Even I have to admit I’m surprised at the results of the Sabbath poll. Should Dennis Luker give a sermon specific to *practical* applications and challenges on keeping the Sabbath? Yes, it is past due = 47% Might be interesting = 9% *Yawn* = 18% There is nothing he can…
One of the things that started me questioning what was really going on was the “Sabbath paper”. Subsequent to that, I had 2 comments that were either removed or not published on the Inside United: Realtime blog, which got me scratching my head even harder. You might recall one of…
I saw this link on Facebook’s UCG United We Stand page, and I couldn’t resist reposting it here. I have previously mentioned groupthink and how it can affect us. About 3:25, the video clip starts getting very interesting. There certainly are lessons for many aspects of life, and it is…
Even on the road, bad news travels fast. I cannot find the original on the AC website, but COG Writer Dr Robert Thiel wrote “UCG loses 8 ministers in November” on the blog Church of God News. It appears it was written before the resignation of Jon Pinelli, which someone…
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. ~ English Proverb The above is the oldest English proverb in existence. While there are older sayings around, they derive either from Greek thought or from the Bible. The above idiom is purely English, although it’s original…
I am taking a short break to deal with personal matters. However, Kim Linton, a writing colleague, has posted a short but thoughtful article on Associated Content about “Sermon Outlines: How to Live Prosperously in Hard Times". She only deals with one facet of an overall subject, but I think…
I’m doing a bit of travelling today, so I invite you to read an article on John D’s Computer Blog about how “Greed Is Not Good".
“Happy Turkey Day!” The first time I heard it, I was somewhat amused. Unfortunately, the American “Thanksgiving” has in reality become mostly that. It is a day to eat turkey, stuff yourself with mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, perhaps have a couple of brews and watch football. And not much…
[Ugh! Why do Blogger templates mess up the formatting so much?] I had pondered previously about why David Buchanan’s letter got such a wide circulation and yet I had not seen Erik Jones’ entire letter. Well, I now have a copy, and it is republished below in its entirety. Afterwards,…
I almost fell out of my chair this morning. I get a weekly report of the number of views and pages for that week. I was thrilled about a year ago when it hit a whopping 23 average views per day. A few weeks ago, I assumed that 97 views…