Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Thanks to recent events, the whole business of the Church of God Declaration of Faith has become more important. Those of us who teach at Church of God institutions such as Lee University—even when that teaching isn’t theological in nature—are required to avoid teaching that which is contrary to the Declaration of Faith. Our ministers …
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https://northamanglican.com/lo-he-comes-with-clouds-descending-second-sunday-in-advent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lo-he-comes-with-clouds-descending-second-sunday-in-advent This was an old favourite of mine back at Bethesda, but was lost from my worship from "swimming the Tiber" onwards. The last loss was due to the perfidious influence of the Baptists, as I discuss (complete with YouTube video) in my post The Wesleyan Advent Hymn the Wesleyan Pentecostals Don't Sing. It's ironic that …
Today is St. Luke's Day, and I am reproducing the collect for same from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. It specifically calls on God to "(m)anifest in thy Church the like power and love, to the healing of our bodies and our souls..." Bodies? Recently we've been regaled on Twitter with a cessationists' conference …
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One of the oldest posts on this blog--one that has survived platform changes over the years--is When Church Becomes Pointless. Written in 1997, it was primarily directed at the Episcopal Church, where I was raised, but as evident then and now it can happen to any church. That time was an interesting one in Episcopal …
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I posted the appointments from the 2024 Church of God General Assembly a few days ago. Unfortunately it's harder to obtain the final results of the agenda items. This is sort of the hard way to get those but following is a video of the General Assembly portion of the 2024 General Assembly. https://youtu.be/wI0XRJfHSjY?si=kvYhknEUO9xMyKpD At …
You can view the list here. As I noted in my post It’s That Time Again: Reflections on the 2024 Church of God General Council Agenda, I stated that the most intense focus would be on the appointments, especially the Executive Committee, which is why the appointments are published first. I think the best way to …
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Yes, he has: Dr. Ron Gilbert of Cleveland, longtime educator and award-winning videographer, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024, in a Chattanooga hospital with his loving wife, Cheryl, and his children by his side. He was 74. Long time readers of this site will remember my post Egos Inflatable to Any Size: The ACNA-AMiA Fiasco …
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Announced in the Church Times: THE German theologian Professor Jürgen Moltmann, who was widely read in English translation, died on Monday, aged 98. A member of the Evangelical Church in Germany, he was Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology in the University of Tübingen. But his serious theological reading first began in the UK, to which he was brought …
The news that Cornerstone University in Michigan is ending all humanities and arts programs (with booting of professors following) has shaken many in the Christian collegiate community. It's also something that comes close to home: this fall, Lord willing, I'll start teaching engineering at Lee University, which has been a liberal arts college for a …
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It really is that time again: the Church of God is looking at another General Council and General Assembly in Indianapolis, IN. The agenda itself is here and I’ll be doing a “blow by blow” commentary on same. Before all of that let’s start with a cautionary note: the most significant part of the Council’s …
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