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Tag Archives: cogwa
Below Are The Words Of Mine, Not God
One of the unfortunate but inevitable consequences of being a public intellectual, especially in the context of the Church of God, is that one is the occasional recipient of messages from cranks who conflate their own human reasoning with the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged cogwa, humor, textual criticism
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In Hard Plastic
A bit more than ten years ago I was an observer (and participant) in a debate that centered around a series of false accusations that were made that swayed a certain group of people to act in a certain way. … Continue reading
From Many, One
The sermonette today was a very interesting one on the similarities and parallels between the way that the United States was formed from many peoples into one nation and how it is that the Father creates the Israel of God … Continue reading
Wuv, Sweet Wuv: A Case Study In The Problem Of Projection
A long time ago [1], I had reason to examine the doctrine of love. As is typically the case, there is a wide gulf between our perceptions of being and feeling loved and the reality of love that exists in … Continue reading
The Epistle Of 1 Clement And The Prelude To Papal Claims Of Authority
It is perhaps little surprise that the first time that a congregation seeks to interfere in the leadership of another congregation, that the interfering congregation happens to be Rome and that the move to bolster friendly authorities in another congregation … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged ancient history, authority, cogwa, legitimacy, Rome
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Some Observations On The Ministry Of Reconciliation: Part One
Yesterday after eating snacks and before going to the sermonette workshop, I had a brief conversation with a friend of mine that involved, as it often has recently, questions of conversion, which would make sense as she is working towards … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged cogwa, communication, recommendations
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Why Does Love Always Feel Like A Battlefield?
From time to time I listen to my favorite song by one of the more obscure winners of American Idol over the course of its existence, “Battlefield” by Jordin Sparks. Over and over again in the song, she asks herself … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged cogwa, communication, demonology, family
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Book Review: Capitalism, Slavery, And Republican Values
Capitalism, Slavery, And Republican Values: American Political Economists, 1819-1848, by Allen Kaufman This book, at slightly over 160 pages if its lengthy introduction and forward by a couple of fellow Marxist travelers is included, is at least mercifully short. One … Continue reading
Is The Future Just The Past That I Never Outrun?
While I was waiting in the parking lot of a relatively new Cabela’s store in the Portland area for parents to pick up the briefcase their son had left behind at services last Sabbath, I was struck by how surreal … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged cogwa, food, friendship, psychology
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match
Today, at about 11AM, I got a call from a friend of mine at church who happens to live pretty close to where I live now. I have had the chance to eat for the Night To Be Much Observed … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged cinema, cogwa, food, humor, music
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