COGwriter In its latest member letter, the Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) announced the following: FOCUSED MENTORING PROGRAM The Church of God, a Worldwide Association, is pleased to announce a new program designed to address our need to identify and develop pastoral leadership. We all know that one of the challenges faced by […]
Month: December 2012
Adulterous Claimed Lions of Valor
(Isiah 24:15 Quoted in Hebrew) COGwriter The latest TW News & Prophecy from LCG had the following: Adultery Tarnishes Men of Valor Many were stunned when the highly respected U.S. General David Petraeus abruptly resigned as CIA Director, due to an extramarital affair. The general was considered an exceptional battlefield tactician during the wars in […]
Obama Says Taxes Must Rise
COGwriter The Los Angeles Times just posted the following: WASHINGTON – President Obama on Tuesday rejected a GOP offer for avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff and underscored his refusal to accept any deal that does not increase income tax rates for top earners…The White House has been holding to this line in the talks, although […]
Syria’s Assad Cornered and Considering Using Chemical Weapons?
Chemical Weapons Canisters COGwriter Syria and its chemical weapons are again in the news. The Telegraph from the UK has the following headline: Is Bashar al-Assad, cornered and frightened, considering using chemical weapons against the Syrian people? 4 December 2012 The simple answer is likely yes. But I suspect that he has an even bolder […]
Russian and French ‘Mayan Calendar’ Precautions
COGwriter Got emails from two different sources on steps being taken because of the Mayan December 21, 2012 date. The first relates to Russia: 12/3/12 A chilling report written by newly appointed Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu circulating in the Kremlin today states that the permanent deployment of the 200th Motorized Infantry Brigade by the Northern […]
Palestinian Leader Says, ‘Jerusalem is Eternal Capital’
Jerusalem COGwriter Coming off of a victory in the United Nations that the USA and Israel opposed, the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority made some statements of possible prophetic interest: PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Sunday promised someday the PA flag would fly over “Jerusalem, eternal capital of the state of Palestine.” Thousands of people greeted […]
Real Threats to the USA, UK, & Their Allies
COGwriter While the world will not end this month (for some details, see Ten ‘End of the World Predictions’ That Will Be Proven False This Month), there still are real threats to the USA and UK. Here at five different types of news items which reported real dangers and problems for the USA, UK, and […]
Glen Campbell: A Messianic Jew
Glen Campbell (2004 Photo) COGwriter Just read an email related to the faith and practices of singer Glen Campbell (though the story itself is not new, but four years old, but the email to me was new): (Reuters) – Glen Campbell’s new home… Grammys in a cabinet? Check. Movie theater? Check. Jewish artifacts? Check. Back […]
Ecumenical Agenda Moving Ahead: Do They Not Understand the Risk?
Patriarch Bartholomew I COGwriter The Patriarch of Constantinople now calls ecumenical unity “irreversible”: Istanbul (AsiaNews) – The path toward ecumenism is “irreversible” in spite of difficulties in reaching the goal of full communion, said Bartholomew I, ecumenical patriarch, on the Feast Day of Saint Andrew, patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. A delegation representing the […]
Muslim Brotherhood Showing Strength in Egypt, Kuwait, and Syria–What About the USA?
Muslim Brotherhood الإخوان المسلمون Al-Ikhwān Al-Muslimūn COGwriter The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has basically protested against the other protesters there and has apparently stopped the courts, at least for now, from being able to rule against the new Muslim Brotherhood proposed constitution for Egypt: December 2, 2012 CAIRO—Egypt’s highest court postponed ruling on a case […]