Hurricane Katrina Flooded New Orleans COGwriter New Orleans is getting presidential visitors to mark the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: August 28, 2015 The southern U.S. city of New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago, is seeing back-to-back-to-back visits by U.S. presidents: current President Barack Obama on Thursday, former President George W. […]
Month: August 2015
David Pack’s two-year non-anniversary approaches: Will RCG followers now acknowledge the truth?
Handwriting on the Wall (Rembrandt) COGwriter Sunday will mark the two-year anniversary of the day that David Pack, leader of the improperly named Restored Church of God (RCG), falsely claimed that all in the COGs would come to him. As I repeatedly pointed out in that 2013 Spring and Summer, this was not going to […]
Rising dissatisfaction with Syria’s Assad, but then there is Iran and prophecy
Bashar_al-Assad (Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom / ABr) COGwriter Voice of America reports growing dissatisfaction with Syria’s President Assad: August 27, 2015 ISTANBUL—A growing number of soldiers and civilians in government-controlled areas of Syria are expressing rare public disaffection with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad — non-combatants as well as the military in traditionally loyal coastal […]
LA Times: Sea levels continue to rise; COGwriter: The impact of rising will exceed what the ‘experts’ think
Aftermath of 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami COGwriter The Los Angeles Times reported the following: August 27, 2015 Sea levels will rise, experts warn, and ‘it’s not going to stop’ For the last 23 years, ocean levels around the world have climbed by about 3 inches on average, and NASA scientists say the sea will […]
PCG’s four reasons for Iran allegedly being the ‘King of the South’ are wrong
Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei COGwriter The improperly named Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) has posted various reasons it claims supports its position that Iran is the King of the South. Here are three reasons: Three Reasons Why Iran Is the ‘King of the South’ of Bible Prophecy The king of the south is […]
Eurasian Economic Union: Pakistan wants in; is this consistent with what G.G. Rupert wrote?
Eurasian Economic Union emblem COGwriter Pakistan is interested in Vladimir Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union: August 26, 2015 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – who is on an official visit to Kazakhstan – has said that Pakistan is interested in signing a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). “Pakistan wants to sign a […]
Pope Francis says teaching children the ‘Sign of the Cross’ is a ‘beautiful task’ for parents–but is it?
Russian Orthodox making the ‘sign of the cross’ (www.kremlin.ru) COGwriter Pope Francis said that parents need to teach children how to pray and use the ‘Sign of the Cross’: August 26, 2015 Pope Francis stressed how sometimes he goes in the cities and makes a sad observation. “There are children who have not learned how to […]
Tithing answers from the Bible
Currencies (Veronidae) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to recommend the sermon: Tithing Answers from the Bible, which is at its ContinuingCOG channel. 1:12:30 Tithing Answers from the Bible Is tithing biblical? Should Christians tithe? Did early Christians tithe? If tithing is appropriate, does it include tithing on wages? How are tithes calculated? […]
Dow up, then down–instability in markets
New York Financial District COGwriter There is still a lot of volatility in the stock markets in the USA and elsewhere: August 25, 2015 U.S. stocks initially jumped Tuesday but the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all faltered as Wall Street sought to rebound from some from Monday’s 588-point drop in the Dow in a […]
France’s Hollande warns of future terrorist attacks–so does Bible prophecy
François Hollande Janvier COGwriter France’s President Hollande is warning that more terrorism will come: August 25, 2015 PARIS—French President François Hollande warned on Tuesday that the country must prepare for further terrorism, four days after a foiled attack on a train from Amsterdam to Paris. A heavily armed gunman on a train with 500 passengers […]