About 99.5% of the time when COG pundits write about the seven churches of Revelation, all you ever really hear about is two of them. Usually, one group asserts it is the “Philadelphian” church and all the others are “Laodicean”. That’s one reason I don’t care much for the unprovable…
Many parents tell their children to not accept candy from strangers, yet that is exactly what many of them will encourage this coming weekend as they send their kids out for “trick or treat” night. While some communities might move it to a non-school night, trick or treat traditionally occurs…
I’ve had an interesting email exchange with someone who stated that one of their elders isn’t online and thus hadn’t seen the now withdrawn paper on the Sabbath. The elder was disturbed by what he read. You often hear the cynical remarks about how so-and-so is simply looking out for…
After a few inquiries and some internal debate, I have decided to turn on the ability for anonymous comments. After due consideration, the main reason I had it off to begin with isn’t really valid any longer. Originally, comments were unmoderated, and so anonymous comments sounded like a spam magnet. …
God Discussion posted the article "Sponsored by Alleged Bible-Based Cult, Armstrong Auditorium Opens in Oklahoma". To be fair, the article itself reads objectively enough, but the title made me bristle. Just what is a “Bible-based cult”, anyhow? If it is truly based upon the Bible, then can it really be…
Yesterday, I posted about why an organization should get into social media. It isn’t just businesses, either. Churches, charities, soccer teams, you name it, can use social media to their advantage. Let’s face it: If you want to reach your audience, it is a requirement to engage them where they…
Rumors are flying around all over, but UCG has not yet done much to squelch them. To be charitable, their efforts have been ineffective. In fact, some of the things they have said over time have only made things worse. Questions to ask: 1. Why the appearance of transparency but…
I was at a small business conference last week, and it was pretty exciting stuff. One seminar dealt with social media and how you can incorporate this into your business. Of course, your “business” might be a non-profit organization, and I think most of the same principles would apply. So,…
According to ReligiousTolerance.org: On the same page, there is another chart that says that Christianity is “32% (dropping)” (emphasis mine). Do you think all of them are real, live, true Christians? I honestly doubt it. In the introduction to the page, “a person is considered to be of a particular…
Leon Sexton, head of Legacy Institute based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has sent out the latest Legacy Letter. It does not appear to be up on the Legacy website yet, but I’m sure it will soon be up at http://www.legacyinstitute.org/mainlegacyletters.htm. One thing that was unusual about this report is that…