For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; ~ 2Ti 4:3 I find it interesting that people seem to be afraid to listen to dissenting opinion. Whatever happened to the “marketplace of…
I read in the Issue 134 April 30, 1990 Journal News of the Churches of God that “PCG Buys Swans in Flight”. Previously, I had read about this on the Church of God News site under “PCG Acquires Big Sandy Sculpture”. I wasn’t sure why then, but something about the…
Here is something that should wake you up this morning: The US National Debt Clock. Technorati Tags: national debt,private debt,gross national product,credit card debt,trade deficit,economy
Hear any good rumors lately? It is sometimes good to go over the “blog basics”, so to speak. Readers will come and go over a blog’s lifetime for various reasons. New blog readers aren’t necessarily going to dig into past archives to see what’s going on, and even the best…
A video that might inspire debate, or at least some thought. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,stem cell research,abortion,economy,obama,100 days,change,charity,taxes
“Potter” Image courtesy of dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Happy Pentecost! This is being posted on Pentecost, a day that commemorates Jesus sending the Holy Spirit to His Church. The Holy Spirit, of course, reminds me of the “rod of iron”. What’s that? It doesn’t remind you of the “rod of iron”?…
I want to get this off my chest before the week is out. Political Idolatry I have asked the question before “Politics: The New Religion?” It seems that this ideological bent even pervades the world’s churches. I go to a Church of God (COG), and so I don’t know what…
Aung San Suu Kyi, often affectionately referred to as “The Lady”, is prime minister elect of Myanmar. She is the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, a pro-democracy activist organization.1 Although legally voted into office, she was never allowed to assume power, even though the NLD party…
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. ~ Ex 20:26 Technically, this is a commandment against giving false testimony. However, it is based upon a broader principle. First, let’s look at the wording of the commandment. “‘Anah” means to answer, respond, testify, speak or shout. Therefore, there is…
When I first came across The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by AJ Jacobs, I have to admit I wasn’t sure what I wanted to get out of it. I felt ambivalent about the whole premise of an agnostic…