Mother’s Day is today in the US. Some countries and cultures have it on different dates, as they have different origins. In the US, Mother’s Day is sometimes disparaged as a “Hallmark Holiday” due to its commercialization. Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day in the US, was so appalled…
Some in UCG in recent days have been asking, “Where do we go from here?” In some respects, I suppose we could all ask that from time to time. Perhaps, we should first ask if that is even the right question. The question assumes that where you are right now…
I pretty much expected the pro “one man rule” types of posts. I have previously posted articles about the “Myth of the OT Hierarchical Government Mandate” and “What Should Church Government Look Like?”, so I am not going to re-write those. However, there have been some interesting surprises along the…
UCG is not the only group that has had its share of aches and pains lately. The leaders in some other groups have suffered poor health lately. It is becoming more evident that things are shifting, but the question is, “To what?” When you are in the middle of the…
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…
My Jehovah’s Witnesses friends stopped by a couple of days ago. They wanted to invite me to their version of Communion. Actually, they didn’t give it a name, so I’m running with the assumption that is what they call it. Like us, they have it once a year, a “memorial”,…
8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (Philippians 4:8, King James Version) One of…
Three hermits are living in a cave. Each has taken a vow of silence. One day, a horse runs by the entrance of the cave. Two years pass… One of the hermits says, "Wasn’t that white horse beautiful?" A year goes by… The second hermit says, "It was black." Six…
Why does God allow false prophets to run around proclaiming this, that or the other in violation of His word? Why all the splits? Why all the preachers who misspeak things in His name? Why does God allow shenanigans within His Church, anyways? Sad to say, many times people allow…
I just cannot help it. I had to postpone today’s post in order to write this. Yesterday, I metaphorically swam in the toxic waste. The poison that ran through the piece was amazing in the amount of bitterness vomited out from the person’s keyboard. I hope it was cathartic for…