Lifting Scriptures Out of Context
The COG groups are infamous for lifting scriptures out of context and applying them to a different narrative. If we’re so busy reading a group’s literature and listening to their … Continue reading
Is That In the Bible?
Have you read your Bible lately? I mean, really read it? Are you sure you’ve read the words that are actually there – or not there? If so, good for you! … Continue reading
Book Review: “Wide as Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired”
Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution it Inspired by Benson BobrickMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Although the writing was dense at times … Continue reading
“Huh?!?” Things We Hear…
…but I sometimes wonder if we even notice? We are susceptible to not noticing and accepting the perversion of the words of the living God. The reasons are many. One … Continue reading
Is Our Foundation Spiritual or Physical?
In the wake of COVID-19, there are many things that have come to the surface within the church of God corporate organizations, the people they’ve placed in leadership positions, and … Continue reading
Privilege and the Churches of God
If you ever hear II Timothy 3:1-5 read during a sermon on the Sabbath, you will hear it followed by the assertion that it refers to “the world,” to “others,” … Continue reading
Thoughts on Passover 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
For the first time, for many church of God members, each of us will be observing the Passover in 2020 at home, without a minister present, only, if we’re married … Continue reading
The Kingdom of God is Not Eating and Drinking
Among the ekklesia, a disturbing trend has been developing over the last 15 years or so. Physical food, instead of spiritual food, has become the focus of assembling together. What began … Continue reading
Prison or Freedom: Which Way Will We Go?
As we come out of Passover, the Night of Vigil, and the Days of Unleavened Bread, we are, spiritually, once again, at a crossroad that is similar to the … Continue reading
Could Jesus Christ Have Sinned?
The first time I heard this question, I was sitting in the back row of a congregation of about 50 or so people. Of the people who answered, I was … Continue reading
What Makes Something True or Untrue?
Do you hate what God hates? Is what is an abomination to God an abomination to you? Do you ever really think about whether your life – your everyday life … Continue reading
My Way, Someone Else’s Way, or God’s Way
Someone I know very well is facing a potentially-serious health situation. The cause was predictable, but also preventable, but this person ignored the risks and made choices that made this … Continue reading
The Richness, Fullness, and Depth of Psalm 119
In the current iteration of the COG organizations, the general movement – there are exceptions in every one of the church of God organizations, so this is not true of … Continue reading
Who is This That Darkens Counsel By Words Without Knowledge?
I have recently completed another study of the book of Job and, in its totality, what happens here resonated with me in a completely different way than any time I’ve … Continue reading
The Blame Game
We humans seem to be hardwired to, by default, lay the blame for anything we don’t want to take responsibility for or be accountable for – our attitudes, our motives, … Continue reading
An Important Aspect of How We Could Be Taking the Passover in an Unworthy Manner
As Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread rapidly approach, it is fitting to consider the deeper aspect of how we take the Passover and go into the Days of Unleavened … Continue reading
The Supreme Importance of Following God’s Word Instead of the Words of Humans – Even Fellow Members of the Ekklesia
I will continue to remind us all that the Bible – all of it – is an internal document given to the people God is working with at any given … Continue reading
A Survey of the Kings of Judah Who Followed God with Caveats
We in the ekklesia have been led astray by the well-worn and deeply-entrenched viewpoint, preached by the church of God organizations, that the Old Testament either applies to Old Testament … Continue reading
Rejecting the Food That God Provides
Studying the word of God and critically and deeply thinking about its application to you and me is a vital part of how we grow in spiritual maturity. No matter … Continue reading
Do We Choose or Decide When We Die?
It has been disconcerting to me to hear members of the body of Christ, who presumably are abiding in the word of God, make statements about death (suicides excluded, which … Continue reading
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