COGwriter In his booklet, The Seven Laws of Success, the late Herbert W. Armstrong wrote the following related to the fourth law of success: The All-important Fourth Law A person may have chosen his goal. Having it may have aroused tremendous ambition to achieve it. He may have started out educating and training himself for […]
Month: October 2013
Will Pope Francis use some of the wealth of the Vatican to support the Beast and lure people to his faith?
Pope Francis (Source: presidencia.gov.ar) COGwriter On more than one occasion, Pope Francis has called for the Church of Rome to be poor and/or for the poor. He has also hinted about that theme with other statements (e.g. Francis says he wants Rome less narcissistic and says he does not believe in a ‘Catholic God’ as […]
Origin of Halloween is not Christian
COGwriter Many will be observing “Halloween” in two weeks. Many consider that it is a holiday appropriate for “Christians.” One article at the mislabeled Christianity Today starts out with the statement, “I love Halloween” (Mendenhall D. A Halloween Solution. Christianity Today, October 31, 2005. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/novemberweb-only/13.0.html). But the origins of today’s Halloween are not biblical. Do […]
Original Church of God Building on Jerusalem’s Western Wall and Constantine’s Addition
Hagia Sion (left) and Church of God on Jerusalem’s Western Wall (right) Mosaic (4th century) in Church of Santa Pudenziana, Rome COGwriter The late fourth century historian Epiphanius recorded that in Jerusalem in Judea a Christian building was mentioned existing no later that by 135 A.D. Epiphanius wrote the following (a portion of which […]
EU expects major trade deal with Canada and plans to spy like USA in Mediterranean
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada COGwriter The European Union is finalizing a major trade deal with Canada: TORONTO (AP) — A European Union trade spokesman said Wednesday the EU hopes to conclude a free trade deal with Canada in the “coming days.” . “Discussions are indeed continuing at the highest level between the EU and Canada […]
Did Ignatius write against the true Sabbath?
COGwriter Since Jesus and the Apostles kept the Sabbaths and the Holy Days, why do most who profess Christ not observe them? Many claim that Ignatius of Antioch had a writing that showed that the Sabbath was done away by the early second century. This misinformation is all over the internet. The Catholics of Rome […]
Tentative agreement to avert the debt default: What will it really mean?
Statue Intended to be Habakkuk by Donatello (15th century) COGwriter There was an agreement made between certain Republican and Democratic leaders in the USA Senate regarding the current government shutdown and debt default deadline: October 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate leaders struck a bipartisan 11th-hour deal to break the fiscal impasse on Wednesday, and […]
Britain, ECB expansion, and the future of EU Battlegroups
European Central Bank, Frankfurt (Eric Chan) COGwriter The European Central Bank (ECB) finally got Britain to sign off on an expansion of the EU’s financial powers: October 16, 2013 LUXEMBOURG — The European Union on Tuesday took another step to shore up its battered banking sector after Britain agreed to new rules placing many of […]
‘Bishop’ Fellay suggests Pope Francis could be the Antichrist
Pope Francis (Source: presidencia.gov.ar) COGwriter A Roman Catholic leader of an order essentially out-of-step with the Vatican made some comments about Pope Francis: Bishop Bernard Fellay warned on October 12, “The situation of the Church is a real disaster, and the present Pope is making it 10,000 times worse.”… Bishop Fellay, Superior General of the […]
Turkey claiming EU report is poisoned against its membership
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey COGwriter Top leaders in Turkey are blaming ‘the Jews’ for the protests that Turkey has faced: October 15, 2013 Turkey’s relationship with EU ‘poisoned’ On eve of report into expanding EU membership, Turkey’s ambassador to bloc says “the fact that we are not moving on the accession process is poisoning and […]