What’s So Important About Doctrine?
Dave Myers gave a sermon about “The Vital Importance of Doctrine”. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,doctrines
Year: 2010
The Real Danger of False Prophets
“COGWriter” Dr Robert Thiel of the COG News blog did a write-up on “Harold Camping: World Ends in Less than One Year”. He wrote: While this page tends to focus more on those once affiliated with the Church of God, there are some other religious leaders that can impact it. …
Mayans? Which Mayans? Did They Believe in the “End of the World”?
I am beginning to understand how such unscriptural concepts as one-man hierarchy get read into the Bible. Taking things out of context is not a good way to read and understand, if you ask me. OK, here is a sentence I would like you to analyze, please: The Romans gladly…
What Kind of God Do You Worship?, Part 6
Time to tie up loose strings. “J” of Shadows of WCG Next Generation wrote a few comments I would like to respond to. I will use male pronouns to refer to “J”, as I believe he once said that was accurate. If I am mistaken, my apologies in advance. No…
News Flash: World May not End in 2012!
According to MSNBC.com report “‘End of the world’ delayed — by Mayan calendar”, the “GMT constant” used to calculate Mayan dates and translate them into Gregorian dates may not be as rock solid as once believed. If that is the case, calculations for the actual end of the Mayan calendar…
What Kind of God Do You Worship?, Part 5
In Part 4, we looked at various ways and types of covenants that God has made with human beings over time. He made unconditional promises to Noah and to Abraham. He made a conditional covenant with Israel, and that one has been replaced by a new covenant. However, you may…
Speaking of Megachurches, Crystal Cathedral Files for Bankruptcy
According to MSNBC.com, “Crystal Cathedral files Chapter 11 bankruptcy". This isn’t the first report, though, of them falling on hard times. I have to admit that I have never cared much for Robert Schuller (the older one), but my aunt used to think the world of him and his “positive…
God’s Megachurch
It seems like a couple of my governance comments have hit a nerve with some. Hopefully, though, we can all agree that no form of governance is going to work unless those who govern and those who are governed have the right attitude, are working with God’s Holy Spirit, are…
What Kind of God Do You Worship?, Part 4
“God is a covenant God” is a saying I’ve heard from time to time. “God keeps His promises” is another. There is a song by Shannon Wexelberg that I like titled, “All Your Promises Are True”. I liked it so much I purchased the CD, in fact. The question I…
Reflections: Patience, Fellowship, Church Leadership, UCG, Life and Everything
Some of you realize that I think about rainbows a lot. In fact, we will revisit one famous rainbow story in the near future. For now, I want to focus on a different one. Last Friday, there were a lot of storms. Feeling a bit down, I prayed to see…