TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter Here is the first portion of the letter that WCG sent out today: Letter from Joseph Tkach: March 2009 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This month marks the first U.S. regional conference of 2009, followed by meetings with our international Mission Developers. Please join me in praying for God’s blessing […]
Month: March 2009
It’s Friday the 13th
COGwriter Today is Friday the 13th. According to Hollywood and certain superstitions it is supposed to be an unlucky time. In his latest commentary, LCG’s William Bowmer reported the following: Friday the 13th: Superstition, Fear or Fraud? Are you suffering from paraskavedekatriaphobia? Or maybe triskaidekaphobia? What does Friday the 13th mean to you? Is Friday […]
USA the Next Zimbabwe?
COGwriter The Governor of South Carolina has raised concerns that the USA is going the way of the African nation of Zimbabwe: S.C. governor evokes Zimbabwe in arguments against stimulus CNN – March 11, 2009 COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — The United States faces a Zimbabwe-style economic collapse if it keeps “spending a bunch of […]
COGaIC and LCG on Stem Cells
COGwriter US President Barack Obama lifted various restrictions on stem cell research this week. This is not a change I can believe in. Both COGaIC and LCG had some comments about this. Here is all of what COGaIC said this week: As we move ever closer toward realizing the medical potential of stem cell research […]
Saudis Make More Efforts for Arab Unity
جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter Today, the Saudis took another step towards Islamic unity without Iranian dominance: Saudis seek Arab unity to push Middle-East peace plan AFP – March 11, 2009 RIYADH: A thawing of relations with Syria is part of Riyadh’s efforts to isolate Iran and show regional unity […]
The End of Evangelicals Next Decade?
Billy Graham, April 1966 COGwriter In the news yesterday, an evangelical gives his reasons why he feels that the end for evangelicals is near: The coming evangelical collapse An anti-Christian chapter in Western history is about to begin. But out of the ruins, a new vitality and integrity will rise. By Michael Spencer from the […]
Iran: Site of Esther’s Tomb?
Tomb in Hamadan, Iran COGwriter Iran made a possible location of the supposed tomb of Esther and Mordecai a national location: Where is the Tomb of Mordechai and Esther? Israel National News – March 10, 2009 A few months ago, the normally hostile Iranian regime took the rather unusual step of adding a Jewish holy […]
Biblical Diet
Wheat COGwriter What did people eat in biblical times? There have been a lot of claims, but the following article seems to have a lot correct: Biblical Diet? There are many today who advocate specific diets — more organic food, no pork, no shrimp, etc — on the basis of the Bible. One can go […]
Germany Does Not Have a “Financial” Crisis
Angela Merkel COGwriter Since early Fall of 2008, I have reported a lot about the financial crisis and its effects on many nations around the world. As I stated then, the problems seem to be allowing for the formation of the German-led European Union to take over the premier leadership in the world economy from […]
Should Christians Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
Postcard from 1912 Honoring “St. Patrick’s Day” COGwriter March 17th is often observed as St. Patrick’s Day. Is this a day for real Christians to celebrate? “Christianity Today” seems to think so as one article at its website states: Patrick the Saint Behind the fanciful legends of the fifth-century British missionary stands a man worthy […]