We at the JudeoChristian Foundation and Church of God Webcast are sad to announce the death of Jeff Patton. His reliance on God and his motivation to preach a ‘sola scriptura’ message that fulfilled Jesus’ charge to his disciples was the inspiration and driving force behind our ministry. Jeff loved to share the biblical stories along with his research into history and archaeology that supported the message of the scriptures. He was concerned about the need to build bridges within the Church of God community and he wanted to support the brethren in their study of God’s word, so they could ‘give an answer’ when asked to explain the scriptures and their hope in God. Jeff always desired to maintain friendships within the Church of God community. As a co-worker wrote when writing of their shared experience in serving the French-speaking brethren : “He was warm, positive, caring, hospitable and generous.” Jeff valued the people God brought into his life and he actively worked with a variety of fellowships to promote our common heritage in the scriptures. Inspired by Jeff’s example of faith we will continue to diligently accomplish the work of teaching the truth of scripture and uniting brethren in the love of Christ, the Word of Truth. Jeff Patton Tribute Jeff was born into the Patton family whose motto is Virtute adepta, meaning “acquired by virtue,” and he lived this motto all of his life. Though his battle was not by the sword of his ancestors he wielded the word of God with…
June 3rd, 2011
Carolanne Patton Biography
Comments Off on Carolanne Patton Biography, Carolanne Patton, by COG Webcast.Carolanne Patton Carolanne continues to walk in the footsteps of parents and grandparents whose strength was their faith in God and his promises. Living faithfully according to every word of scripture has been her motivating principle in life. Graduating from Ambassador College with an emphasis in educational psychology, Carolanne’s dream of teaching was put on hold for many years as she helped her husband, Jeff, in his work. Whether overseeing the camp kitchen to feed 50 hungry campers and staff, selling residential real-estate, shingling a roof, writing reports, filing taxes, traveling overseas to the church’s various Feast of Tabernacles sites, brushing up on rusty French-language skills, pruning an overgrown orchard, tiling floors, or editing books, Carolanne has enjoyed the variety and adventure of being Jeff’s help-mate. A decade spent as a part-time interior designer doing residential and commercial installations gave her an insight into the business world, while responsibilities as full-time wife and mother kept her fully grounded in the realities of home and hearth. Personal struggles with health problems have given Carolanne a special interest in the biblical principles relating a godly lifestyle to good health. With a view to the biblical admonition to “tend and keep” Carolanne continues to be an avid organic gardener, and she has a long history of research into herbs and their health benefits. The mother of four sons, Carolanne had the joy and challenge of homeschooling all of them at one time or another and this venture into teaching fueled her desire to go back to university to…
As amazing as this lovely sunny Victoria Day weekend may seem, the American radio evangelist, Harold Camping and his followers, who are mostly evangelical Protestants, are adamantly expecting and vociferously announcing to the world that there will be a massive earthquake rolling around the planet through its various time zones on May 21st… Read More on WorldTomorrow.ca or Follow on Twitter @COGWebcast
RECKLESS WORDS PIERCE LIKE A SWORD – Proverbs 12:18 By Jean Jantzen If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless – James 1:26 A tear ran silently down her cheek. She wanted to curl up in a little ball and disappear. “How could they say those things about me?” She knew in her heart they were not true. Still the accusations wounded her deeply. The words made her stomach bitter; they tumbled round and round in her head devastating, discouraging, and depressing her. Why wouldn’t the negative words go away and leave her alone? Why did the words trouble her, festering in her brain like a boil ready to blow? It was like a black cloud had engulfed her. As brethren, the Apostle Paul shows us how our thought processes should work if we are tuned into God. Philippians 4:8:
May 12th, 2011
Replacing Brute Force with the Rule of Law
Comments Off on Replacing Brute Force with the Rule of Law, Blog, Jeff Patton, by CGP.Was the killing of Osama Bin Laden by the Navy SEALs, who were acting under the orders of President Barak Obama, justifiable? Or, as decorated WWII war veteran and sole surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg genocide trials, Benjamin B. Ferencz, asks, was it a pre-meditated illegal assassination? Ferencz, now 92, would like our world to be more humane and secure. His hope for a better future has led him to be a strong supporter of the work being carried out by today’s International Criminal Court. Ferencz wants to see the world’s present political ethos favouring the “rule of force” replaced by “the rule of law.” Consequently, the former Nuremburg prosecutor would have greatly preferred seeing Osama Bin Laden put on trial for mass murder rather than summarily dispatched with a couple of bullets to the head. He notes… Read More on WorldTomorrow.ca or Follow on Twitter @COGWebcast
May 12th, 2011
Second Coming of Osama Bin Laden
Comments Off on Second Coming of Osama Bin Laden, Blog, Jeff Patton, by CGP.In a CBS News interview yesterday, U.S. President Barak Obama rejected releasing grisly death pictures of the al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, saying, “We don’t trot this stuff out as trophies… The fact of the matter is, this was somebody who was deserving of the justice that he received, and I think Americans and people around the world are glad that he is gone. But we don’t need to spike the football” (referring to the iconic athletic enthusiasm exhibited by American footballers when they score touchdown points). Read More on WorldTomorrow.ca or Follow on Twitter @COGWebcastYes, Bin Laden was indeed worthy of the death penalty …
May 7th, 2011
Moment of Truth
Comments Off on Moment of Truth, Articles, Jean Jantzen, by COG Webcast.A building without integrity may receive structural damage, or even collapse, in a storm. Similarly, people without integrity are blown about by the winds of misfortune and destroyed by catastrophes, for they lack the firmness, solidity, and strength of character to weather any storm. Dr. William Menninger (1899 ~ 1966) called integrity one of the six essential qualities that are the key to success. By Jean Jantzen Have you ever tuned into Moment of Truth? I accidentally did the other night. Contestants answer a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions to receive cash prizes. One contestant, a mother of three and a volunteer firefighter was asked: “Have you ever shoplifted from a store and given it to your kids?” The woman laughed and said “yes, all the time.” I was so astonished by her response I listened to more. The next question was: “Have you ever set fire to a neighbours’ property and the answer was again “Yes.” “Do you want attention from men other than your husband?” “Yes!” “Have you ever stolen anything from a relative’s house?” “Yes!” “Did you ever cheat on your Red Cross First Aid exam?” “Yes!” “As a volunteer firefighter have you ever ignored a call to come when you were called?” And again the answer was an astonishing yes! Hopefully not too many people would shoot themselves in the foot as that contestant was doing.
The Original Hypertext: “In The Beginning Was The Word” Written by Jean Jantzen The Bible is known as the ‘Greatest Book’ ever written. Yet scholars, theologians and philosophers have never come to any sort of agreement on one circumscribed way to read or understand this intriguing book. In fact, trying to find some middle ground has led to hot debate, division and confusion; nonetheless, the Bible continues to be a bestseller. In his book Hypertext, George Landow describes the many features of hypertext: it has many “networks” that “interact . . .it has no beginning, it is reversible; we gain access to it by several entrances, none of which can be authoritatively declared to be the main one”(3). In other words, hypertext is a “vast assemblage” which suggests “the structure of an interlacing, a weaving, or a web which would allow the different threads and different lines of sense or force to separate again, as well as being ready to bind others together”(9). In a development of these principles, Professor Ben Shneiderman has three golden rules for hypertext: 1) there is a large body of information organized into numerous fragments; 2 ) the fragments relate to each other; 3) the reader needs only a small fraction at a time. (http://www.aber.ac.uk/~jjw90/work/misc/hyprguid.htm# Getting Started: Shneiderman’s Golden Rules of Hypertext). I will demonstrate how the Bible is a living, dynamic force and fulfills all the aforementioned characteristics of hypertext.
April 24th, 2011
What’s Your Life Worth?
Comments Off on What’s Your Life Worth?, Blog, Jeff Patton, by CGP.This morning on the one-year anniversary of the world’s worst oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I was listening to a CBC Radio 1 interview with Kenneth Fineberg, who is also known as the “pay czar” for British Petroleum’s US$20 billion compensation fund for those hurt by that environmental disaster. Fineberg, a legal specialist in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, was previously the Special Master of the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund a decade ago and wrote a book about his experience called “What is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11.” So, how does Mr. Fineberg place a value on a human life? Read More on WorldTomorrow.ca or Follow on Twitter @COGWebcast
April 10th, 2011
Evil Deserves Justice
Comments Off on Evil Deserves Justice, Blog, Jeff Patton, by CGP.How do we, as a society, effectively respond to evil? This week the B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Johnston sentenced Kruse Hendrik Wellwood, 17, and Cameron Alexander Moffat, 18, to life in prison with no possibility for parole for 10 years. They were convicted by a large amount of grisly evidence and by the testimony of their own mouths. What was the crime Wellwood and Moffat committed?… Read More on WorldTomorrow.ca or Follow on Twitter @COGWebcast