10And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. (2 Kings 1:10, King James Version) People…
24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the…
NOTE: Today, I started a poll on whether or not Dennis Luker should give a sermon about the Sabbath. Obviously, I am not referring to whether or not Mars has 40 minutes longer per day than Earth and whether or not this means keeping the Sabbath by Earth time or…
COGWriter Dr Robert Thiel wrote in the Church of God News blog article “PCG’s Gerald Flurry declares himself an apostle”: Apparently, like CGPFK’s Ronald Weinland did in November 2009, PCG’s Gerald Flurry has declared himself to be an apostle in November 2010. I guess after “Weinland, Stumbling and Bumbling, but…
I cancelled the article I was going to post today. It just didn’t seem right. I feel we are at a crossroads. UCG is certainly at a crossroads, but even the United States and the rest of the world. It makes me think of an interesting verse, one in which…
Yesterday, I received the latest Legacy Letter, a newsletter put out by Leon Sexton of Legacy Institute. He begins by explaining how the intent of Thanksgiving was for the Pilgrims “to THANK GOD” (emphasis his) for delivering them and their little ones from oppression and helping them to survive in…
An anonymous comment recently asked if I had read the posting by Abigail Cartwright of “Review of Paper ‘Fasting, Prayer and the Will of God’”. I admitted that I had only skimmed it over once. I have since re-read it, and here are my thoughts. First of all, the “Fasting…
Strawmen, strawmen! Everywhere strawmen! You would think people would be tired of illogical explanations by now! The Sabbath paper brought up the subject of arctic circles. Well, apparently John Elliot at UCG did learn what a bad idea it was to try to establish doctrine based upon the exceptions rather…
“Blow the dust off your Bible and prove it for yourself. Don’t believe me, believe the Bible.” ~ HWA, at various times and places In a shameless display of vulturism, David C Pack, head of The Restored Church of God (RCG), has put out yet another open letter to pick…
King Saul was undoubtedly David’s worst enemy. David respected the office Saul held and would not raise a hand against him, even though Saul tried to kill him more than once. Yet, his lamentation in 2Sa 1:17-27 was not just for his friend Jonathan, but for both Saul and Jonathan. …