COGwriter Since many who are readers of this page at this time are not at a Feast of Tabernacles’ site now (and it is going on now), I thought a series on the sites we attended might be of interest. This is the second in this series. In 1990, our family went on the Mediterranean […]
Month: October 2014
‘Islamic State’ pours reinforcements to Kobani and outside Bagdad; Turkey and USA talk
Islamic State Flag (also known as the Black Flag of Jihad) COGwriter The Sunni opposition group in Iraq, calling itself the Islamic State, has continued its military drive: October 13, 2014 Islamic State posing threat to Baghdad, says Dempsey U.S. had to call in Apache helicopters to prevent militants from overrunning Iraqi forces near airport, […]
Another Ebola case in USA is showing weakness in procedures
Ebola virus virion COGwriter Ebola is becoming more of a concern in the USA: October 13, 2014 A second Ebola case in Texas — identified Sunday as a hospital worker who cared for the Liberian man who died last week from the disease — is raising fresh doubts about the preparedness of the U.S. health […]
97th Anniversary of what is called the ‘miracle of the sun’
A photostatic copy of a page from Ilustração Portugueza, October 29, 1917 COGWriter October 13th is the 97th anniversary of something commonly called ‘the miracle of the sun.’ This year to commemorate it, Pope Francis is planning on dedicating the world essentially to a statue that was supposed to be that of the “Lady” that […]
Modern and older history and the writings of the Apostle John
COGwriter The Apostle John wrote what is known as the fourth gospel as well as three letters and the Book of Revelation. Some realize this, though some do not wish to believe this: The Huffington Post and other publications have explored two new books relating to the person of Jesus Christ and the Gospel of […]
USA debt continues to rise
COGwriter The USA has had debt negotiations, deficit reduction panels, debt ceiling deals, sequestration, and government shut-downs. And the results? Some of the debt increases have sometimes been theoretically reduced, but the debt keeps growing (see also WP: Six budget crises and basically same result). To prevent political/electoral problems, the debt limit was suspended earlier […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Is the USA mentioned in Bible prophecy?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to report video about Bible prophecy and the United States of America on our YouTube channel called Bible New Prophecy. 17:22 Is The United States Mentioned In Bible Prophecy? Is the USA mentioned in Bible prophecy? Some Protestants say yes, while others say no. What do Greg […]
God’s Incredible Plan for Humans
COGwriter Does God have a plan for humanity? Yes, but it is different than what many have believed. The Book of Hebrews teaches: 5 For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. 6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You […]
Some Israelis puzzled that Christians would keep the Feast of Tabernacles
COGwriter The Feast of Tabernacles is in progress around the world, with faithful Christians striving to keep it. Yet, Israelis appear to be puzzled about those believing themselves to Christian involved with this observance: Every year, thousands of Christians from a round the world ascend to Jerusalem to take part in the biblical Feast of […]
Sermon: Christian Pilgrims
The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a sermon posted at its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:13:28 Christian Pilgrims Are Christians to be pilgrims? What is the ‘pilgrim feast’? How do Christians sojourn? What about Abraham, Enoch, and David? How are Christians to view the world? Does staying in temporary dwellings in the Feast of […]