“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter The current edition of Outreach, put out by the Churches of God, UK, had the following: Where Is Elijah? If Jesus is to return any time soon, then ‘Elijah’, according to some teachers, should be alive and kicking somewhere on earth… John the Baptist reflected the life-style of the first […]
Month: March 2014
Obama tells Russia to pull troops back from Ukrainian border
COGwriter USA President Barack Obama said Russia needs to pull back troops from the border of Ukraine: March 28, 2014 U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia must pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border and begin negotiating to defuse tensions. In an interview with CBS News, Obama said Russia’s military moves may be no […]
Researchers understand that Christians kept Passover on the 14th–should you?
COGwriter This time of year, those faithful in the Churches of God have been following Paul’s admonition to examine themselves prior to the start of the Passover and other Spring Holy Days (1 Corinthians 11:27-32) (see also the video Preparing for Passover). Jesus, of course, kept the Passover and told His followers to follow practices […]
Yulia Tymoshenko announces plan to run for President of Ukraine; Barack Obama encourages the Europeans to increase military spending
Yulia Tymoshenko COGwriter Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko made an announcement to run for president: March 27, 2014 Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, released from jail last month after her arch-foe Viktor Yanukovych fled from power, announced on Thursday she would run again for president in an election scheduled for May 25. Tymoshenko, […]
Barack Obama meets Pope Francis at Vatican: mutual interest in a new world economic order
COGwriter USA President Barack Obama went to Vatican City and met with Pope Francis today: March 27, 2014 U.S. President Barack Obama held his first-ever meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, and invited him to visit the White House. The president, who referred to himself as a “great admirer” of the pontiff, made the […]
‘Noah’ movie being released–any prophetic ramifications?
COGwriter A new movie starring Russell Crowe called Noah is to be released tomorrow in the USA and certain other markets. Producer Scott Franklin told Entertainment Weekly: Noah is a very short section of the Bible with a lot of gaps, so we definitely had to take some creative expression in it. But I think […]
Bin Ladin in-law convicted related to role in 9/11
United Airlines’ Flight 175 Hitting South Tower, 9/11/2001 COGwriter One who advocated destruction has been convicted: March 26, 2014 A U.S. court has convicted Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law of conspiring to kill Americans for his role as a fiery spokesman for the al-Qaida terrorist group.A jury in New York decided Wednesday that Kuwaiti imam Sulaiman […]
Mudslide claiming uncertain number of lives
Oso, Washington Mudslide COGwriter A weather disaster has claimed at least 16 lives with many more missing and unaccounted for: March 26, 2014 Sixteen people are now confirmed dead from last week’s landslide in Washington state that destroyed dozens of homes in a rural community. The death toll was revised after rescue workers recovered two […]
Anniversary of the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
Non-GMO and GMO-Breeding for Plants COGwriter Today marks the one-year anniversary of H.R. 933, which critics have called the ‘Monsanto Protection Act.’ Here is some information reported about it near that time: Critics slam Obama for “protecting” Monsanto There’s no love lost between Washington and the American public, it seems, five days after Congress for […]
Millions die from air pollution, billions lost on extreme weather
COGwriter Millions have been affected by air pollution: March 25, 2014 (CNN) — An estimated 7 million people died due to air pollution globally in 2012, with more than half of the deaths linked to indoor smoke from cook stoves, according to a report by the World Health Organization. Air pollution is now the “single […]