James Malm of The Shining Light website and blog seems to be having a field day with United Church of God’s (UCG) problems in Latin America. Specifically, he charges Dennis Luker, the new president, with: This message is equating loyalty to the corporate entity with loyalty to God. Sorry, but…
Jesus came and turned the idea of leadership on its head. The greatest Leader of us all tells us: 25And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26But ye shall not be so: but…
44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to…
Dr Robert Thiel (see, I can get his name right) posted an article on “LCG Financial Statements Out”. He then takes a stab at comparing finances of LCG and UCG. One item he consistently brings up is that UCG spends a lot more on “Home Office” and “feeding the flock”…
Seth Godin wrote on Seth’s Blog an article about "The problem with cable news thinking". I am pleased that he doesn’t single out one side or the other in his commentary, as all political persuasions seem to be guilty of it. It should come as no shock to you that…
I have mentioned before that many COG interpretations of the Church at Laodicea in Rev 3 are somewhat off-base. Many speak of lukewarmness in terms of zeal, particularly as towards zeal to preach the Gospel. However, that is not what Christ is talking about. As I’ve mentioned in the “Temperature…
Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, Little boxes, little boxes, Little boxes, all the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky And they all look just the same. And…
Some in UCG in recent days have been asking, “Where do we go from here?” In some respects, I suppose we could all ask that from time to time. Perhaps, we should first ask if that is even the right question. The question assumes that where you are right now…
Reminder: This blog is my personal opinion, hopefully informed by Scripture and the Holy Spirit, and is not affiliated with nor endorsed by any particular Church of God (COG). Change. It is inevitable, but it is never easy. Sometimes change is proactive. You change because you want something to occur….
1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psalm 133:1, King James Version) During the Days of Unleavened Bread, I’ve been blogging about sin – spiritual leaven. I want to focus on this last day in on a particular sin – that of…