I grew up in a mostly dry county, and I remember the Sunday “blue laws” that restricted certain activities on Sunday. Certainly, no alcohol was to be sold on Sunday. Well, it seems that Germany is now enforcing their own Sunday laws. Der Spiegel Online reported that the German Constitutional…
I forgot to mention that the Christmas shopping season is officially here. No, it wasn’t the Thanksgiving Day Parade. No, it didn’t start on Black Friday. No, it wasn’t the lighting of the White House Christmas tree. No, it wasn’t any of those things. It was the first Chia Pet…
It looks like the military dictatorship in Myanmar wants to appear to be legal in their dealings with Aung San Suu Kyi. The Telegraph reported, “Burmese court to hear Aung San Suu Kyi appeal”. Of course, even if they hear the appeal, the likelihood of her being free in time…
I was prevented from posting very much yesterday, so this is a little late. Often, when WWII is thought of in the US, it seems a lot of attention goes to Germany, then some to Italy, but only occasionally to Japan. That’s odd when you consider that Japan’s attack on…
On the heels of last week’s series on the selfish pursuits of happiness and fulfillment, I want to point out Mike Bennett of UCG posted on Forward to the Kingdom! an article on “3 Bible Tips: Avoiding Materialism”. I think it dovetails in quite nicely. Technorati Tags: cog,church of god,bennette,forward…
I want to tidy up some loose ends on this pursuit of happiness bit. Without a doubt, the notion that we are here on earth to pursue our desires, our fulfillment, our … anything, actually… is centered on “I” and “me”. Christians are called instead to be Christ-centered. Christ had…
A bit dated, but Dr Robert Thiel, aka COGWriter, reported last month that “LCG Reports Record Telecast Response”. According to the report, over 6300 callers responded to the episode “You Can Understand Prophecy” by Richard Ames. God uses events to wake people up, but often the response is more lethargy. …
I just saw where Stevie Wonder was named the UN Messenger of Peace. What does that mean exactly? I don’t know. Isn’t the entire UN organization supposed to be devoted to peace? I have nothing against Wonder, but I have to wonder (can’t resist a bad pun). What qualifies him…
OK, so we have a desire to fill our lives with something. That is actually a craving for God. Yet, people try to fill this void with all sorts of things. Some pursue “happiness”, which has come to mean many things. Same with fulfillment. However, a God-oriented person will understand…
We’ve been chipping away this week at the modern notions of happiness and fulfillment in one’s life. We’ve seen how human beings are created incomplete. We are made for God to be in our lives, in other words. We’ve seen how the pursuit of happiness is actually a selfish and…