2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. (Psalm 127:2, King James Version) Well, it has been one of those weeks. I’m certainly looking forward to this week’s Sabbath rest! Meanwhile, if…
1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And…
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…