A Twitter account affiliated with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, posted an image over the weekend that appears to portray U.S. President Barack Obama holding a gun to his head. (Source: Twitter/CNN) COGwriter Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei is taking figurative shots against US President Barack Obama: July 28, 2015 (CNN) – Regardless of the […]
Month: July 2015
Turkey gets NATO to meet on the Islamic State
NATO Nations in Green (by Addicted04) COGwriter Turkey called for an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to deal with the Islamic State: July 28, 2015 NATO held an unusual emergency meeting Tuesday to support Turkey, whose President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his forces are pressing their campaign against Islamic State militants […]
James McBride on CGOM on the Bible and Prophecy
Laodicea has many ineffective structures COGwriter James McBride of the Church of God, UK, which has ties with CGOM, distributed the following in the July-August 2014 edition of its outreach newsletter: It Will Happen… Many Bible believers express concerns as to how to interpret the end-time prophecies or doctrinal issues. If they get it wrong—will […]
BSA decides to allow homosexual leaders to work with boys
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter In a move that was not unexpected, the organization known as the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) made another immoral change: July 27, 2015 The Boy Scouts of America lifted its outright ban on openly gay adult leaders and employees on Monday, rolling back a policy that has […]
RCG and unity in the Churches of God
Scattered Structures in Laodicea (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Various ones in the Churches of God (COGs) want unity. The United Church of God (UCG) seemed to have been partially formed under the belief that it would be able to unify those that did not fall away via the apostasy of the Tkach Administration. Since […]
Australia investigating Jehovah’s Witnesses’ scandals
COGwriter The authorities in Australia decided that they needed to investigate the Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) for scandals like those that the Roman Catholic Church has had: July 27, 2015 The Jehovah’s Witnesses Church in Australia failed to report more than 1,000 alleged child sex abusers to the police, an inquiry has heard. Instead, the commission […]
Faith for those God has Called and Chosen (English, German, & Spanish) booklet
The Continuing Church of God is pleased to mention at the COGwriter.com website, the availability of its booklet titled Faith for Those God has Called and Chosen. What is faith? Can faith be increased? Are you saved by faith? What about works? Do Christians need to keep the Ten Commandments? What is the ‘faith chapter’? […]
‘Christianity, government and reality’
From http://conservativebyte.com/2014/01/want-hillary-elected-president/# COGwriter A reader sent me the following: Christianity, government and reality July 25, 2015 Many, if not most, conservatives think a person who is a pro-life, anti-gay, pro-traditional marriage Christian would make a good president and solve all our ills. The late Charles Colson saw both sides of the presidency as an […]
Police deal with troubles in Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av; Did the Temple’s destruction lead to a Christian building?
Artist’s Portrayal of the Destruction of Jerusalem COGwriter Today is Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning for many Jews. There were problems in Jerusalem today related to it: July 26, 2015 JERUSALEM — Israeli police entered a holy Jerusalem site on Sunday to prevent Arab youths from attacking visiting Jews marking a biblical holiday, a […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Alternative to the US Dollar in the Fall of 2015?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 19:07 Alternative to the US Dollar in the Fall of 2015? Is the US dollar about to lose its dominance as the world’s reserve currency? Does the Bible teach anything about that? Could Porter Stansberry […]