By COGwriter There was a major split between those in the Churches of God (COGs) and the Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) in the mid-1800s (please see the article 5. The Sardis Church Era)–mainly due to the influence of Ellen White. This is still a major area of disagreement. In today’s post, I would like to show […]
Month: August 2007
CBCG: New Laser Weapon
In its August 15th newsletter, CBCG’s Fred Coulter reported: In a recent sermon, Current News & How Much Time is Left? (7-21-07), I read a report about a fantastic new weapon the Unites States is perfecting. In a class of its own, the airborne weapon uses a powerful laser beam mounted in a 747 jet […]
USA: Weather and Financial Problems
While Hurricane Dean has mainly caused problems in the Caribbean (and still is in Mexico and other places), the USA itself is facing a variety of weather and other problems at this time. Notice what two news stories reported yesterday: The wrath of 2007: America’s great drought The Independent (UK) – June 11, 2007 America […]
WCG No Longer Related to the Plain Truth
WCG’s J. Tkach (Jr.) reported: SPECIAL LEGAL NOTICE to all U.S. and International Pastors, Mission Directors and National Directors As most of you know, the Worldwide Church of God, USA (“WCG”) and Plain Truth Ministries Worldwide (“PTM”) became totally separate and distinct legal entities, effective January 1, 2006, in a friendly disassociation approved by, among […]
CG7 on Holy Days, Birthdays, & “Other Days”
The September 2007 Bible Advocate magazine by the Church of God (7th Day) Denver contained the below editorial by the editor, Calvin Burrell: Beyond Sabbath Fifty-seven delegates representing twenty-three member nations of the International Ministerial Congress sit with me in a crowded hotel conference room as I begin this writing in early July. Their fraternal discussion to advance […]
Hurricane Dean Poised to Hit Land
Dean Poised for Direct Hit on Jamaica Filed Under: Natural Disaster, World News The Caribbean nation converts schools, churches and the indoor national sports arena into shelters and authorities urge people to take cover ahead of a hurricane that could rake the country with winds of 145 mph and dump 20 inches of rain. Interestingly, […]
CGG Adding On
Last week, CGG reported: A construction crew has been hard at work all this week in stifling temperatures and humidity, erecting the structural steel for the office addition. Temperatures reached 104°F on Thursday {8/9/07}, an all-time record for the Charlotte area, but the men worked steadily all day, completing the perimeter steel and hanging a large […]
Living University Begins
LCG’s D. Winnail reported: …on August 15, 2007, Living University began offering online classes—60 years after Mr. Herbert Armstrong started Ambassador College in the fall of 1947. To date, we have received more than 200 applications and have about 150 students enrolled in classes. The University is dedicated to the concept that the word of […]
Another UCG Doctrinal Change?
A long-time reader of the www.cogwriter.com page, who is not a member of the Living Church of God, sent me the following (note the “me” or “my” below is from the one who wrote the following–it was not by COGwriter–my comments, which follow, are all in italics) and asked me to post it: The United Church of […]
7.9 Earthquake in Peru
Hundreds Die in Powerful Peruvian Quake By MONTE HAYES, AP Posted: 2007-08-16 07:22:45 LIMA, Peru (Aug. 16) — A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital, killing at least 337 people and injuring more 827 others, the Civil Defense said early Thursday. Civil Defense Commander Aristides Mussio released the figures on Peru’s state […]