75 years ago today the Reichstag went up in flames. The blaze gave the Nazi party a chance to declare a state of emergency. Who was responsible for the fire? (more…)

Here in Mobile we finally broke down and bought a weather alert radio. It woke us up this morning. (more…)

Today we got to share Jerry and Mary Ann Aust’s 44th wedding anniversary after church services in Mobile, Alabama. (more…)

Mr. Jean Carion’s funeral was today. He died last Friday in his sleep at the age of 84. There were about 150 people in attendance at the funeral from various Church of God groups, including visitors from the "Living Church of God" and the United Church of God.

Rees Ellis wrote me today from Belgium: "My father-in-law, Jean Carion died peacefully in his sleep this morning, Friday February 15th 2008. Thank you all for your prayers and words of encouragement over the past years." Mr. Carion was the pastor of the Worldwide Church of God congregation in Brussels, but he and his congregation separated from WCG in 1993 over doctrinal differences. They were then part of the Global Church of God. In recent years they were not aligned with any of the larger Church of God organizations, but were always hospitable to guests, including Mr. Roderick Meredith, who visited last November, and recent guests from United. I extend heartfelt condolences to Rees and Fanny.

Comment from Kenneth Griswold:

"I was saddened to hear of the death of Mr. Carion. I was in Belgium for the feast several years back and he gave an excellent sermon. I really appreciated Rees and Fanny’s hospitality along with the rest of the European brethren."

I speak regularly in the Netherlands, so it was time for a guest from the Netherlands to visit our Dormagen congregation. (more…)

Germany has been called "the land of poets and thinkers", but you would have to wonder about that today while watching the traditional "Rosenmontag" parades which are the highlight of the annual Mardi Gras celebrations here. (more…)