I believe we sometimes cross paths with people for a reason. One can never be sure of what God’s purposes are in our daily interactions, but once in a great while, I can make an educated guess. I stumbled across a posting online where someone became comfortable with atheism. They…
This past Sabbath, the pastor gave a sermon fitting for Mother’s Day. He pointed out that Mother’s Day gives an opportunity to express sincere appreciation for the women in our lives, esp. our mothers and wives. This actually dovetails nicely into another study I am doing on some of the…
[This is an update and republished article after further study.] Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. …And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. But unto the sons of…
Well, the UCG GCE meeting has completed. As usual, there are the comments about “church government” that seems to accompany every UCG GCE meeting. Many like to quote HWA’s doctrine on church government from his book Mystery of the Ages: Old Testament Israel, the Church of the Old Testament, was…
COG Writer, Robert Thiel, writes that “Ron Weinland Continues to Vacillate & Be Upset With Critics”. People, like yours truly, who would criticize him for preaching against the Bible, are supposed to die. Sorry, Ron, but criticizing you is not criticizing God, in spite of what you may otherwise preach….
I am sad to say that I have been getting a slew of hate mail recently. I won’t even repeat the horrible, sick things that were said about me and Faith… even though I know none of it is true, it hurts me deeply. I don’t understand why these people…
I’m sure you’ve heard “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” I dunno. I’ve always wondered, “What if I don’t like lemonade?” But, that’s just me. ;-> I was reading an article by the Baptist Press “FIRST-PERSON: What is your perspective on life?”, most of which is irrelevant to today’s…
[This is a reprint from the old blog] Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I…
I received an email today that might be worth considering. It is a proposal for economic recovery. The following was filed in response to an article in the Business Section of the St. Petersburg Times newspaper which asked readers for submissions on "How Would You Fix the Economy." I think…
Thou shalt not commit adultery. ~ Ex 20:14 The word for “adultery” is “na’aph”. It usually refers to an act by a man. It always refers to adultery with another’s spouse, while the English word can also mean cheating on your own spouse. This commandment is right between killing and…