Church of God General Assembly, Nashville 2016 “ordained ministers 25 years of age and older” Rationale: “….the motion, if passed, provides greater incentive for attendance to International General Assemblies and ministerial credential advancement….” Premise: A lot was said about ordaining younger ministers around the 2012 Assembly. The proposed Item 25, properly numbered recommending lowering the […]

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…

It is being thankful that changes our attitudes and our actions. It changes how we live. And others notice — and it is contagious. In faith, let us thank God in advance for all he has done and all he will do in the days, weeks, months, and years to come — because Thanksgiving has […]

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 […]

Thanksgiving opens doors for greater seasons of opportunity in my life. So, Pastor Tony Stewart challengers his listeners to give thanks in all seasons, not just the Thanksgiving holiday. Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

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