Tag Archives: unity

Movie Review: The Way, The Truth, & The Life

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

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 →

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The Gathering Of The Chickens: Part Two

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

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 →

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The Gathering Of The Chickens: Part One

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

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 →

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Yet They Ate The Passover Contrary To What Was Written

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

[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 →

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An Act Of Moral Imagination

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

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 →

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The Law Of Small Numbers

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

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 →

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Book Review: Count To One

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

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 →

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In Harmonious Conflict

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

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 →

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Then I Will Build For You An Enduring House

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

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 →

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The Enduring Usefulness Of The Electoral College: A Constitutional Essay

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Recently I received in my inbox an email from moveon.org that urged my support of a petition to abolish the Electoral College and put in its place a national election that would elect the winner of a plurality.  This petition … Continue reading →

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