François Fillon (photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen) COGwriter Another primary election did not go the way that many in the mainstream thought it would. This time, in France: François Fillon Wins French Conservative Primary, Upsetting Race for President In a year of Brexit and Trump, Fillon shocks those who saw him a sure loser earlier this […]
Month: November 2016
Certain ‘American foods’ gross out foreigner; hot dogs can contain things humans should not eat; ‘sugar-free’ increases weight?
COGwriter Some foods commonly consumed by Americans in the USA and Canada gross foreigners out: Our food doesn’t exactly have a good reputation abroad; we might be best-known for exporting McDonald’s Big Mac hamburgers overseas. Business Insider reports that Reddit recently asked its non-American users which U.S. foods they consider gross or weird. From grits […]
Tips on ending financial worries
COGwriter The stock markets around the world are jittery. Many around the world are concerned about international matters, including the presidential election in the USA. The USA has the most debt any nation in world history has ever had, with the UK second in one list I recently saw. The per capita debt of those […]
Dreams and the Philadelphia era of the Church of God
Artist’s representation of Jacob’s ladder dream (Genesis 28:10-17) COGwriter Were dreams involved with the Philadelphia era of the Church of God? Do dreams and prophets have any place in the Christian Church today? Did any dreams precede the start of the old Radio Church of God? What about the Continuing Church of God (which did […]
Do Not Fear
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 21:47 Do Not Fear Are you fearful? Are Christians supposed to be full of fear? What did Jesus tell His “little flock’? What does God’s word state is the fate of the cowardly? Have you read many biblical passages […]
10% of American children claimed to have ADD: Is there a cause?
COGwriter Studies show the number of US children who have attention deficit hyperactive disorder is quite high: One in every 10 U.S. children has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the steady rise in cases has started to slow, a new government survey shows. The 2011 poll of more than 95,000 parents showed that […]
Dr. Herman Hoeh taught about Petra for the Philadelphians
COGwriter Back in April 1962, the old Radio Church of God published the following from the late Dr. Herman Hoeh: Let’s open our Bibles to see why Petra has puzzled scholars and Bible students for centuries. The true Church of God is pictured in Revelation 12. It is symbolized by a woman-the bride of Christ. […]
Fidel Castro dies–what’s ahead for Cuba?
COGwriter Cuba’s Fidel Castro made some comments regarding the situation with Iran: November 26, 2016 WASHINGTON — Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is dead at the age of 90, his brother, Cuban President Raul Castro announced. … Democracy a casualty At home, universal education and health care were accomplishments that came at the cost of […]
Sermon: CCOG, a corporation sole, not a 501(c)(3)
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:13:50CCOG, a corporation sole, not a 501(c)(3) Why is the Continuing Church of God organized as a “corporation sole”? What is a corporation sole? Has this form of organization been used by a Church of God in the past? […]
SDA’s Ellen White and Jehovah’s Witnesses misidentified the archangel Michael
Michael in the Hebrew language COGwriter Did you know that the Seventh-day Adventist ‘prophetess’ Ellen White taught that the archangel Michael was Jesus? Did you know that the Jehovah’s Witnesses still teach that? Recently, one raised as a Seventh-day Adventist told me that Ellen White held that view and that he found it blasphemous. When […]