IN MOURNING AFTER 25 YEARS
Rather than ignore the unpleasant and painful events of the past, a complete and honest examination should be undertaken so that the lessons of that history can be uncovered and applied to the present. “Failure to do so will only mean that we will end up making the same mistakes, as our present circumstances clearly confirm.”
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?
MOUNT CARMEL CHALLENGE, N.T.
With schisms the norm, the good days of brethren dwelling together in unity are long gone. What unity there was has vanished into thin air. Today, it is all U-Pick: You pick the leader; you pick the church (or churches); you pick whatever way you like. There is such a state of disorder and divergence that some members are just wandering around, doing their own thing and having church their way. These are the wretched, profane consequences, decades in the making, of looking for God in all the wrong places.
LOLLIPOPS
So many years now. So terrible an ongoing tragedy. Have you really not noticed that the new churches (by the hundreds now) “of God”—whatever fresh adjective is affixed—have failed to deliver one iota of new understanding as coming from God, even though the world today is desperately in need of the strongest warning sent by […]
MOVE OVER NOSTRADAMUS: Personal Bible Prophecy Rating
God does not spoon-feed His people. He knew that giving answers ahead of time would not foster the adult development He wishes to see in us. But He does give us the ENTIRE Bible from our perspective of 6,000 years of human history to be able to conclude what we should be doing NOW.
YOU NEED TO UTILIZE THE RIGHT FORMULA!
We spend all our time looking for some concept of Truth, but Truth is what is left when we drop all concepts. ~ David Merzel ~
WHERE IS THE PLACE OF SAFETY?
Here is the paradox that will serve to separate the wheat from the chaff. If you as a Bible believer are looking for a safe place in order to escape the crucible which defines Christianity, you will never find it! On the other hand, if you as a loving follower of Christ are not mindful […]
GOD, MAN & TECHNOLOGY
Far from being our new Savior, technology only saves people from the consequences of their wrong ways and physical sins, but only for the time being. Miracles are supposed to come from God; but now we get miracles from our fake Savior science and technology.