How about one politics, one sports, one COG and one of your choice….A Republican announces a challenge to Trump in the primaries. The Braves win the World SeriesSerious talks begin concerning a COG/COGOP merger.
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How about one politics, one sports, one COG and one of your choice….A Republican announces a challenge to Trump in the primaries. The Braves win the World SeriesSerious talks begin concerning a COG/COGOP merger.
1. Donald Trump will call someone a name and the press will report it as breaking news.2. The Green Bay Packers will hire Aaron Rodgers as Head Coach and QB.3. Dennis McGuire will make a comeback.
1) Donald Trump will be impeached, potentially more than once, but not removed2) The Orioles will lose fewer than 100 games3) Someone will say I have no right to be an admin here because I no longer attend a COG
*The GOP becomes even more irrelevant than they currently are* The Ohio State Buckeyes will continue their dominance of TTUN* The COG will continue to lose congregations to independent works* I will spend far less time on social media and far more time in the Wor________________“Hell will be filled with people that didn’t cuss, didn’t drink, and may even have been baptized. Why? Because none of those things makes someone a Christian.”
1) Trump is impeached but not removed. There will be an assassination attempt on his life.2) The Cincinnati Reds stun the baseball world.
1) The indictment of Hillary, Comey and others causes Trump impeachment hype to fizzle out.2) Border wall/barrier built with or without Congressional approval.3) Both Romney and Bernie hint at independent Presidential bids. 4) Naval standoff over Taiwan as Beijing becomes more desperate. Chicoms back down and lose face. Nationwide protests in mainland China. 5) Assassination attempt against Rush Limbaugh________________
Serious question – how much stock (if any) do you put in Q and QAnon? ZERO. I believe that is all a silly distraction________________
Prediction:Pain. (said in Clubber Lang voice________________
Reinterpreted, yes. I’m going to have to take issue with cleverly though.
None ! There are a few in our church that spend every waking hour posting about Q on FB. None of Q’s predictions ever come true or they are cleverly reinterpreted after said “event†fails to come to fruition. Total scam________________
How about one politics, one sports, one COG and one of your choice…. 1. Mueller’s final report will be more accusations or hints of wrong doing. AS a basis the impeachment crowd will push to impeach, but will fail.2. Soccer will continue to gain converts and replace NFL (I could be wrong on that!)3. A more concerted effort will be made for the COG to become more congregational. Me leading the charge with 3 people behind me, will fail!4. At 80 yrs old, the USMC will forgive my affairs with the USAF, COG & USN and recall me as a DI on Pleasure Island!As I continue to dream……..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Concerning serious talks for the merger of COG/COGOP – As a fourth generation COGOP pastor, I’m ready to see this. Not because I will gain anything, I’m a 63 year old pastor who is nearing his retirement, rather, for the sake of Christian reconciliation and witness. For this sake, I am willing to see the end of the COGOP and the reuniting of its members and ministers with the COG. I’m not worried about those in the COGOP who have position, they can retire or pastor (good pastors are always needed). For our younger ministers, the combination would offer more opportunities than the two separates organizations. There were be cost savings in administration and greater resources for missions.The question to me is, are the COG folks willing to accept back the COGOP without condemnation? I can say that there are many in the COGOP who see no need for the separation, including descendants of the Tomlinson family.
Mat, please forgive my ignorance here. I could probably look this stuff up, but it’s easier to just ask.
If you were to ask this question 30 years ago, I would say there were many differences. Today, it has to do with government structure, but I think the COG has the right idea with votes and limits. Concerning Sanctification – we have open up to a preach it as you wish (Second Deficient or Finished Work), if you preach it at all.We have come into alignment on issues such as the nature of the Church and membership requirements. The fly in the ointment is heritage and take on history. As to the AJT issues, there are many in the COG who have come to understand it as a struggle for leadership, which continues in both organizations today in various degrees. I’ll be glad, on behalf of the Tomlinson family, to forgive you folks for all the times you took him to court, if you folks will accept us back and say some nice things about his leadership. Then we all can join together and complain about the current leadership.
Re: What are your 2019 predictions?
Concerning serious talks for the merger of COG/COGOP – As a fourth generation COGOP pastor, I’m ready to see this. Not because I will gain anything, I’m a 63 year old pastor who is nearing his retirement, rather, for the sake of Christian reconciliation and witness. For this sake, I am willing to see the end of the COGOP and the reuniting of its members and ministers with the COG. I’m not worried about those in the COGOP who have position, they can retire or pastor (good pastors are always needed). For our younger ministers, the combination would offer more opportunities than the two separates organizations. There were be cost savings in administration and greater resources for missions.The question to me is, are the COG folks willing to accept back the COGOP without condemnation? I can say that there are many in the COGOP who see no need for the separation, including descendants of the Tomlinson family. Mat I think all COG folks would accept you back gladly. We have the same roots and believe the same things.At worst, we see Tomlinson as one that couldn’t let go of his control of all aspects of the denomination… even though it clearly was too much for one man anymore – and some mistakes had been made – albeit probably honest mistakes due to a work overload. At best – we see it as mostly a political disagreement that no one knew how to de-escalate at the time. Tomlinson had indeed navigated the church through some very difficult times and should be lauded for that accomplishment.Was there a good way to tell a man that his G.O. position for life needed to come to an end?And – just as difficult – how do you tell 50% of the administrators of the newly combined COG/COGOP that their services in Cleveland are no longer required? I just don’t see no one going easily. And the larger denomination (COG) will undoubtedly favor their sons for all future positions. How does the COGOP leadership let that go________________
Concerning serious talks for the merger of COG/COGOP – As a fourth generation COGOP pastor, I’m ready to see this. Not because I will gain anything, I’m a 63 year old pastor who is nearing his retirement, rather, for the sake of Christian reconciliation and witness. For this sake, I am willing to see the end of the COGOP and the reuniting of its members and ministers with the COG. I’m not worried about those in the COGOP who have position, they can retire or pastor (good pastors are always needed). For our younger ministers, the combination would offer more opportunities than the two separates organizations. There were be cost savings in administration and greater resources for missions.The question to me is, are the COG folks willing to accept back the COGOP without condemnation? I can say that there are many in the COGOP who see no need for the separation, including descendants of the Tomlinson family. Mat I think all COG folks would accept you back gladly. We have the same roots and believe the same things.At worst, we see Tomlinson as one that couldn’t let go of his control of all aspects of the denomination… even though it clearly was too much for one man anymore – and some mistakes had been made – albeit probably honest mistakes due to a work overload. At best – we see it as mostly a political disagreement that no one knew how to de-escalate at the time. Tomlinson had indeed navigated the church through some very difficult times and should be lauded for that accomplishment.Was there a good way to tell a man that his G.O. position for life needed to come to an end?And – just as difficult – how do you tell 50% of the administrators of the newly combined COG/COGOP that their services in Cleveland are no longer required? I just don’t see no one going easily. And the larger denomination (COG) will undoubtedly favor their sons for all future positions. How does the COGOP leadership let that go? I feel better all ready Nature Boy. As to those working in Cleveland, as I said, many of the COGOP officials are near retirement or can go do the most important job of all – pastor a local church. I do not see the COG employees or officials stepping down, rather I would hope that consideration be given the hourly workers and support staff at the COGOP International Offices. It can be done, but not with those in Cleveland bargaining for positions and credit. At least the COG has term limits, so within ten years there would be a turn over anyway. If COG accepts the COGOP Bishops with full voting rights from the get go, I think that’s fair enough. There is one problem – our women vote on all matters in the assembly, but next COG assembly I think you guys are going to iron-out the ordained women having a vote in the counsel, and maybe even holding positions in the 18 (is it still 18?) and the top five, plus ministry department directors (as the angel said to Mary, all things are possible with God).Back to those serving in leadership roles in the COGOP (at the International Offices and as Overseers), I have seen them drop a pastor from his church or employee from their job for much less a cause then Christian unity and reconciliation. So they need to be examples to the membership and be willing to sacrifice as they have asked others to do.Again, the problem is at the top. There is much lip-service to the issue, but little concrete action. I can promise you, the COGOP membership no longer supports their leadership in the same way they did the Tomlinsons. Oddly enough, it was the leadership who pointed out the failures of the Tomlinsons, so now we will give them a chance to show us how submit.Mat