Capybara (Photo by Karelj) COGwriter When does a rodent become a fish? Well a reader sent me the following: Giant Rodents A Lenten Dish Sun Sentinel, Florida – excerpt… About 400 years ago, Spanish missionaries discovered that some indigenous communities in Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil relied for much of their protein on the meat of the […]
Month: March 2014
Netanyahu unveils captured weapons and blast world’s trust of Iran
COGwriter Israel’s Prime Minister is telling the world that Iran is a threat and it should not deceive itself about Iran: Netanyahu blasts world’s ‘self-deception’ on Iran as intercepted weapons unveiled March 10, 2014 EILAT, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the international community’s “self-deception” regarding Iran as defense officials unveiled an arsenal […]
BBC: Why Crimea is so dangerous; Russian prediction for WWIII in 2014
Ukraine with Crimea in Red COGwriter Here is information from a BBC article titled Why Crimea is so dangerous: The peninsula of Crimea in southern Ukraine is at the centre of what is being seen as the biggest crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War… Could the Crimean crisis spark a war? […]
HWA on where does the Bible begin chronologically
COGwriter Where does the Bible actually begin? In terms of time order, it would John 1:1, and not Genesis 1:1 as many assume. Here is an explanation from the late Herbert W. Armstrong: If one should ask, where do you find the actual beginning of events in the Bible, most who possess even a slight […]
Ukraine, Fatima, and apparitions
Statue at Fatima Chapel and Image of That the Children Saw COGWriter A reader sent me a link to a YouTube video about ‘Marian’ apparitions appearing in Ukraine, which I decided to watch. Basically, the video claims that a 12 year-old girl saw ‘Mary’ in Ukraine on April 26, 1987. The announcer claims that since […]
CPAC, Rand Paul, and the Future of the USA
Rand Paul, Official Senate Photo COGwriter CPAC and Rand Paul are in the news: March 9, 2014 National Harbor, Maryland (CNN) — It would be a mistake to read too much into the speeches, breakout sessions and late-night parties that took place at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. And yet: The confluence of big […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Ukraine in Prophecy?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel. 14:21 Ukraine in Prophecy? What is happening in Ukraine? What is known and what is unsure about its future? What is the origin of those who live in Ukraine? What does the Bible teach about […]
Death of John Ross Schroeder
COGwriter Received a report tonight that John Ross Schroeder of the United Church of God (UCG) died: From David Fenney on behalf of UCG in the British Isles: It is with great sadness that I must share the news from Jan and the family that John Ross Schroeder died in the hospital at 4:30 this […]
Millennials: Less religious, left-leaning, and in more debt
COGwriter A new study has findings about the generation known as millennials: March 8, 2014 New poll numbers show big differences in the oft-maligned millennial generation. The wide-ranging study conducted by Pew shows millenials, or those falling into the 18 to 33 age group, differ from previous generations…Pew notes, “They are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked […]
Daylight Savings Time affects sunset times
COGwriter Sunday at two a.m., the USA and some other nations change their clocks to go off of Standard Time and back to Daylight Savings Time. At 2 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, March 9, we in USA and many other nations will need to spring our clocks forward – and losing an hour […]