Royce Bell This is the second of four short articles intended to help you be ready for our study of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, one of the most neglected, yet profoundly important and interesting sections of scripture. Last week, as I Narrowed the Focus, I said, “The Lamentations of Jeremiah are an excellent and very more…

Leaning Toward the Lamentations January 7, 2024 Royce Bell Over the next four weeks, in preparation for the Lamentations study now set to begin on February 4, I’ll have a short article in the Sunday bulletin. Each of these four articles will focus on three points intended to help you be ready for the study more…

 Lose weight. Exercise more. Quit some bad habit. Read the Bible from start to finish. The new year is upon us, a time when we make plans about how we’re going to spend the next twelve months. But one of the best resolutions you can make for 2013 is the decision to bring someone to more…

 Over the course of my lifetime wartime conflicts have taken place, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. Even now there is again another war going on in the Middle East region.  It is very hard to ignore exactly what is happening and what drives these wars, particularly in the Middle East.  Both sides of more…

    I was asked recently, “What is religion to you?” and had to think about it for some time before giving an answer. After some deliberation I finally came up with the answer.     Religion to most everyone is confusing. Have you ever thought about how many different religions there are? Some people worship more…