ECB: Recovery still fragile

European Central Bank, Frankfurt (Eric Chan) COGwriter The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) is admitting that the financial recovery is still fragile: Recovery still fragile: European Central Bank Jeff Black and Jana Randow (Bloomberg) / 26 January 2014 Health check of European banks will help to make monetary policy more effective European Central […]

BibleNewsProphecy: Do Prophets Cite False Prophecies?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel. 18:53 Do Prophets Cite False Prophecies? Do true prophets ever refer to or cite false prophecies? If so, why? What did Jeremiah, Jesus, Paul, and Micaiah do? Did the Apostle Paul refer to pagan understandings […]

New Madrid earthquake risk

(Choo photo) COGwriter More are concerned about the risk of a major earthquake from the New Madrid fault: New Madrid fault zone could spawn huge quakes in U.S. Midwest, South AP – Jan 25, 2014 The New Madrid fault zone in the nation’s midsection is active and could spawn future large earthquakes, scientists reported.It’s “not […]

CBS: Top six scams in the USA

The Ten Commandments COGwriter CBS has a report about what one author believes are the top six scams that affect people in the USA: Overall, the nation’s most prevalent scam remains a fake check con, which involves “overpaying” for a product or service and asking the recipient to refund the difference. By the time the […]

BRICS have a political agenda? China to soon be less relevant?

Devil = Secret + Person + Garden COGwriter A reader send the following about the group of nations known as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa): The BRICS block is gaining stature in the international arena despite doubts about its viability. Once united by similar economic trends, the BRICS countries are now […]

Sermon: Is it logical to believe in God?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce its latest suggested sermon: Is it logical to believe in God?, which is at its ContinuingCOG channel. 1:16:37 Is it logical to believe in God? Is it logical to believe in God? Is it more scientific to believe in God or randomness? Do mathematics disprove […]

Deadly bombs explode in Egypt

Al-Shabaab Flag (also known as the Black Flag of Jihad) COGwriter Bombs went off and killed in Egypt: At least 10 dead in police station bombings, clashes with security forces in Egypt January 24, 2014 CAIRO — A string of explosions struck several security targets in the Egyptian capital on Friday in the highest-profile attack […]

Obama Administration considered to be a facilitator of ‘Christian’ persecution

Inquisition COGwriter Various ones have raised concerns that the persecution of those who claim a version of the Christian faith is being at least indirectly facilitated by lack of condemnation and action by the Obama Administration as well as by certain steps President Obama has taken against those who hold to certain beliefs: January 24, […]

Shepherd’s Voice: COG needs more prophets

“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter The latest edition of Shepherd’s Voice, put out by the Chicagoland Church of God arrived in the mail not too many hours ago (it tends to arrive months after the listed date on it).  The cover story article was titled Need Prophets More than Prophecy and was written by Norman […]

USA concerned about China’s military and air pollution threats

Beijing After Rain Beijing on a Normal Sunny Day COGwriter China’s military objectives and accomplishments are concerns to the USA: January 23, 2014 BEIJING — Visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met Thursday with senior Chinese officials amid mounting tension between Beijing and Washington over China’s increasingly public displays of military might in […]