Martin Luther COGwriter Today, the Los Angeles Times reported: On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-history-2010oct31,0,1190292.story Today is a day that many honor Martin Luther. And those that do are normally Protestant. But many […]
Month: October 2010
UCG’s Carmack Hints of a Split
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter John D. Carmack is a UCG supporter with a blog titled Church of God Perspective. In his latest post, he includes the following: After Dennis Luker became President, he stated that it was about governance. At the time, it was presented that they were holding fast to the model developed 15 years […]
WCG/GCI Still Ambiguous About Halloween
COGwriter A search for what the Tkach “WCG” (now renamed GCI) teaches currently on Halloween brought up the following article first: The day does have religious significance for some people, particularly wiccans and druids. For some people and in some regions, Halloween or some of its elements may have a non-Christian religious meaning. Some Halloween […]
LCG on Indonesian Disasters
Indonesian Earthquake 9/02/09 COGwriter In its latest weekly update, LCG reported the following about the disasters and situation in Indonesia: Double Disasters in Indonesia. This week a deadly tsunami and volcanic eruptions struck different parts of Indonesia within a 24-hour period. So far, more than 300 people have been killed, hundreds are missing and more than […]
ICG: Germany’s Rising in Europe
Angela Merkel COGwriter In today’s newsletter, ICG’s Mark Armstrong reported the following about Germany’s growing influence in Europe: Based upon the historical record and what we’ve expected in prophetic terms, it seemed unlikely that Germany would be dragged down to the weakened condition that now afflicts much of the rest of Europe. And sure enough, […]
It’s Your Christian Duty to Vote?
COGwriter Is it your Christian duty to vote? Well, with the American election coming on November 2, 2010, according to various evangelical and Protestant preachers on American television, it is. Is that what the Bible teaches? What would Jesus do? The world is a complicated place with many types of problems. In the world’s so-called […]
Catholic and COG Views on Halloween
COGwriter Halloween is often considered as a Catholic holiday, but within Catholicism there are different views of it. Here is the view of one Catholic writer endorsing Halloween: It should be noted that Halloween is a Catholic holiday. Pope Gregory IV in 835 made it the universal practice in the Roman Catholic Church to celebrate […]
UCG President Asks “What’s Ahead for the Church of God”?
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Dennis Luker, the President of the United Church of God, just had a new letter posted. Here is some of what it included: October 28, 2010 Dear Brethren, What’s ahead for the Church of God?…Brethren, do we today choose life?… What are we to do in this delivered state? When we are […]
Milvian Bridge Day, Constantine, and St. Jude
Labarum Cross COGwriter On October 28, 312 there was a battle at the Milvian Bridge between Constantine (a follower of Mithras) and Maxentius that Constantine’s side one. Today, is observed by some Catholics as Milvian Bridge Day, as well as St. Jude’s Day. Having both of them observed the same day is somewhat an odd […]
CG7 now claims 300,000
Rebuilt Gymnasium in Sardis COGwriter CG7-Denver is now reporting the following on its official website: The Church of God (Seventh Day) recognizes more than 200 congregations in the United States and Canada. It also has affiliated ministries in more than 25 countries outside North America, with a worldwide fellowship of over 300,000 members. This is […]