Category Archives: Church History
Reflections: The Case of the Sloppy King
Do ideas form words, or do words form ideas? OK, class, you know the answer, don’t you? The answer is, “Yes.” Unfortunately, human thought is rather imperfect, which makes human language imperfect, which makes human thought imperfect … Examples of … Continue reading
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Filed under Church History, Practical Christianity
HWA Pictures Uploaded
In IT, it is a given that if you estimate something will take a long time, then it will. Also, if you estimate something won’t take very long, then it will still take a long time. Technology, or more precisely … Continue reading
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Filed under Church History, HWA Legacy
Christianity Today Re-evaluates Contemporary Views on Paul
Christianity Today recently ran the article “The Paul We Think We Know”, in which Timothy Gombis frankly looks at some misconceptions about Paul today. It seems to represent a turning point in contemporary evangelical thought about “the great apostle” (as … Continue reading
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Filed under Church History, Grace and Law, Legalism
Looking to a Man (Herbert W Armstrong)
Once again, people show what they are really about when in their sensationalistic arguments they will bring up – not God or Jesus Christ – but another human being. Sometimes they do so in a left-handed compliment sort of way. … Continue reading
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Christmas Eve Sermon, 16 Years Later
December 7th might be the “day that shall live in infamy”, but December 17th was when Joseph Tkach Sr dropped a bombshell on the Worldwide Church of God. Known as the “Christmas Eve Sermon”, it was taped and played in … Continue reading
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Church of God–America, Anchored in Scripture
Funny how things work sometimes. I fully intended this morning to write about Latin America and Leon Walker. Leon Walker’s insistence that he and his followers are still part of UCGia, even though he and the ministers under him were … Continue reading
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The Good That HWA and WCG Did
Generalization is always wrong ~ A T-shirt slogan While some are reflecting upon the Church this week, it might be a good idea to review some history. When a person looks back upon their past, it is easy to either: … Continue reading
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Sabbath Truth Website
I recently came across a website called Sabbath Truth”. It is apparently a Seventh Day Adventist site, but it contains some real gems on it. For example: Law and grace do not work in competition with each other but in … Continue reading
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WWJD: Keeping Passover
It is during times of the year such as this that my mind wanders to the phrase “What would Jesus do?” Yet, it is merely a slogan for most. Like a magical charm, people will wear “WWJD” on bracelets, but … Continue reading
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Filed under Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Holidays or Holy Days
In Memory of Herbert W Armstrong (31 July 1892 – 16 January 1986)
Shortly after Michael Jackson died, there was a swarm of news articles, blog articles, Facebook postings and general adoration for the King of Pop. However, not everyone was saddened by his death. Do you remember Congressman Peter T King from … Continue reading
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