Back in the day (1970s) in the CoG, I thought everyone in the CoG was really CoG. It concerned me to read certain G. O. Rev. R. Leonard Carroll write his articles in the CoG Evangel (which I continue to have today) statements indicating that there were those coming into the CoG who really were […]

This is directed to the several non COG people on the forum who are bad mouthing other ministers and COG ministries. I will not call anyone out but I am tired of arguing with people about their personal biases and peaves. Please stay off or go private. As Ordained clergy in the Church of God […]

Personally, I oppose the move of the CoG in making ordained women Bishops. What are your thoughts?

The listening post: As I continue to listen to several CoG sermons per week; I sometimes ask, what are they not saying? What is on their radar screen and what is top of the mind? One thing one never hears about is the slaughter on our highways and what we as christians can do about […]

I was ordained under W. J. Brown, state overseer of southern Ohio in 1974. He helped me to be ordained before I went to Turkey.

I have spent the majority of my life in the CoG. In fact, I rebelled against my parents as a teen by joining a CoG while they refused to attend a church at all. I am currently member of one of the largest CoG in NW GA but serving as interim Pastor of a small […]

To augment an item of discussion give the name of a representative of a discussion view and often use a picture of that person. Never use a name or a picture if you are vindictive toward the person. To approach a view in vague generalities taking it for granted that everyone “reads between the lines” […]