First of all, there are some rational and well-meaning agnostics out there. They try to think things through in a logical and consistent manner. However, there are some that can twist Scripture as good as the latest prosperity preacher. Sometimes the attempt at trying to “de-bunk” the Bible is so…
I noticed that eHow.com has an article on “How Do Farmers Sift Wheat?“. It covers the difference between pre-industrial age and how it is done with combines. It goes into how winnowing involves throwing the grain up into the air and allowing the lighter chaff to blow away with the…
22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24God is a Spirit: and…
Nineteen centuries and more ago the Man of Galilee announced the doctrine that the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. So Jefferson announced in the Declaration of Independence that government was made for man and not man for government… ~ West Publishing Co. (1920). The…
Leon Sexton of Legacy Institute has put out part three of the video series “Children of the Covenant – Part Three”. In this part, Sexton asks, “A group of school children were told they could not pray on the steps of the Supreme Court. Why?” Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,legacy…
Charley Reese was a “traditional conservative” columnist with the Orlando Sentinel from 1971 – 2001. He switched from Democrat to Republican and back again due to dissatisfaction with the parties at the time. He wrote a piece that has been passed around via email for quite some time. Some names…
I was listening to a talk radio show today, and the subject of cults came up. “Cult” is often used in a derogatory manner, but the actual definition can be difficult to pin down. That is why I wrote an entire article on “What Is a Cult?” For purposes of…
Looks like it’s been a tough week for the economy. Wednesday, MSNBC.com reported that “Stocks end day down big amid Fed’s gloom”. Then again today we read, “Disappointing data darken economic outlook”. Oddly, that last report says: Many economists argue that a recovery, slow but steady, is still intact. But…
According to a “Message from Council of Elders” on UCG’s blog Inside United: Realtime: On August 11, 2010, at the home office in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Council of Elders met with Leon Walker to discuss the situation in Latin America with the express hope of calming the unrest among elders…
Much of what I’ve already stated in this series is standard COG theology. In a nutshell: Sin entered the human world, and so God cannot deal with human beings as perfect beings. God used and uses wars to teach humanity about going the wrong way. He used Israel to punish…