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“Those who shared in the process of putting together our Church wanted a motto for us. Following my convictions and the desires of the people, I selected this: Let there be Harmony through Understanding. …. [including the meanings] …. unity, togetherness, and fellowship.”

— COA Founder, ABp. Herman Adrian Spruit, The Will to Progress: The Key to Our Tomorrows. Prism, August 1981

August 2024

The Choice Is Yours!

2024-08-25T23:26:44+00:00August 25, 2024|

In Joshua 24:15, Joshua challenges the people to choose the God they are going to serve. He refers to the God of the Hebrews, of the ancestors, or of other peoples. This question continues to have merit today – and – we can add other ‘gods’ [...]

Wisdom’s Invitation

2024-08-19T01:10:19+00:00August 19, 2024|

Wisdom and understanding are key words in today’s scriptures: Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20 and John 6:52-58. We are told that Wisdom seeks us and wants us to gain understanding. Paul asked the Ephesians to attempt to understand and to live as wise people. And we know [...]

Blessings? Really? Really!

2024-08-04T22:36:31+00:00August 4, 2024|

Exodus has many stories of the people fleeing Egypt, and today is one of those stories is found in Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15. These verses tell us how hungry the people were, so hungry they thought remaining enslaved in Egypt would have been better than fleeing. God [...]

July 2024

Listen and Act

2024-07-30T00:11:39+00:00July 30, 2024|

There is a story in 2 Kings 4:42-44 about feeding many people with little food. As we would expect, when the servant saw only twenty loaves of bread and then looked at one hundred hungry people, he hesitated and questioned Elisha. He was told to feed [...]

We can only try…..

2024-07-14T23:01:25+00:00July 14, 2024|

The words of Mark 6:7-13 remind us that we will not always be successful in sharing our beliefs. When Jesus sent the disciples out, he told then that if they weren't welcome somewhere, they were to to leave. How often to we let things go as [...]

You Can’t Go Home Again

2024-07-11T03:37:22+00:00July 11, 2024|

There is a saying that tells us we really can't go home again. Those who try sometimes say that it is no longer home, because so much has changed. Others say that there's no one left who remembers who they are. Still others say if anyone [...]

Belief in Action!

2024-07-01T01:18:16+00:00July 1, 2024|

The story of the bleeding woman (Mark 5:25-34) tells us of the woman who had nothing to lose. After 12 years of being an outcast, unsuccessfully visiting different medial practitioners (and spending whatever income she had to do so), she took that leap of faith about [...]

June 2024

Don’t Worry

2024-06-24T16:38:25+00:00June 24, 2024|

In Mark 4:35-41, we read the story of Jesus sleeping through a storm, then calming the sea after the disciples woke him. They were terrified; he was calm. He asked them why they were terrified – and asked about their apparent lack of faith. This may [...]

The Blame Game

2024-06-10T01:35:02+00:00June 10, 2024|

The blame game seems to part of our heritage – Adam was the first player! As we read in Genesis 3:9-15, God was surprised when Adam didn’t respond when called. When God asked why Adam wasn’t responding, Adam shared his new-found knowledge – oh my, he [...]

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