Ronald Weinland’s Sermon, Writings, and Memory

VS. COGwriter This morning, I listened to much of CGPFK’s Ronald Weinland’s sermon that he gave yesterday in Dallas. Referring to his earlier writings he stated: Everything stated in the books are going to come to pass…they are absolute (Weinland R.  Ordinations and Baptisms, pt. 4.  Sermon, Dallas, Texas, January 23, 2010). But the reality […]

EU is Establishing Embassies

EU Flag COGwriter Now that the Lisbon Treaty has been signed, the EU is wasting little time to move forward.  Opening embassies has apparently been a priority: More than 50 EU embassies open across the world More than 50 European Union embassies have opened across the world since the Lisbon Treaty came into force three […]

LCG Announces Its 2010 Feast of Tabernacles’ Sites

Banner at 2007 Feast of Tabernacles in Tobago COGwriter The Living Church of God has announced many of its sites for the Feast of Tabernacles (a major Fall pilgrimage) in 2010: Feast of Tabernacles 2010 Feast preparation is once again hitting high gear! USA sites have been finalized and contracts signed, and the Festival Office will be […]

Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons, Saudi Arabia, and the King of the South

Hiroshima After the Atomic Bomb Was Detonated COGwriter It has been reported that Pakistan may have made some type of clandestine deal with Saudi Arabia concerning nuclear weapons: Exposed: Saudi Arabia’s secret nuke stash Riyadh ‘confident’ it has an atomic option WND – Jan 22, 2010 JERUSALEM – Pakistan’s nuclear weapons project was partially financed […]

Tkach Misunderstands Repentance

TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter In his commentary today, GCI/WCG’s J. Tkach claimed: Another Look at Repentance Repentance is a cornerstone of Christian life, yet when it is misunderstood – as it often is – it can cause Christians to live with needless fear and doubt about their relationship with God. The most common way to misunderstand […]

Deficit Will Harm USA Economy to the Point of Destruction

COGwriter More and more economists and economic writers are recognizing that the massive USA deficits will severely harm the economy of the USA: Eventually, the huge federal deficit likely to hurt stocks Dallas Morning News – Jan 18, 2010 …Interest rates will almost certainly rise as the government tries to float trillions of dollars in […]

US Fears of EU’s Galileo and China’s Space Military

COGwriter As long-time readers of the COGwriter page are aware, I have long been concerned that the EU’s Galileo would be used against the US sometime after it comes online.  Notice that apparently certain American officials have had similar concerns: EU awards Galileo satellite-navigation contracts BBC Jan 7, 2010… Galileo should have been operational by […]

Germany to Supply Israel Ships in 2012

Berlin Reichstag COGwriter Israel is working on a military deal with Germany: Israel Seeks German Arms-Aid Deal 1B Euro Package To Include Surface Ships, Submarines Defense News – Jan 18, 2010 This represents a significant switch with Israel depending on Germany, instead of the USA, for certain high-tech arms. But also, if Germany is to […]

Ambassador Watch Site to Shut Down

TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter As I expected, the anti-COG Ambassador Watch website finally announced that it will be shutting down: AW comes to an end This is the last posting to appear on AW. After more than eleven years – beginning with a very small website on Geocities, then moving into a fairly massive site […]

Another Haiti Earthquake

Earthquake Damage in Port-au-Prince COGwriter Haiti was struck by what seems to have been a 6.1 earthquake this morning: Aftershock Strikes Unstable Haiti, Shaking Buildings (Jan. 20) — A 6.1-magnitude aftershock rattled Haiti early Wednesday morning, shaking already-unstable buildings and sparking panic among the many homeless survivors of last week’s devastating quake.  http://www.sphere.com/2010/01/20/aftershock-rattles-unstable-haiti/19323804/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sphere.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Faftershock-rattles-unstable-haiti%2F19323804%2F Haiti has […]