Several sites, including the AC site have reported even more losses amongst the UCG ministry this month. First, Ken Giese resigned last month from being a paid pastor, now he has turned in his badge completely, so to speak. It looks like half of his congregation might be going with…
The Navigators organization is a parachurch organization headquartered in Colorado Springs. Basically, it is an evangelistic organization that trains Christians how to share their faith. They also provide resources to churches such as study booklets and other literature. One thing they stress in their training is servanthood. Lorne Sanny was…
I recently wrote about the hypocrisy of Laodicea. Of course, I was focusing in on one single point. I think it is necessary to do that from time to time, but we do have to be careful not to lose the overall picture. There certainly were some very good comments,…
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou…
I am amazed and distressed sometimes by the remarks made by people who should be well-schooled and well-versed in core beliefs. I’m also amazed at some of the attitudes that comes through the computer screen, but that’s not what I’m addressing today. Besides, I think those who are discerning can…
Yesterday, AC posted on UCG Current Crisis the article “Expansion of International Ambassador Outreach Mission”. In short, it will now be a channel for providing financial backing for organizations in the US as well as internationally. The actual IAO site is http://IAOutreach.org. Standard disclaimers all around. Technorati Tags: cog,church of…
I occasionally get an email about “where should I attend?” To be honest, that’s perhaps the one question I’m most hesitant to answer. I don’t know your spiritual condition, and I cannot vouch for the spiritual condition of every organization and its congregations out there. You are far more likely…
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…