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    dust_i_am in "Follow Me: “And They Worshiped Him”"

    Thank you for the best explanation I've read in all my years in the church about worshiping Jesus! May Church of God groups quit putting an artificial divide at the throne room of God, separating the Father and Son.

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    dust_i_am in "To Kill a People: Abortion and the Soul of America"

    Your wrote: "We have raised our voice when the annual March for Life rally takes place in Washington, D.C..."

    Has the United Church of God ever sent a delegation to the rally? It seems Roman Catholics dominate this event - and Covington Catholic High School students received a lot of attention there this year.

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    dust_i_am in "A Speech that Could Not Be Given Today"
    I think the speech could still be given today - at Liberty University, or Hillsdale, or some other Christian college. (Maybe even at Ambassador Bible!) On more secular university campuses, it might be more difficult.
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    dust_i_am in "Valentine's Day: What's Wrong With Showing Love?"

    If I understand this writer correctly, ANY act of love is wrong on Valentine's Day, because it would have pagan roots.

    Ask the families in Parkland, Florida how that turned out on 2/14/18.

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    dust_i_am in "Financial Statements"

    Is here a reason why UCG is not a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), as other media ministries are?

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    dust_i_am in "The Illegal Immigration Crisis—No End in Sight"

    God "shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt." - Deut. 10:18-19, New Living

    Weren't all believers once "illegals" in a spiritual sense - brought in by the blood of Jesus, based on the second half of Ephesians 2?

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    dust_i_am in "Can a Nation Commit Suicide?"

    The phrase "commit suicide" has become sensitive for some people.

    I learned this at a recent workplace, where suicide prevention groups say "commit" makes suicide sound like a crime (e.g., "commit murder") instead of a mental health issue.

    I realize UCG probably considers suicide a crime through the eyes of God, but thought you'd want to be aware.

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    dust_i_am in "The Decline of the American Male"

    If it's wrong for a man to be soft and gentle, why have male adults long been called "gentle-men?"

    And doesn't the Bible show God the Father and Jesus Christ have gentle qualities - in verses such as Isaiah 40:11 and II Corinthians 10:1? Not to mention "gentleness" being a fruit of the Holy Spirit in Galatians 5:22, KJV?

    Also, didn't a new generation of "tough guys" emerge to replace Wayne and Eastwood - such as Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Bruce Willis? Not to mention growing interest in WWE and UFC?

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    dust_i_am in "Why Celebrating Christmas Is Futile"

    "The autumn" is how a line from "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is sung in Church of God groups. But originally, Julia Ward Howe wrote, "In the beauty of the LILIES...."

    That's led to a school of thought that Jesus actually was born during Spring. But that's a very different discussion.

  • dust_i_am
    dust_i_am in "Update from the President: Dec. 6, 2018"

    This is worth publishing in the United News!
    Making sure I spelled it right. :-)

  • dust_i_am
    dust_i_am in "Who Is the Antichrist?"
    Fred, if President Obama "holds the Islamic religion," a lot of people owe Jeremiah Wright a big apology. I remember critics pinning Pastor Wright's sermons on Mr. Obama, because he was a member of Wright's United Church of Christ congregation (different from UCG). If the President converted from UCC, when did it happen?
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    dust_i_am in "How the Mighty Have Fallen!: President George H.W. Bush"

    A "national day of mourning" was declared to remember the late President. How do we as Christians mark such a day? Do we fast or change our diet, as Daniel seemed to do? Do we "wear sackcloth," as they did in the Old Testament - and what does that mean today?

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    dust_i_am in "Evil Reports"

    You say, "Everyone has something good about them." But doesn't everyone also have something evil as well?

    Doesn't Romans 3:23 say we've all sinned? And until those people repent, aren't they all guilty in the eyes of God? Is that a more Biblical view?

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    dust_i_am in "The Judges: Jephthah - From Loser to Leader"
    This study and section of Judges can lead to serious soul-searching. Have we ever made a vow to God that we ignored, perhaps without realizing it? Is He enforcing that on us in some way now? And how do we define a "vow"? If I promise to get the family a roast for dinner and then find chicken on sale at the store, have I broken a vow by purchasing the chicken - especially if God hears everything we say?
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    dust_i_am in "How to Quit Porn"
    I heard a report this week that three of the eight most-visited U.S. websites are porn sites. They have more visits than eBay or Twitter. Stunning and sad to consider.