Are You a Hypocrite?
Are you a hypocrite? Am I a hypocrite? At times, even in this walk with our Father and our Older Brother, we – you and I – are guilty of … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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 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
Prove ALL Things: The Beginning and End is the Word of God In Everything
Should we as Christians just go with the flow, trusting and following people in appointed leadership positions (this does not necessarily mean they have been chosen by God, although … Continue reading
The Totality of Jesus Christ’s Sacrifice
The sacrifice of Jesus Christ to remove, upon repentance, the death penalty that all humans who have lived, who do live, and who will live incur each time they sin is … Continue reading
The Relevance of the Book of Judges to Us as Christians Today
The bleak truth about most people who claim to be Christians today is that their foundation of belief is mainly built on what mere mortals like themselves say and do … Continue reading
The Caveats of a Primary Focus on Fellowship for Christians
More and more among Christians, the emphasis is on fellowshipping – I recently heard two statements about a sizable Christian gathering that specifically said the main reason people were there was … Continue reading
Why the Old Testament is So Important to Us as Christians
Many people who claim to be Christians dismiss the Old Testament as physical and being null and void with the first coming of Jesus Christ and the new covenant being … Continue reading
What Do We As Christians Depend On For Knowledge, Understanding, and Truth?
Technology, in our modern society, is, as it has always been, both a blessing and a curse, depending on its place in our lives. As with our own ideas and … Continue reading
The Appearance of Evil – 2015
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:22 I often am puzzled at how much disconnect there is, at times, among us as Christians between what we say we believe … Continue reading
What Do We as Christians Deem As Most Important in Obeying God?
As Christians, we should immediately see what’s wrong with the question asked in the title of this post. But do we? If not, then hopefully this post – in answering … Continue reading
Christians and the Emerging Redux of the Middle Ages
Several years ago, I read a book – The Vanishing Word: The Veneration of Visual Imagery in the Post-Modern World, by Arthur W. Hunt III – that made a lasting impression … Continue reading
Death Should Be A Teacher
Another saint in the ekklesia finished his race early yesterday morning. Perhaps several saints finished their race yesterday as well, but the saint I’m referring to is one I knew … Continue reading
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Bread and water are two of the most commonly mentioned things, both literally and symbolically, throughout the word of God. The most spartan diet described for human beings consists of … Continue reading
Concretized Christianity 
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