Number 7 and Pentecost (and the other festivals)

Calendar under magnifying glass

A man dreams about the number 7 all night long. He wakes up, and the clock says 7:07. He is ready to dismiss it as coincidence but then looks at his phone and realizes it is July 7th. “It must be a sign!” he says out loud. So, he gets…

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Do You Appropriate Jewish Traditions?

Has the COG movement arrogantly taken over Jewish beliefs? Do you appropriate Jewish traditions by keeping the holy days? … what species of arrogance does it take for an ostensibly Christian group to appropriate Jewish traditions, modify them, impose new meanings to fit in with their literalist eschatology, and then…

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Do We Take the Holy Days Seriously?

HWA once wrote “Local Assemblies Are NOT Social Clubs”, but do we heed? You have heard me say often that most of the worldly churches have degenerated into SOCIAL CLUBS. Most of us probably would never believe that could happen to any of US! We just don’t think of ourselves…

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Indiana Religious Objection Bill, Entitlement, Passover and the Feast Days of Unleavened Bread

What do gay activists, King Saul, King David, Job and probably you and I have in common? Some things that I hope you and I can agree upon: 1. Passover and the accompanying foot washing ceremony should teach us about humility.  2. In addition, the death of Jesus Christ for…

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