I think we must be careful about stating how God does things. A general answer is, “The way He wants to.” And, let’s face it: In the face of a lack of specific instructions, a general answer is required. The “one man rule” types always fall back on how God…
Hi, my name is John, and I’m an alcoholic. OK, if you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you probably knew that already. I have some shocking news for you, though. You probably better sit down for this. I just know that this will bowl you over. Before I…
Looks like Mike Bennett has gotten bit by the blogging bug! I see he’s started up another blog called Smart Sayings for Today. The first pointer to it I received was “God Will Handle That…” Enjoy! Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,church of god news,blogs,blogging,smart sayings for today,ucgia,ucg,mike bennett
Something I was not aware of, and does not even yet show up on a Google search, was that allegedly Graemme Marshall has resigned as pastor of Ottawa Canada, reports “Abigail Cartwright” of UCG Current Crisis. Apparently, this is old news, since he is no longer listed as the point…
News that meat and milk from the offspring of cloned cattle — illegal to sell here without proper authorization — may have made their way into the U.K. food chain has set hands wringing in Britain, a country still sensitive from its experience with mad cow disease. ~ Satter, Raphael. …
Let’s see … What to have for breakfast Church splits Lindsay Lohan The economy Tiger Woods Elena Kagan Blackberries being banned HP and sexual harrassment Leon Walker and Latin America It isn’t that some of these aren’t important. In fact, like many things in life, the longer I neglect to…
You may think that “What is the Church?” is an odd question, but, as HWA used to say, “Half of you don’t get it!” As it turns out, he underestimated the number of people who really in subsequent years proved they just didn’t get it. I actually don’t see the…
Just came across “Unity is Easy…And Other Such Lies”. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,unity
I’ve been really busy the past couple of days, so I’m playing catch-up. I see that the United Church of God, an International Association (UCGia or UCG for short) has proclaimed a fast for the Church on the weekend of 21 – 22 August. Members may decide on fasting either…
Something happened to me yesterday to remind me of God’s goodness. It was a bit of encouragement that came in a very timely fashion. Afterwards, I sat down and contemplated the situation. I was reminded of what Jesus said about giving a cup of cold water to one of His…