Pope Pius V COGwriter Today, April 30th, is the Catholic “Feast day” for one who has been designated as “St. Pope Pius V.” Here is some of what Catholic.org says about him: Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation…As pope, Pius saw his main objective as the continuation of […]
Month: April 2016
Islamic State targets thousands in New York and posts personal contact information to encourage its followers to terrorize
Islamic State supporters are sending a message of destruction. COGwriter Some associated with the group calling itself the Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS) has posted information on thousands it wants to target in New York: April 29, 2016 Some 3,000 New York City-area residents, most of them private citizens with no government […]
Sermon: Bearing Fruit Worthy of Repentance
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this short sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 47:04 Bearing Fruit Worthy of Repentance Steve Dupuie discusses the role of Christians bearing fruit worthy of repentance. What are good fruits and what are bad fruits? He discusses ways to increase producing good fruit as well as […]
Bible Millionaire education and amusement
By COGWriter You have two holy days in a row. Are you interested in a fun way to add to your knowledge of the Bible? A very popular link at the COGwriter website is to the Who Wants to be a Biblical Millionaire? quiz, developed by Michael Thiel. It is an interesting game and Michael […]
Finland and Sweden eye NATO membership, Russia not pleased
NATO in Green, Russia in Orange (Crimea should also be orange) COGwriter Some in Sweden and Finland are looking into possible NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) membership, but have concerns about Russia: April 29, 2016 HELSINKI (AP) — Finland could expect “harsh” reactions from Russia if it decided to join NATO, but would be better […]
Islamic State supporters arrested who were supposed to terrorize Rome and Vatican City
Photo from Islamic State ‘Armageddon’ video COGwriter An Islamic State group that was supposed to attack Rome this year was arrested by Italian authorities: Italy busts ISIS supporters cell mulling attacks on Vatican & Israeli embassy in Rome April 29, 2016 Italian authorities have arrested four suspects, who have seemingly had an “accentuated willingness” to […]
The Seventh (Last) Day of Unleavened Bread
Unleavened Bread COGwriter Today is the last, the seventh, day of unleavened bread. Here is some of what the Hebrew scriptures teach about it: 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day […]
Oxford University warns of apocalyptic events
Asteroid COGwriter A reader sent me a link to an article about a report from Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute and the Global Challenges Foundation: Apocalypse on the way? Scientists fear asteroids, killer robots and deadly diseases could wipe out humanity April 28, 2016 The rise of robots and deadly viruses are among the […]
Germany’s Steinmeier blasts Trump’s ‘America first’ position
Frank Walter Steinmeier and Donald Trump COGwriter Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was not pleased with Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech: April 28, 2016 Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday criticized U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump for a speech in which he said it would be “America first” if he were elected president. Trump […]
Are you learning from the Days of Unleavened Bread?
Unleavened Bread COGwriter The days of unleavened bread are mainly over for this year. Did you learn anything from them? What do the Days of Unleavened Bread picture? The Bible makes various comments about these days as well as comments about what leaven pictures. Perhaps before going further, I should quote and comment 1 Corinthians […]