It's time to speak frankly about some of what is going on around us.
The Trump Administration is bombing boats allegedly carrying drugs while traveling in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. In one instance, two men helplessly clinging to the side of a wrecked boat died after being specifically targeted a second time.
This administration also sends ICE into our cities and towns, violently detaining our brothers and sisters who are immigrants who simply live their day-to-day lives in America, and who ARE NOT criminals.
The Trump Administration must believe norms, laws, and rules are optional for them to follow, a "rules are for thee and not for me" paradigm.
The question we must answer is this. How can we continue to live in a culture where there are two sets of rules, one for rogue government officials, the other for the rest of us?
We must keep hope alive! How do we accomplish this? Glad you asked!
God will guide us through these turbulent times. God has a way of uplifting us, encouraging us, comforting us, and uniquely teaching us. He reminds us that He is always present.
Keep your eyes and ears open, because God may not present Himself in a way we might anticipate. He may show Himself through a song, reading, a conversation, or by looking out of your window. As God builds us up, we must also build one another up, not insult or destroy ourselves, which seems to be the hallmark of the Trump Administration.
Do not despair because of the manufactured insanity that currently envelops us. God provides a way for us; we must be sensitive to the different ways God will send His message of hope! Keep hope alive!
Join us for our next service on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 11 a.m. For the link, please email us at info@northchurchnyc.org.