In its update last night, UCG stated the following: God condemns using pagan customs to worship Him. Since Christmas is supposedly a day to worship and celebrate God the Father and Jesus Christ, wouldn’t it be a good idea to look into the Bible to see what it says about how we should worship […]
Month: December 2007
PCG, EU Unity, EU Flag, and Upcoming Treaty
PCG reported: EU leaders are worried that Russia exerts a lopsided degree of power against Europe and are calling for a more unified front against Moscow’s tactics, according to a Washington Times report from Brussels. “While EU leaders believe that peace and stability are built through interdependence, Russia’s leaders are working to create a situation […]
Glacier Melting, the Mayan Calendar, and 2012
The following news item was late last night was of interest: AP (From AOL) WASHINGTON (Dec. 11) – An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even speculated that summer sea ice would be […]
CEM’s Ron Dart on Politics and Abortion
“Bas relief decorating the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, dated circa 1150, depicting a demon performing an abortion upon a woman by pounding a mallet into her belly” CEM’s Ron Dart recently posted the following: There was a time when the Democratic Party was called “the Catholic party” while the Republicans were called “the […]
COGaIC: Is Christmas Celebration Okay?
The Slovenian version of Santa, Ded Moroz or Father Frost In the latest issue of COGaIC’s Vision online the following is asked: Although many Christians are aware of the connections between Christmas and various pagan winter festivals, they continue to celebrate the day as a joyous, tradition-filled festival in honor of Christ. Is that a […]
Chinese Factory to Be World’s Leading Bible Producer
The following news item was of interest: The book they used to burn now fires new revolution of faith in China The Times – Dec 8, 2007 In China it is known as the “sacred doctrine” and it has become one of the country’s bestselling books. Yet it has nothing to do with the […]
David Pack of the Restored Church of God Declares: “Go get those assets and get them here”
Yesterday, at the News of those Once Affiliated with the Global Church of God page, I posted several quotes from an 11/03/07 sermon from RCG’s David Pack. One item he said that I did not quote was that those in international areas (he mentioned Europe, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand if I recall correctly) […]
United Church of God Buys Texas Property
The December 2007 United News was just posted late yesterday. The following appears to be its lead article: Council Approves Purchase of Texas Property The 81.5-acre parcel north of Denton considered a “very good value” at $1.6 million. Closing likely in early January. Further discussions of development plans set for December Council meetings. by Clyde […]
WCG and Christmas: “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”?
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH In his latest monthly letter, WCG’s Joseph Tkach wrote: December 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What is it that makes Christmas a sacred season instead of just a holiday?… Someone once said, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” That’s certainly true, and in fact, Jesus is the reason for […]
Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew (I) Wants Unity with Rome
Born as Dimitrios Arhondonis, he has been known as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I since 1991 COGwriter As biblical prophecy indicates, the Orthodox will apparently unify or at least more strongly cooperate with the Catholics of Rome. Notice portions of a letter posted yesterday at zenit.org (a pro-Vatican news source) from the Patriarch of Constantinople […]