COGwriter A while back, a religious leader in Turkey publicly condemned New Year’s and Christmas as pagan Christmas and New Year celebrations are events where both pagan rituals and capitalist drives are intertwined, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Mehmet Görmez said in a statement… “What I will most object to as the religious […]
Month: December 2014
The Philadelphian remnant is all about love
COGwriter What is the Philadelphia remnant of the Church of God really all about? Is it simply a group or corporation who thinks it follows the right rules? While rules are important (cf. John 14:15; Matthew 23:23), what is most important? According to the Jesus, the apostles, and the late Herbert W. Armstrong, and the […]
More Church of God News in the Spanish language
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to some of recent news items and articles that were received here today: Drive: HWA’s fourth ‘law of success’ Empuje: Cuarta ‘ley del éxito’ de HWA http://www.cdlidd.es/empuje-cuarta-ley-del-exito-de-hwa/ BibleNewsProphecy: Jesus: Married with Children? BibleNewsProphecy: Jesús: ¿Casado y […]
Which Laws Were Done Away? by Dr. Hoeh
COGwriter Some time ago, while doing other research, I came across a 1957 article in the old Plain Truth magazine written by Dr. Herman Hoeh. I converted the file to an html document and added it as an addendum to my article Which Laws were Superceded? Which Remain? Anyway, here are some quotes from Dr. […]
Today was really whose birthday?
Mithras, the sun god COGwriter Whose birthday is it today? Multiple millions are observing a birthday today. While many believe that they are celebrating the birth of Jesus, the reality is that those who have looked into the biblical account realize that December 25th was not the date that Jesus was born. Scholars also realize […]
Church of God News in the Spanish Language
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to some of recent news items and articles that were received here today: Dibar Apartian Dibar Apartian http://www.cdlidd.es/dibar-apartian/ Catholic Fulton Sheen taught we were in the last days; Might Pope Francis be confirming this? El Católico […]
What is your destiny? What is God’s plan for YOU?
A slightly difficult uphill and narrow way in Tobago COGwriter While news and history of religious interest are the most often the focus of the COGwriter news page, an item of personal interest is, “What is God’s Plan for You?” What is your destiny? What is the meaning of your life? Why did God make […]
CG7’s positions on the Beast and prophecy have changed
COGwriter The current edition of CG7-Denver’s Bible Advocate has the following “featured article” by its former President Robert Coulter: As a teenager in the 1940s, I attended a Salem branch of the Church of God (Seventh Day). At that time the Church was preaching the imminent return of Jesus and the third angel’s message as […]
ABC and the Santa Claus lie
Sinter Klaas “Saint Nicholas” COGwriter On a December 24th a while back, ABC had an interesting headline about the Santa Claus lie: The Heartbreaking Truth About Santa Still Stings Adults The truth is that this time of year, many who profess Christ feel that it is acceptable to lie to their children about a figure […]
VOA: Eurasian Union going to have a rough start
The Eurasian Union (EAU), also known as the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), is to officially start next week. Some feel it is going to have a rough start: December 23, 2014 MOSCOW— The Eurasian Economic Union is headed for a rough start. Officials from members of the economic alliance, which was modeled on the European […]