Earthquake Damage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti COGwriter In its weekly prophetic update that came out today, the Living Church of God had the following about the situation in Haiti: New plague for Haiti. As if the devastating January earthquake was not enough, displaced Haitian families living in tent cities now face a new threat–cholera–a disease that […]
Month: November 2010
Dennis Luker: Spirit of Rebellion Brewing in the United Church of God
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter UCG just posted a letter at one of its official websites from its president Dennis Luker that contains the following: Sadly, I must state that there is a spirit of rebellion that has been brewing in the United Church of God for some time—but which is now rising to the surface. Some […]
Germany and China on QE2 and Military Cooperation: Watch Out USA and Australia
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg COGwriter The drop in the US dollar and the rise of the Euro in the past 40 hours has been partially blamed on the new “quantitative easing” program, often called QE2, announced by the US Federal Reserve Chairman yesterday. Leaders from both Germany and China have commented about QE2: Germany concerned by […]
UCG 2010 Financial Statements Show Income Drop
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Today, I noticed that the United Church of God just published its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 (they are in the November 2010 edition of UCG’s United News). UCG showed a small income drop from US$24,735,699 to 23,870,107, which is a drop of about 3.5%. Considering […]
Vatican wants peace deal involving Jerusalem
Jerusalem COGwriter A few weeks ago, Jordan called for the Europeans to be part of a Middle East peace deal (see Jordan Wants Europeans as Part of Peace Plan). This morning, Zenit.org (a pro-Vatican news agency) reported the following: Holy See: Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Needs a Solution… NEW YORK, NOV. 4, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A solution to […]
Polycarp the Heretic Fighter
“Martyrdom of Polycarp” from Ceiling of the Church of St. Polycarp, Smyrna (now called Izmir, Turkey) COGwriter While most people are aware that many heresies afflicted the Church of God from the very beginning, few seem to know that the primary fighters of those heresies in the second century seemed to be based in Asia […]
Another False Prophet? The Elections and Herman Hoeh
COGwriter Yesterday, I received an email from a source identified as “prophecykeepersdotcom@yahoo.com”. This email was telling me that a year ago, someone named John Hogue said he had learned something from an “oracle” that basically predicted that the Republicans would take control of the House and Senate in the United States yesterday (though the “Tea […]
UK & France Make Historical Defense Deal, But Brussels Will Call the Shots
COGwriter The United Kingdom and France made a historic defense deal that was announced today: France and UK plan unprecedented military cooperation Reuters – Nov 2, 2010 LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Britain and France will launch a broad defense partnership on Tuesday that includes setting up a joint force and sharing equipment and nuclear missile research […]
Quantitatively Easing Out of Financial Dominance
Ben Bernanke COGwriter The U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman is expected to take actions this week that will accelerate the trend to move away from the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Notice the following: QE2 risks currency wars and the end of dollar hegemony As the US Federal Reserve meets today to decide whether […]
‘New’ Locusts in Australia
Young Grasshopper COGwriter Australia may be facing another, perhaps more menacing, locust problem: Unusual locust swarm bugs NSW central west Sydney Morning Herald – Nov 2, 2010 Authorities are alarmed by the unusual presence of a large swarm of spur-throated locusts threatening to destroy crops in the NSW central west. The pests, which are larger […]