Burma May Free Suu Kyi During Polls
Update on Burma: According to the Bangkok Post, “Burma may free Suu Kyi during polls”. Of course, such promises have been made before. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,burma,myanmar,suu kyi,aung san
Author: John D
“We Know That the Law is Good”
9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for…
Comparison of COG to Evangelicals, Part 2
In Part 1, we examined how the Churches of God are different than Evangelicals, and then we examined a few areas where evangelicals get it right. Not theologically, mind you, but more of the attitude and results of some of their theology. There are books and articles on the differences,…
Reflections: Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler
Today, you get to do most of the work. I’ve written about this before, but not on this blog, apparently. 18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Notice the question. The HCSB says the rich young ruler asked, “What must…
Comparison of COG to Evangelicals, Part 1
I had planned on writing this for today in any event, but someone made a related comment to me yesterday that kind of hit me in an odd way. We were talking about filters and how they affect how someone perceives events. The comment was about if someone had a…
Church To Reclaim The Spiritual Roots Of Mardi Gras | njtoday.net
Well, it looks like the Easter season will be upon us sooner than I was looking for it. I stumbled across Church To Reclaim The Spiritual Roots Of Mardi Gras on the njtoday.net site. Well, can you really reclaim something you’ve never had? Where is "Mardi Gras" in the Bible…
Onward Christian Soldier
A comment the other day reminded me that the Bible sometimes makes comparisons between soldiers and believers. However, before we get too far into the subject let me remind you that analogies can only be stretched so far before they break. There are similarities worth looking at. Still, it may…
Fulfilled Prophecies vs False Prophets
It’s a bit old, but Mike Bennett of UCG’s Forward to the Kingdom! blog posted “Some Fulfilled Prophecies”. In spite of its age, it stood out to me this week after yet another diatribe about failed prophecies from someone who really should know better. Then, of course, Robert Thiel did…
Online Community
Some wonder about the popularity of sites like Facebook, but one of the largest reasons people go online is to socialize. According to rfintentindex, 92% of people go online to “connect”, and 72% do so in order to “be part of a community”. What is neat about the index is…
Be Not Deceived
How often are we told to not be deceived? Have you ever really considered it? Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived (Dt 11:16a). And he [Jesus] said, Take heed that ye be not deceived (Lk 21:8a). … Be not deceived… (1Co 6:9). Be not deceived ……