When the sixth General Assembly met in Cleveland, Tennessee, January 3-8, 1911, the Church of God had grown to fifty-eight churches, 107 ministers, and 1,855 members. Despite this growth, General Overseer A.J. Tomlinson expressed disappointment. Tomlin…

Yesterday I wrote on teamwork, but if you read the article you know that was just a different way of saying that everyone needs to be a part of a community of faith. Everyone needs to be part of a church, and part of the Church. Expanding on that thought consider Hebrews 10:24-25, which instructs […]

“It took the early church 300 years of routine righteousness to finally bring the Roman Empire to its knees.” _Joseph M. Stowell, Shepherding the Church into the 21st Century “The difference between a hunter and a sportsman is that the hunter regrets the killing blow.” _David L. Kemp (Inspired by Richard Wilbur’s poem, Castles and […]

Today is thanksgiving here in the good old USA. As Jewell & I say so often we have so much to be thankful for….

RT @Cog_Swagger: My son-in-law wants to bring a smoked turkey to thanksgiving! I said “nothing in this house smokes, that includes dinner. ” #ourCOG

Yesterday, as I was praying in thanksgiving about the publication of my latest work, Agnes Sanford and her Companions, and I had a distinct…

Tim CranfillI am burdened by the Gender Identity Affirmation motion that is item #7 on the agenda for the upcoming General Council. This is not the first General Council item I have been disturbed by and I am sure it wi…