I will refrain from saying “Happy Memorial Day”. It is NOT a happy day. It is a day instead of reflect upon the sacrifice of “U.S. men and women who died while in the military service” (Wikipedia). If you are free, then it is in part due to the sacrifice…
25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (John 14:25-26, King…
According to MSNBC.com, researcher Mark Gasson is the first known case of “Man infects himself with computer virus”. In all honesty, this should not be a big surprise, but the implications are staggering now that it is known to be feasible. Various forms of malware were once only research topics…
I recently posted about “Scientists Recognize Biblical Plagues, Sort Of”, but I also see COGWriter Dr Robert Thiel recently remarked on the Jewish Journal article “Passover proof lies in Egyptian hieroglyphs”. One item I found particularly interesting: Of course, there are those who disagree. Among them is Sinai’s Rabbi David…
I was apprehensive about downloading a short ebooklet entitled Does Your Church Possess… -“The Whole Truth”? “Apprehensive” because you never know with these things until you figure out who wrote it and why. Turns out, though, it was written by Raymond F McNair, and is available via HTML format as…
The Bible is full of history. As some have put it, “His story”. I heard a sermonette last Sabbath that some would find unusual in Church of God circles – as sad as it is to say. The speaker started talking about a fictitious person who told everyone he was…
The good ol’ Washington Post recently took on the subject of “Is God’s wrath at work in natural disasters?” As you might expect, it pits one side against the other and misses the point. Don’t get me wrong. There have been such things as God stepping in and deliberately causing…
Perhaps you have heard the description, “Jesus meek and mild”. Oftentimes, “peace and love” are trotted out as isolated concepts with no grounding and touted as Jesus’ main message. “Jesus taught to ‘love everybody’” is sometimes often an opinion voiced. While many of these things are true, taken out of…
I ran across another COG related website. This one seems to be “preserving the works of Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong and Mr. Gerald Waterhouse.” It is the Church of God Web Services. I don’t know who is running the site, as the email, etc., is very generic. Anyone recognize the…
Prayer: Don’t give God instructions, just report for duty! ~ forwarded email I have a lot of things I would like to write about. I have a lot of bills to pay. I have things to do, plans to make, people to meet… Or, maybe I just need to shut…