By Joe Torosian
“God rest ye merry, gentlemen
…Let nothing you dismay…
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day…
To save us all from Satan’s power
…When we were gone astray
…O tidings of comfort and joy,…
Comfort and joy
…O tidings of comfort and joy”
—1760
Why are we in such a hurry to get Christmas behind us? Continue reading
By Joe Torosian
“Something beautiful, something good
All my confusion He understood
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife
But he made something beautiful of my life.”
—Bill Gaither
It’s amazing how something can lay dormant inside you and suddenly reappear, resurface, and reassert itself into your life. Continue reading
2nd Corinthians 4:16-18
By Joe Torosian
I’ve always viewed voting the way we’ve been taught. People died to secure this right. The ability to vote and choose is something much of the world doesn’t have. Many societies cannot even grasp the idea/concept of having the freedom to vote. Continue reading
Larry Marak
“Growing Up Joseph”
By Larry Marak
Joseph was born long before Genesis was written and into a family that still kept family gods (idols) around. Yet he developed a powerfully close relationship with God. Where did he learn of God? Through his father Israel and his Grandfather Isaac whom he got to know for a little while. Continue reading
By Joe Torosian
My introduction to camp came when I was nine, going on ten.
In 1972, I started attending Temple City Church of the Nazarene. By 1974, I had discovered NFL football on Sunday mornings. I started following the NFL closely in 1973 and late that season church on Sunday morning had lost. Continue reading
Join the men of Burbank Faith–“The Sons of Desert”–for breakfast on Saturday (8:30 AM) at Harry’s on San Fernando.
