by afladmin | Jun 30, 2025
By: The Rev. Russell E. J. Martin There Jesus stood before the grave of His dear friend, dead these past four days, beyond the capacity of any earthly power to intervene or reverse the lingering effects necrosis. Yet, the Good News is that Jesus is neither indifferent...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: The Rev. Russell E. J. Martin “You are my witnesses of these things”. What things one might ask? Well of course in the immediate context of Luke’s narrative the Disciples were witnesses to the life, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension of Christ...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Russell E. J. Martin It is easy in a world like ours to forget about others. I have seen the man at the intersection begging for money so he can eat. I have driven by thinking to myself, “what if he put this much effort into getting a job?” I am sure I...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Russell E. J. Martin I remember some years ago while I was in the checkout line at the grocery store my roving eyes landed on one of those ubiquitous tabloids whose headline reads “Prophecy Declares the End of the World is Near!” Without...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Russell E. J. Martin Many people often wonder how much is enough when it comes to questions of generosity? As Christians, we must begin by understanding two fundamental realities. First, all we have comes from God. There is not one thing we have that...
