According to a post both on Facebook and the UCG Current Crisis blog, Lauro Roybal has filed an appeal and also charges the UCG COE with unethical behavior. Most of the post, ironically, is actually from the UCG “Policy For Suspension and Expulsion From the General Conference of Elders”, with…
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ~ Gal 5:22-23 (NIV) It amazes me whenever people point to booklets, magazines, telecasts, websites and the like and say, “Look at the fruit!” Yet, the…
This is somewhat of a geek topic, as it is about commenting systems on a blog. However, there are aspects for bloggers and readers alike, and, more to the point, it involves changes I am contemplating making to the blog you are currently reading. Blogger is sort of a drag…
7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7, King James Version) I came across a blog called Splintersufer’s Blog. The first article is, “Not another COG-survivor blog… Right?” Well,…
It appears that “Post views” is not working correctly. It is throwing a MySQL error. This is hosted at a site other than Blogger, as Blogger does not provide this capability. If it does not clear up in a couple of days, I’ll just remove the code for it. Technorati…
Yesterday’s post probably needs as long to digest as it took me to write it. However, if you are still hungry for reading material, http://www.shepherdpress.com/blog/godward-orientation/do-you-love-the-church.php has an excellent related article. It may not be a COG site, but it isn’t bashful about comparing your love for the church to your…
15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … 43The stranger that…
Yesterday, I ended on the note: If we cannot rule ourselves, and if we cannot get along with others, then how can we ever be entrusted to rule people who have been devasted and traumatized by the events we see in the Book of Revelation? Yesterday’s article concentrated on the…
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…