Logo of Boko Haram (ArnoldPlaton) COGwriter There is some good news to report: Chad security was able to free about 100 schoolgirls recently captured by Boko Haram. August 17, 2014 Officials say security forces in Chad have rescued Nigerians who were recently kidnapped by Boko Haram, a Nigerian militant group. The abductees were snatched last […]
Month: August 2014
Pope Francis Tells Asians to Turn to Mary
Pope Francis in South Korea COGwriter Pope Francis is in South Korea as part of his ecumenical and interfaith agenda. Here is some of what he said today: August 17, 2014 Dear young people of Asia, it is my hope that, in union with Christ and the Church, you will take up this path, which […]
BibleNewsProphecy: 10 Steps Obama Has Taken Leading to the Rise of the Beast
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New ProphecyYouTube channel: 18:37 10 Steps Obama Has Taken Leading to the Rise of the Beast The Bible warns of the rise of the Beast of the Sea in Revelation 13, who is also the final King of the […]
Catholic priest endorses a year of celebrations for ‘Marian’ false prophet Don Bosco
Don Bosco COGwriter A year of celebrations to honor the Catholic saint and false prophet Don, also known as John, Bosco starts today. Here is some of what Zenit, a pro-Vatican news agency reported about it: August 16, 2014 A year of celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Saint Don Bosco […]
After EU meets, Kurds ask Germany for weapons. Islamic State massacres 80.
Massoud Barzani, President of Kurdish Iraq COGwriter After not getting what the weapons they wanted from the USA, the Kurds approached the Germans: August 16, 2014 BERLIN—The leader of Iraq’s Kurds appealed to Germany for weapons to help Kurdish fighters battling militants of the Islamic State, and said foreign powers must find a way to […]
Sermon: Luke 21-22: Giving, Sorrows, Persecution, Tribulation, Fig Tree, and Violence
10th Century Representation of Gospel Writer Luke COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce its latest sermon which is at its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:13:47 Luke 21-22: Giving, Sorrows, Persecution, Tribulation, Fig Tree, and Violence This is the eighth sermon in a multi-part sermon series by Dr. Thiel covering the Gospel account credited […]
Decline of males in USA workforce
COGwriter Less US males are working: August 15, 2015 Since the late 1940s, American men have been leaving the workforce, disappearing in a steady decline that picked up speed during the Great Recession. After World War II, about 87 percent of adult men held jobs or were looking for work. As of July, that had […]
Droughts leading to higher food prices USA and Central America and Africa
COGwriter There are starting to be higher food prices because of droughts in the USA, Central America, Africa, and even Spain: August 15, 2014 LONDON—When the rain doesn’t fall in Spain, olive oil buyers brace for higher prices. A drought in the world’s number one producer of olive oil has prompted fears of widespread shortages […]
Panama canal’s 100th anniversary has Hong Kong running it and Europeans expanding it
Map of Panama Canal (Thomas Römer/OpenStreetMap data) COGwriter Today marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal: August 15, 2014 Friday marks the centennial of the opening of the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel that permanently changed world trade and still plays an essential role in global commerce and promises to keep […]
Assumption of Diana now called Assumption of Mary?
COGWriter August 15th is a holiday known as the Assumption of Mary. August 15th is a holiday known as the Assumption of Mary. It is now also a Marian dogma that Mary was bodily assumed into heaven (while most early writings indicated that she died first, some teach that she did not–whether or not she […]