WHEN IS A LEGACY A HYPOCRISY?
The date January 16, 2011, marked 25 years since the death of Herbert W. Armstrong. It was a tragic reflection on his work and the legacy which his so-called heirs have squandered that, a few days prior to the anniversary, an organizing conference for yet another splinter group from the late, great Worldwide Church of God convened.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
The problem, of course, is that we are comfortable with our heritage, with who we are, and do not see the need to change; we are at home with ourselves and seek to recreate that place—whether in a church organization or in a marriage—where we can continue to feel at home. Because “at home-ness” is our natural state, our default way of existing and relating, the status quo, we will have to experience discomfort and the unsettled feeling of being not-at-home, not ourselves, in attempting to make any change.
HOMELESS IN YOUR CITY?
What happens if “a real demonstration of faith by you personally, by you openly” means following Christ and risking homelessness for a season, even for many years, so that you experience what it truly means to depend on God as you work and train now for his coming Kingdom?