At the recent 75th Church of God International General Assembly, General Overseer Mark Williams delivered a powerful “State of the Church” report to members of the General Council. The following is a presentation of the report as printed in the Assembly publication, GAToday on Wednesday, July 30, 2014:
There’s a teaching rule circulating in the book publishing industry: “Search Amazon to see if your proposed title has already been used.” Shane Wall, a pastor in the college town of Orangeburg, SC, did just that. To his surprise and admitted delight, he’d be the first to ever publish a Bible-based book entitled, ‘Understanding.’
Relationships are the most influential part of our lives as human beings. They have the power to bring us life and joy or the power to completely tear us down. As a professional counselor, every day I see the importance of getting relationships right, because so much of who we are stems out of our relationships.
People in Sierra Leone and Liberia filled churches on Sunday to seek deliverance from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, defying official warnings to avoid public gatherings to contain an epidemic that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa.
