Supreme Court Ruling: Marriage––Defiled, Or Protected?

Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling, legalizing homosexual marriage. This law has afforded the homosexual community to obtain marriage licenses for legally authorizing same-sex unions as a legitimate marriage. However, does this really provide same-sex couples to access the status, or condition of marriage? Are homosexual couples actually able to enter into the union of marriage? Does the Supreme Court of the United States have the authority to actually define marriage as a homosexual union? These are important questions. Continue reading

Let It Go

by Brandy Webb

I realized the other day that I’m not a very humble person. The epiphany happened when I was reading Peter. I have a hard time giving my anxieties to God, and I realized in 1 Peter 5 that it is my lack of humility that causes me to not let go and give it all to God. Continue reading

Sabbath Services

Aside

Greetings Everyone,

We will not be having our regular potluck this Sabbath June 4th since we will have a potluck on Pentecost June 12th. Pentecost Services will start at 11:00 a.m. at the IBEW Hall and the potluck will follow.

We hope to see you there!

David and Lanora

Inventory of Wrongs

by Brandy Webb

Has this ever happened to you? You are in a heated discussion/argument with someone, and either you or the other person lashes out by bringing up things from the past. Or, have you ever known someone that has a rolodex in their mind that keeps records of every wrong done to them, and they can whip out that card at any given moment to rehash something from the past? Continue reading

Worldly Ways

by Brandy Webb

Why are Christians so quick to judge the world? Why do some become even hateful towards the world? Don’t we realize that we are not perfect either, and that all of us “have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23)? Seriously, right now the world is ruled by Satan (1 John 5:19). It is not ever going to be a righteous place until God’s Kingdom overthrows the current ruler. Therefore, the world will do only what the world knows. Continue reading

It is Possible!

By Brandy Webb

This week I saw a news article that I am glad I didn’t miss. I don’t watch the news on a regular basis because it usually isn’t edifying but, thankfully, I read a news article that was very much edifying. It was about Charleston, SC and how they reacted to a horrendous attack on their community. Their way of fighting back against violence was beautiful. Continue reading

Are We a Liberal or Conservative Church?

by Murray Palmatier

As we assess the panorama of the Church of God groups, The Church of God International (CGI) is often tagged with the label “liberal” while others are known as “conservative.” In a recent conversation with a fellow minister, this topic came up and we discussed both the misfortune and misuse of these labels. Continue reading