Beijing After Rain Beijing on a Normal Sunny Day COGwriter A lot has been happening in China. So much so, that the government there is apparently becoming a little more accommodating of Western religions: Beijing holds secret talks with banned churches as 100 million defy party rules The Times – Jan 26, 2009 A secret […]
Month: January 2009
Situations Worse in Iceland & South Africa
Northern Shore of Reykjavík, Iceland COGwriter As I have been reporting lately, Iceland and South Africa are having problems which seem to be worsening: Icelandic government becomes first to be brought down by the credit crunch Daily Mail, UK – Jan 23, 2009 The government of Iceland today became the first to be effectively brought […]
UCG Reports Small Reductions
Ruins of Ancient Laodicea COGwriter The January 2009 edition of UCG’s United News arrived last night. It contained some information on the size of the United Church of God: Total worldwide Feast of Tabernacles attendance (including shut-ins who received tapes): 2005: 19,765 2006: 20,436 2007: 20,476 2008: 20,349 The following are the attendance figures from […]
Russian Orthodox Leader Urges No Compromise With Catholics
Metropolitan Kirill (also spelled Kyrill) COGwriter A major leader of the Orthodox Church in Russia is warning against unity with the Catholics of Rome: Likely Moscow patriarch stresses differences with Catholic belief Moscow, Jan 23, 2009 / 07:03 am (CNA).- An Orthodox prelate considered to be the most likely successor of Patriarch of Moscow Alexy […]
LCG: Pray for President Obama
Official Photograph of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States COGwriter In his latest commentary, LCG’s Wyatt Ciesielka wrote: On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama assumed the leadership of a mighty but beleaguered nation. Regardless of whether we are individually thrilled, indifferent, or dismayed about the new American president and his Democratic majority, […]
Civil Unrest in Europe
World Currencies Including the Euro Can Have Problems COGwriter The following news items were of prophetic interest: EU states monitor spread of civil unrest EUobserver – Jan 22, 2009 EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – EU member states are “intensively” monitoring the risk of spreading civil unrest in Europe, as riots over the economic crisis erupt in […]
Russia’s New Military Delayed Until 2016
The Admiral Chabanenko, Russian anti-submarine destroyer. COGwriter As I mentioned two months ago (see Russia’s Financial Crisis), I thought that the economic situation in Russia may delay its military plans. Well, that does seem to be the case: Russia to rebuild army by 2016 RIA Novosti, Russia – Jan 22, 2009 MOSCOW. (Nikita Petrov for […]
CGOM: Reincarnation
A slightly difficult uphill and narrow way in Tobago COGwriter CGOM,UK’s James McBride sent out the following: Reincarnation: will you live again? ‘The time will come when all of the dead …will come out of their graves’ The concept that each human lives a succession of lives– reincarnation—is a core teaching of Eastern religions. But […]
UCG on the Euro’s Future
Greek 2 Euro Coin Shows the Woman (Europa) Riding the Beast (cf. Revelation 17:7) COGwriter In the latest edition of its WN&P, UCG’s Paul Kieffer wrote about the future of the Euro: The euro’s future In a time of turmoil in financial markets around the world and a deepening recession, it might seem a bit […]
Ireland, UK, & USA May Need to Lower Living Standards
World Currencies Are Paper Backed By People’s Faith In Them COGwriter Ireland, the UK, and USA all had major news reports on their precarious financial conditions in the past couple of days: Irish banking stocks lose over half their value Irish Times – Jan 20, 2009 IRISH BANK stocks crashed in trading yesterday, losing at […]