Artists rendition of Deuteronomy 4:9 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ~ Dt 6:7 (NIV) I set the Bible translation to NIV during the message. I…
Those who are familiar with the origins of the ICG and the CGI, will remember that this church was born in pain. There were some 554 of us who attended the first CGI Feast of Tabernacles in 1978, and virtually all of us who attended had suffered through disfellowshipment from…
I don’t usually write a lot about homosexuality. The reason is simple: In the end, it isn’t any different than any other sin. Certainly, a few have written about how it’s worse or unnatural or whatever. Yet, what sin isn’t bad? What unrepentant sin will God overlook? How much worse…
I recently heard a sermon that apparently was given around Father’s Day. I have to tell you that, while there were some good points brought up, overall the sermon seemed a little self-serving. Hopefully, I can avoid sounding that way, as I myself am a father. Fatherhood is important. Dr…
1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psalm 133:1, King James Version) During the Days of Unleavened Bread, I’ve been blogging about sin – spiritual leaven. I want to focus on this last day in on a particular sin – that of…
I almost didn’t comment on the MSNBC story “Official in interracial couple flap under fire”. After all, haven’t most of us moved beyond the whole antiquated notion that interracial marriage is a sin? If you think so, then you would be wrong. No, it appears that David Ben-Ariel wrote about…
I believe it isn’t unreasonable to assume that our modern lifestyle has led to an increase in autism. According to the Autism Society of America (ASA), autism is the “fastest-growing developmental disability”. Some have blamed pollutants and even fluoride in our drinking water. Some have blamed vaccinations that contain traces…
Truth is stranger than fiction, or even hypothetical arguments against gay marriage. Opponents to the view of traditional marriage will say there is no evidence of a slippery slope. They poo-poo the idea that one day someone will demand to marry their horse. They mock the idea that marriage could…
Is there such a thing as a “slippery slope”? In debate or rhetoric, a slippery slope (also the thin edge of the wedge or the camel’s nose) is a classical informal fallacy. A slippery slope argument states that a relatively small first step inevitably leads to a chain of related…
It seems that in this world what counts is one’s feelings. “Follow your heart” is the mantra. However, is your heart always right? The Bible says, “No!” The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? ~ Jer 17:9 People follow their hearts when they…