The following was from an AP story this morning: CAIRO, Egypt – Osama bin Laden urged sympathizers to join the “caravan” of martyrs as he praised one of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers in a new video that emerged Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. […]
Month: September 2007
Independent Laodiceans Admit Problems
The following is from the latest edition of Servants’ News: Falling Away from the Laodicean Church by Sandy Kile I’ve heard more excuses lately for not meeting on the Sabbath and for groups splitting up than you can shake a stick at. Some are splitting over doctrine, but quite often things so petty and silly […]
Sunday: Memorial of Creation or Mithraism?
By COGwriter When we were in Greece in June 2007, my wife Joyce took a photograph of the following which is actually named “Sunday Church”. Sunday Church, Naxos Greece Is Sunday a memorial of creation or a memorial of Mithraism? Notice the following news account: Asia News, Italy – Sept 9, 2007 Vienna (AsiaNews) – […]
WCG’s J. Tkach Transformation from Truth
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH My son Michael thought that the above picture could capture in humor what I believe has happened to the WCG. My wife Joyce coined the expression “Transformed from Truth” many years ago when she first heard of the book improperly titled “Transformed by Truth” by Joseph Tkach (Jr.). In his September 2007 newsletter, […]
Holy Days in September/October 2007
Choir During the 2006 Feast of Tabernacles in Antigua, Guatemala By COGwriter As most readers of this page are aware, we in the Churches of God observe the biblical Holy Days that Jesus and the apostles did. Holy Days that while observed by the early New Testament Church (as well as throughout the history of […]
Will Many Not Expect The End?
In the latest edition of Servants’ News was the following letter and with a response: LETTER: How is it that the world will have gone through uprisings (Mat 24:7), martyrdoms (Mat 24:9), famines (Rev 6:6), plagues (Rev 6:8), massive earthquake, darkening of the sun, meteor shower (Rev 6: 12-13), a third of trees being burned (Rev […]
CG7’s Whaid Rose states “We Are Protestant”
The latest edition of Norman Edward’s Servants’ News arrived this week. Norman Edwards reported that he attended this summer’s convention of CG7-Denver. And while he apparently liked the convention, here is some of what he reported: President Whaid Rose stated, “We are Protestant. We protested the Catholic Church and embraced ‘sola scriptura’. We just protested more […]
Adventist Reports She Was Surprised
By COGwriter Yesterday, I received the following in two emails from the same woman: What a fascinating website! I love the Sabbath and I love history – your website is an excellent resource for both. Thank you so much for all the time and effort that has obviously gone into your website. I’m looking forward to exploring it […]
Truly a Land With Milk and Honey
The following news item was of interest: ‘Land of Milk and Honey’ lives up to its name Jerusalem Post – Sept 3, 2007 Now it’s official. The Land of Milk and Honey has lived up to its name. A Hebrew University archeologist has uncovered the oldest known apiary, or beehive colony, in the Middle East. Prof. […]
Now Felix Becomes Category 5 Hurricane
Felix Becomes Category 5 Hurricane By MARGARET WEVER, AP Posted: 2007-09-03 06:44:08 Filed Under: World News ORANJESTAD, Aruba (Sept. 3) – Felix rapidly strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 hurricane and churned through the Caribbean Sea on a path toward Central America, where forecasters said it could make landfall as “potentially catastrophic” storm. Felix was […]