The following news story was of interest: The world will end in 2060, according to Newton Evening Standard (UK) – June 19, 2007 His famously analytical mind worked out the laws of gravity and unravelled the motion of the planets. And when it came to predicting the end of the world, Sir Isaac Newton was […]
Month: June 2007
COGs Comment on Future Cyberspace Attacks
LCG reported: 6/07/07 Cyberspace Security Threatened. The world’s economy could suffer billions of dollars in losses if enemies of the Western nations were to succeed in disabling the Internet. Business and tax revenues would plummet. Banks would close their doors and automated teller machines would run out of money as customers rushed to withdraw savings. […]
UCG Appoints New Manager in Australia
In the latest United News, UCG’s Ruth Root reported: The chairman of the Board for the United Church of God–Australia announced that Torin Archer has accepted the position of acting national office manager. Some months ago Allan Hambleton submitted his resignation as office manager because of health considerations. Expressions of interest were requested from the […]
COGaIC: Name of Paul
COGaIC’s Peter Nathan wrote: The New Testament records in Acts 13 that Saul changed his name to Paul. Why did he do this? Many commentators have sought to find the answer in the help that Sergius Paulus, governor of Cyprus, provided to Saul and Barnabas on their first journey there. While it is possible that […]
Honor Your Father
Today, is commonly called “father’s day” in the USA and many other lands. Notice that the Bible teaches: ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is […]
Orthodox Need to Reject Unity With Catholics
COGwriter There is a lot of buzz about various efforts on the behalf of Pope Benedict XVI to create some type of unity with the Eastern Orthodox churches. The Orthodox, however, need to study their Bibles and resist such efforts. It is commonly taught that the two main doctrinal issues separating the two churches are: 1. The filioque […]
Pope Benedict XVI and Orthodox Unity
Here are two stories: Pope tells Cypriot Orthodox leader he holds ‘firm hope’ for Christian unity Associated Press – June 16, 2007 VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI told a visiting Cypriot Orthodox leader Saturday that he holds hope that the Catholic and Orthodox churches can be united, despite centuries of painful division. The churchmen […]
ICG’s Mark Armstrong Reports on Gaza
Last night, ICG’s Mark Armstrong reported: News from Gaza over the past two days has been absolutely stupefying. Israel’s withdrawal from the territory, the bolstering of that ridiculous “coalition government,” the appeasement of one group of more moderate terrorists hoping to hold at bay the more radical terrorists, the whole thing has turned into a […]
Plain Truth Ministries and WCG
In the latest issue of Together (subtitled Worldwide Church of God News) WCG reported: Even after 20 years, people find old advertisements for magazines and booklets that we used to publish. If they ask for The Plain Truth, we explain that the PT is published by an organization that is not affiliated with us, and […]
The Latest from CBCG’s Fred Coulter
In his latest newsletter, CBCG’s Fred Coulter reported: The Bible Project: We are continuing to make progress with the Old Testament Bible Project. We should be finished editing and polishing up the Scriptures in about 60 days—and finished writing and editing the commentaries in about 90 days. This will give enough lead-time for the printer […]