The God of Loving Kindness

I was telling our House Church in Fontana, Calif., that the only question I scored wrong on an Old Testament Survey Course way back in 1970 was this one: “Was Grace offered in the Old Testament?”

I wrote—NO. I was wrong. 

I will always remember how the professor scribbled in the margin: “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord” (Genesis 6:8). It is a common misconception to think that the Old Testament equals Law and the New Testament equals Grace. Read more...

Pastor Rick's New Purpose

In February Glendora Assistant Pastor Durrell Brown and his wife Verna, our local Church Treasurer, attended a Mayor's Prayer Breakfast in Los Angeles. Guest Speaker Rick Warren shared his new vision for the world. Here is Verna Brown's report. Read more...

The Church in the Mission of the Spirit

Seventeen years ago the Great Triune God opened our eyes to see that He exists in perfect, mutual, communion as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14). Now we are beginning to trace out the practical implications of ministry in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). WCG youth leader Jeb Egbert explains this in terms of family relationships. Read more...