The photo above is of an ancient carving of Euro who is supposed to be the southeast wind. And now economic winds may be changing. The following is from the lead article in the Sep/Oct 2007 edition of UCG’s World News & Prophecy by Darris McNeely: On Sept. 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists attacked America, and overnight everything changed. The […]
Month: October 2007
Orthodox Should Pray For Truth, Not Roman Unity
By COGwriter Pope Benedict XVI The Pope has called for prayer on unity with the Orthodox. Notice the following story: Benedict XVI Praying for Catholic-Orthodox Meeting Zenit – Oct 10, 2007 VATICAN CITY – Benedict XVI called for prayer to bring about full communion between Catholics and Orthodox, especially as theologians from the two Churches engage in ecumenical dialogue. […]
How Should Herbert W. Armstrong Be Viewed?
Below is a photograph of Herbert Armstrong in Japan taken when he was granted an award from the Emperor of Japan: By COGwriter Last month I received a couple of emails from one who had been affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs). He was concerned that the SDAs put too much emphasis on Ellen White–so […]
Ten Commandments Not Well Known
The following article was of interest: Survey: More Americans Familiar with Big Mac Ingredients than 10 Commandments Christian Post – Oct 3, 2007 Think most Americans know the Ten Commandments? Think again. Despite living in a country with a rich and still prevalent Christian heritage – as evident from the Pledge of Allegiance to the […]
Did the Chinese Know About the Feast of Tabernacles?
By COGwriter Arrived safetly home late last night after about 20 hours of traveling from Trinidad and Tobago (where my family and I observed the Feast of Tabernacles). The following news item I received in an email caught my attention: Celebrate fall – the Chinese way Chinese people around the world celebrate autumn by gathering […]
Living University Up and Operating
Michael P. Germano, Ed.D., J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Living University (LU), sent the following update on LU: The university records enrollments and reports them on our IPEDS census date each semester. This occurs at the 10% point of the semester. As of that date we exceeded our strategic long-range plan objective of 36 FTE […]
Sola Scriptura or Prima Luther?
By COGwriter Most of our Protestant friends believe that since the rallying cry of the Protestant reformation was Sola Scriptura, that Martin Luther and other Protestant leaders actually based their doctrines on the Bible alone. Did Martin Luther prefer Sola Scriptura or his own views? Although Martin Luther stated that he looked upon the Bible “as […]
PCG: Tithing Should be Used to Fund Government
The October 2007 edition of the PCG’s Philadelphia Trumpet has the following article by Robert Morley: Many Western nations are burdened with effective tax rates in excess of 30 percent per year. In some countries, such as Sweden and Israel, the rate is closer to 60 percent. But don’t governments need high taxes to operate? The […]
Did Jesus Speak on the Last Great Day?
By COGWriter Today, all who can in the Churches of God are observing the “eighth day of the Feast”, also called the Last Great Day. Although the average member of the United Church of God (UCG) does not seem to realize this, the leadership of that Church essentially says that when Jesus spoke in John […]
Tonight Begins the Last Great Day
By COGwriter One of the major differences between the Church of God and the Protestants and Roman Catholics is that we believe that the Bible clearly teaches that since God is a God of love and is all knowing, that He has a plan that will result in nearly everyone who ever lived being saved. […]