Category Archives: Editorial
Opinion: Afghanistan Is the Latest US Viet Nam
Day after day, the violence in Afghanistan seems to escalate. The violence itself is nothing new, but mobs rioting and attempting to scale fences at airbases is. Afghanistan was sometimes called “the Soviet Union’s Viet Nam”, but now we are … Continue reading
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Tenth Anniversary of 9/11
[Obviously, this was supposed to post last week on 9/11...] I cannot help but postpone other topics I had in mind for today and reflect a bit on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack on various targets on American … Continue reading
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COGWA Power Struggle Poll Results
I closed the user poll yesterday evening. The results: I am an elder, and I see no power struggle. 1 I am an elder, and I see a power struggle. 3 I am a lay member, and I see no … Continue reading
The Hypocrisy and Beginning of the End for UCG
I have been hesitant to this point to claim that UCG is sliding down the sewer of doctrinal changes, but now I can say with all due confidence that they no longer have what it takes to stay the course. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Proselytizing; Do the Churches of God Proselytize?
Some people think this type of work takes a lot of brain power. The truth is that often it is quite boring. Sure, there are things to work out like how to quickly get people’s browsers to find your new … Continue reading
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Is “Extremist” and “Fundamentalist” the Same Thing?
James Malm keeps saying that the major COG groups teach “that the King of the South would be a more extreme Islamic Caliphate, or Mahdi based Islamic Extremist Confederation.” When I asked him about this on his blog The Shining … Continue reading
Elijah
Some words seem to bring up controversy no matter what. I’m all for having a passion and a zeal about God’s business, but sometimes we attach our emotions to the wrong things. Some of you will likely take exception when … Continue reading
Transparency vs Privately
Recent events and topics have had me thinking a lot about Mt 18. I don’t even have to mention the verses, do I? Well, at any rate, I’ll quote them all the same. 11For the Son of man is come … Continue reading
Filed under Dirty Laundry, Editorial
Sad State of Affairs
I want to list some things that make me a little bit sad today. No, they aren’t directly related to the UCG mess, and many will cut across some boundaries. I think it sad when: Young people talk about when … Continue reading
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If You Take the Left, Then I Will Go to the Right
6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen … Continue reading
