This week's podcast puts this website into a realm few thought we would go: Southern Gospel. The song is Please Search the Book Again, from the Greenville, SC group Southern Joy on their album Over the Next Hill. If you're wondering whether a search through this book would turn up your name or not, click …
Unlawful Conjugal Relations, and the Double Standard of Money and Islam
The woes of a British publisher who was jailed in Dubai for "unlawful conjugal relations" (i.e., with someone she's not married to) in public makes me think of the obvious: what if someone was jailed for this in a "Christian" country with a lot less money (and that's most of them these days, compared to …
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But What if the Food is Really Bad?
The Brits have gone "over the top" again on political correctness, this time with food preferences: Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored organization says. The London-based National Children's Bureau released a 366-page guide counseling adults on recognizing racist behavior in young children, The Telegraph …
Doctrinal Fidelity and the Church of God
I've noticed that Administrative Bishop Bill Isaacs, in his excellent series on the upcoming General Assembly agenda of the Church of God, has not reached Item 15 on Doctrinal Fidelity. The amendment to the minutes being proposed is as follows: For any violation of doctrinal fidelity, including teaching, preaching or publishing anything contrary to or in …
That’s One Way to Undo the English Reformation
Evidently things are coming to a head in the centre of the Anglican Communion with secret talks between bishops in the Church of England and the Vatican over a "Plan B" in a church facing the ordination of women bishops and expanding the role of open homosexuals. Senior Church of England bishops have held secret talks …
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Is It Now God AND/OR Country?
That's the question that Out of Ur poses today: I’ve got a special treat for you to commemorate Independence Day—a preview of the summer issue of Leadership due out later this month. The issue focuses on the intersection of church ministry and politics (not an irrelevant subject this year). Here is a snippet featuring Charles …
Dennis McGuire at Tennessee Campmeeting
This week's podcast features G. Dennis McGuire, General Overseer of the Church of God, preaching at the Church of God Tennessee Campmeeting on Monday, 17 June 2008. The entire service is included. The opening soloist is Dr. Kim Alexander, Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at the Church of God Theological Seminary. I had an interesting exchange …
When Christian Ministers Bail Out on Marrying People
In the wake of California's mandating same sex civil marriages, some in that state are considering just that: Some clergy think churches should divorce themselves from the wedding business. The controversy over same-sex marriage – along with a growing sense that many couples who marry in churches never return – has prompted faith leaders to …
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The Endless Personal Conflict Between Anglican and Catholic
I get on a regular basis contacts from people who find themselves "betwixt and between" on their "Christian tradition." The reason for that is that they see that I'm "betwixt and between" myself! The most recent one comes from a woman who I'll answer while reproducing her email message: As an Anglican who is also …
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Indonesia: Today Ban Ahmadiyya. Tomorrow, Ban…
Most Christians have never heard of this Muslim sect, but in Indonesia they've got a target on their backs: A breakaway Islamic sect's struggle to survive has become a major test of tolerance for Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country. Conservative, hardline Muslims are confronting moderates over the existence of Ahmadiyya, a 100-year-old minority sect …
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