The other day, I posted, “Does Jesus Need You?” about how, on one level, God the Father and Jesus Christ need us. The intense desire for them to have a larger family is so great that it could be classified as a need. If they need companionship and fellowship, then…
Google alerts can be quite strange sometimes. Take the one for “Herbert armstrong mailing address”. I have to wonder what the post office would charge for that one. Then, there is the alert “A House for God!” where Stephen Flurry, son of Gerald Flurry, the latter being the pastor general…
At first glance, the idea that an omnipotent God needs anything at all strikes one in an odd way. In fact, it is sometimes used as a “proof” that God does not exist. It boils down to what a “need” is. I need to eat. I need to sleep. I…
MSNBC.com posted on 24 August the article “‘No compassion’ for Katrina loan applicants". It is a story about how employees in the SBA who were supposed to help victims of Hurricane Katrina were rewarded for closing loan applications quickly and penalized if they did not. Very often, applicants were required…
I don’t usually write a lot about homosexuality. The reason is simple: In the end, it isn’t any different than any other sin. Certainly, a few have written about how it’s worse or unnatural or whatever. Yet, what sin isn’t bad? What unrepentant sin will God overlook? How much worse…
I have a question today: Is fellowship a tool? I’m working on something that goes into the tools that Christians use. Normally, Bible study, meditation, fasting and prayer are all called “tools” that are used in the Christian walk. Well, what about fellowship? I’m tempted to say that’s not a…
I am generous. Do you believe me? I am kind. Do you believe me still? I am a nice guy. I’m sure you can tell just by looking at my picture. Skeptical? I certainly hope so! 13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy…
When you think of “Philadelphia”, what image comes to mind? When you think of “Laodicea”, what comes to mind? Do you want to be part of the first group or the second? Irony #1: Throughout history, people have put together timelines to try and prove they were part of the…
Laodicea = “the people judge” or “judgment of the people”. If your organization is constantly engaged in a superior, holier-than-thou, we-are-better-than-everyone-else type of attitude, then its love is already growing cold. It is already lukewarm. As the saying goes, be careful pointing the finger, as the other four are pointing…
One of the online dictionaries gives an example of “the era of the Romans”. Of course, Rome fell. It came to an end. COG people often talk about “church eras”. Many believe the “Philadelphia era” has come to an end. Yet, some still claim that the Philadelphians are around. How…