COGwriter In its weekly update yesterday, UCG included the following information: Turning Your Life Around: Where to Start In the face of spiraling national problems, what can you personally do to protect yourself from the present morally adverse atmosphere? 1. Make reading and studying the Bible an important priority… 2. If you’re not already […]
Month: February 2008
CG7’s Calvin Burrell Reflects on Ministerial and Other Deaths
COGwriter In the March 2008 edition of CG7’s Bible Advocate, its former president Calvin Burrell reflects on some of its losses: One year ago this month we lost lead writer and Northeast District Superintendent Richard Wiedenheft just months after the premature deaths of Lynn Taylor and Denis Burrell — energetic ministers all. I reacted with […]
Euro Hits Record Against the US Dollar and Britain Shakes
The photo above is of an ancient carving of Euro who is supposed to be the southeast wind. And the economic winds seem to be changing for the past few years. COGwriter The following news item was of interest: NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar dipped to a record low against the euro on Tuesday, breaking the […]
LCG’s RC Meredith on Politics and Christian Focus
Dr. Meredith and I in his office last month COGwriter In his 2/18/08 co-worker letter, Roderick C. Meredith of the Living Church of God wrote: The attention of much of the world is now focused on the Presidential election season here in the United States. In the most lengthy, drawn-out pre-election maneuverings, primaries and caucuses […]
Ambassador Developer Receivership
On 2/23/08, the Pasadena Star News posted the following: PASADENA – With a crucial part of the Ambassador West development in receivership after its owners defaulted on a $44 million loan, completion of one of the city’s largest, most prestigious housing projects has been thrown into doubt… Councilman Steve Madison, whose district includes Ambassador West, […]
Economic Armageddon?
COGwriter There were two news articles of interest, both with some points to ponder. Here is information from the first: Economic Armageddon A book warns 9/11 was a precursor to collapse of the world’s fiscal superpowers, famine, plague and WWIII Toronto Sun – Feb 24, 2008 Warning: Today’s column is not for the faint of […]
EU Planning on Increased Military Cooperation
Flag of the European Union COGwriter We in the Living Church of God teach that there will be a militaristic future leader of Europe that the Bible calls the King of the North or the Beast. Because the European Union does not have what appears to be the biblically-required military strength it needs (Revelation 13:4) yet, […]
Philadelphia Trumpet Circulation Flat
COGwriter The Philadelphia Church of God recently produced the March 2008 edition of its Philadelphia Trumpet magazine. And it, like other editions has the listed circulation. Here is what the listed circulation for the March (sometimes a combined March-April issue) has been for the past several years: 2004 344,530 2005 315,435 2006 326,702 2007 295,000 2008 […]
The Worldwide Church of God in Canada Gets Some Notice
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter Christianity.ca which describes itself as “A ministry of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada” posted an article from the Canadian branch of the Worldwide Church of God by Gary Moore titled What is a Real Christian? (Gary Moore is the national director of the Worldwide Church of God Canada.). The answer from […]
St. Patrick’s Day: Should it Be Observed At All?
Postcard from 1912 Honoring “St. Patrick’s Day” COGwriter Yesterday, there were several news stories about changing the time of the Catholic celebration of “St. Patrick’s Day” this year. The following is from one such story from TheDay.com followed by one from the ledger.com both dated 2/22/08: SOME PLANNING TO TAKE part in the annual Irish […]