I can’t tell you how great…
Free to Be
Who would you say was the greatest man ever born? If you are a Christian, you might say, “Why, Jesus…
Free to Live – A Conference With Dr. Baxter Kruger
Conference by C. Baxter Kruger, Ph.D. The following resources were recorded during a conference held by GCI members in Grand…
Freed From Slavery
Jews celebrate the Passover as a yearly reminder of the time when God rescued them from slavery in Egypt. But Christians…
Freed From the Fear of Death (Hebrews 2:14-18)
Then Hebrews quotes from Isaiah 8:17: “I will put my trust in him.” (Isaiah 8 is also a messianic passage;…
From Balance to Balance Sheets
Did you give any thought to your personal financial philosophy from the last article: a) most toys wins; b) a…
From Both Sides Now
I don’t read The Wall Street Journal every day, but this particular article on the “Opinion” page caught my eye.1…
From Comfort to Relationship: My Journey From Calvinism to Trinitarian Theology
How do you think? I have found this question demands more than a cursory consideration as we pursue truth…
From Eternity to Here
Transformed by Truth, by Joseph Tkach Epilogue As I close this book I’d like to address two separate audiences…
From Guilt to Grace (Romans 3)
In Romans 2, Paul explains that both Jews and Gentiles need the gospel — everyone needs salvation, or rescue from…
From My Heart to Yours
This is the last article I’ll write for Christian Odyssey, since this is the last issue of the magazine. Sometimes decisions happen…
From Sunday to Sabbath: Bibliography
Ames, William. The Marrow of Theology. Edited and translated by John D. Eusden. Durham, North Carolina: The Labyrinth Press. 1968. Ball, Bryan…
From Sunday to Sabbath: The Puritan Origins of Modern Seventh-day Sabbatarianism
Sabbatarianism is usually defined as the belief that Christians should observe a particular day of the week as the Sabbath,…
From the Cornfields to the City – How a Small Church Reinvented Itself
Two Friday evenings each month members of Abundant Grace Church gather in their building in the Charlotte Community of Rochester,…
From the Fringe to the Fold
How the Worldwide Church of God discovered the plain truth of the gospel For most of a half-century, no book…
Fulfilling the Law
The apostle Paul once wrote of love as a “continuing debt” to one another, saying, “he who loves his fellow…
Funeral for a Friend
Yesterday I officiated at a funeral for a good friend. It happens more often as we age. Diagnosis confirmed,…
Funeral Service
This is the standard funeral service for Grace Communion International. However, the details of a funeral service are primarily the…
GCI Churches and Work in Europe
Europe – the challenge and opportunity Loading player… James Henderson, in addition to being National Director in the United Kingdom,…
GCI Churches and Work in Northeastern Asia, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates
This region includes the nation that (outside of the U.S) has the most members – the Philippines. Eugene Guzon is…