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Tag Archives: unity
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken
[Note: This sermon was given in the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, June 9, 2018. Below is the prepared notes] [Optional introductory comments: I would like to thank the songleader for choosing Glorious Things of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings, Sermonettes, Sons of Korah
Tagged community, identity, unity
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Movie Review: The Way, The Truth, & The Life
On the Last Day of Unleavened Bread I heard about this movie from one of my friends at church, and ended up being able to borrow the movie from the family who had it. In watching the movie, I was … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History
Tagged Judaism, legitimacy, movie review, unity
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The Gathering Of The Chickens: Part Two
About a decade ago or so, I read a fantastic book about the cycles of history called War And Peace And War. The book was so good I have pondered reading it again simply so I could give it my … Continue reading
The Gathering Of The Chickens: Part One
Last week, I had a conversation with one of my fellow Sabbath School instructors who has an impressive movie collection [1] in which I found her to be very enthusiastic about the subject material of the movie. For my own … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, History, Military History, Musings
Tagged family, Germany, unity, World War II
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Yet They Ate The Passover Contrary To What Was Written
[Note: The following is the prepared text for a sermonette given at the United Church of God in Portland on April 1, 2017. It was also given at the Hood River congregation on March 18, 2017.] If you all don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings, Sermonettes
Tagged Passover, unity
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An Act Of Moral Imagination
Earlier today, as I wrote this, I met a close friend of my roommate who will apparently be visiting for some time. I had never met him before but I was familiar with his name, and he expressed the same … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged communication, family, trust, unity
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The Law Of Small Numbers
I spent most of yesterday where I ended the night before. Spending an enjoyable day in the company of friends (including at least a little time in the evening with some of those I had eaten dinner with on Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, History, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged business, food, statistics, unity
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Book Review: Count To One
Count To One: God’s Plan For Christian Unity, by Bishop Robert (Robert J. Gosselin, Ph. D) [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookCrash. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading this book, I admit myself … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Book Reviews, Christianity, Church of God, History
Tagged legitimacy, prophecy, Trinity, unity
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In Harmonious Conflict
Yesterday afternoon at church, I managed to listen to most of the sermon message after having my Sabbath school class, and the message was for fairly straightforward reasons a particularly awkward one for me to listen to. It is my … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Love & Marriage, Musings
Tagged communication, family, unity
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Then I Will Build For You An Enduring House
As it happens, today I was scheduled for Sabbath School, and as is often the case [1], I had an interesting and somewhat obscure story to tell, namely the promise of the division of Solomon’s kingdom and how it came … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged authority, culture, legitimacy, unity
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