On a somewhat off-topic, but related to recent articles, subject, the Telegraph recently posted “The Vatican opens its Secret Archives to dispel Dan Brown myths”. Normally, these archives are normally only open to “carefully vetted” members of academia. However, in a move to try and dispel some of the conspiracy…
The topic of Bowing To the Pope really goes hand-in-hand with Sunday worship as well. It has been acknowledged by many leaders in Evangelical and other circles that it was the Catholic Church who admittedly changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday and even chastises Protestants for their…
A Pretty Unbiased Look at Nontrinitarianism It appears that the AllExperts website now has an entry on Nontrinitarianism. It mentions history, paganism, Mormonism and even the “Sabbatarian Church of God” movement. It is an excellent effort at remaining objective, taking into account the various flavors of nontrinitarianism. There is even…
Many people like to speak about “bearing fruit”. That is natural, since “fruit” occurs in various forms 253 times in the KJV. Jesus Himself spoke a lot about the subject. However, it seems that every time the subject comes up, there is only one verse that ever really gets quoted:…
Arches seemed to be a theme in different news outlets this week. UCG’s unofficial Forward to the Kingdom! blog posted a humorous comic by Fred Crow on the discovery of Noah’s Arch. Not so funny, sort of strange and very confusing, actually, is McDonald’s new ad campaign in France targeting…
UCG is hands-down the most effective COG organization at using the web. They have video commentaries, video and audio sermons, Bible studies (for adults and teens), booklets, FAQs, information on the Feast of Tabernacles, periodical publications and news, and the list goes on. The trouble is, they have so much…
Last weekend was the celebration for the 15th anniversary of United Church of God in Cleveland, Ohio. I attended the event, and it was a pretty nice setup and celebration. The dinner was catered by the Madd Chef out of Brunswick, Ohio, and the food was excellent. The spiritual food…
Today, a dear friend, Mary Ellen, lost her battle with a type of cancer known as chordoma. She will be missed very much. I suppose it is always difficult to come to terms with someone’s death who is younger than you are. Does one ever quite come to grips with…
22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (Romans 1:22, King James Version) I came across a rather odd Richard Dawkins quote: Time and again, my theologian friends returned to the point that there had to be a reason why there is something rather than nothing. There must have been…
I was watching Good Morning America this morning. The Duchess of York and BP seem to have something in common. And yet, how the physical parallels the spiritual. Also, how amazing it is that it fits in with this latest theme of man’s knowledge. At the risk of trivializing either…