Drawing by Charles Joseph Stanliand, circa 1900 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes!…
In the Introduction to Samuel’s life, I wrote: Eli, who as high priest should be setting the example, seems to be devoid of discernment. With all the sin going on, the lack of respect for God’s Law, this should not be surprising. It leads to other sins, and he is…
Rev 2:5: “…except thou repent.” v 16: “Repent…” v 21: "And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not." v 22: "Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds."…
Did Christ Reorganize the Church? by Herbert W. Armstrong (1939)
Those who are familiar with the origins of the ICG and the CGI, will remember that this church was born in pain. There were some 554 of us who attended the first CGI Feast of Tabernacles in 1978, and virtually all of us who attended had suffered through disfellowshipment from…
Busy day. In between trying to actually get some work done, I’ve been tying up the bow tie ribbon to place on my ex-UCG life. I don’t want to burn any bridges, at least locally, and I need to finish up my obligations in a clean manner. Meanwhile, I see…
Funny how things work sometimes. I fully intended this morning to write about Latin America and Leon Walker. Leon Walker’s insistence that he and his followers are still part of UCGia, even though he and the ministers under him were all fired, was baffling to me. I mean, I was…
I recently wrote about the hypocrisy of Laodicea. Of course, I was focusing in on one single point. I think it is necessary to do that from time to time, but we do have to be careful not to lose the overall picture. There certainly were some very good comments,…
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou…
I occasionally get an email about “where should I attend?” To be honest, that’s perhaps the one question I’m most hesitant to answer. I don’t know your spiritual condition, and I cannot vouch for the spiritual condition of every organization and its congregations out there. You are far more likely…