In Part 1, we examined how the Churches of God are different than Evangelicals, and then we examined a few areas where evangelicals get it right. Not theologically, mind you, but more of the attitude and results of some of their theology. There are books and articles on the differences,…
Today, you get to do most of the work. I’ve written about this before, but not on this blog, apparently. 18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Notice the question. The HCSB says the rich young ruler asked, “What must…
I had planned on writing this for today in any event, but someone made a related comment to me yesterday that kind of hit me in an odd way. We were talking about filters and how they affect how someone perceives events. The comment was about if someone had a…
Well, it looks like the Easter season will be upon us sooner than I was looking for it. I stumbled across Church To Reclaim The Spiritual Roots Of Mardi Gras on the njtoday.net site. Well, can you really reclaim something you’ve never had? Where is "Mardi Gras" in the Bible…
A comment the other day reminded me that the Bible sometimes makes comparisons between soldiers and believers. However, before we get too far into the subject let me remind you that analogies can only be stretched so far before they break. There are similarities worth looking at. Still, it may…
It’s a bit old, but Mike Bennett of UCG’s Forward to the Kingdom! blog posted “Some Fulfilled Prophecies”. In spite of its age, it stood out to me this week after yet another diatribe about failed prophecies from someone who really should know better. Then, of course, Robert Thiel did…
Some wonder about the popularity of sites like Facebook, but one of the largest reasons people go online is to socialize. According to rfintentindex, 92% of people go online to “connect”, and 72% do so in order to “be part of a community”. What is neat about the index is…
How often are we told to not be deceived? Have you ever really considered it? Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived (Dt 11:16a). And he [Jesus] said, Take heed that ye be not deceived (Lk 21:8a). … Be not deceived… (1Co 6:9). Be not deceived ……
UCG apparently has no members in Haiti, but they do have family of members there. Obviously, news has been slow in coming. It turns out that UCG contacted LCG about its members. From what I gathered, there are about 30 members that are alive, but it sounds like there is…
Well, a lot has been going on with me the past couple of weeks. I’ve been blogging and writing like crazy, and I still have been doing a lot of other things. I’m a little tired, so I’m going to tie up some loose ends and call it a week….