COGwriter The latest issue (says #191, print date January 31 2017) of The Journal: News of the Churches of God was sent out electronically and received. Dixon Cartwright reported the following: United Church of God president Victor Kubik released a statement after police charged a UCG elder with murder in the death of the elder’s […]
Month: February 2017
Valentine’s Day and the ‘Sacred Heart of Mary’
COGwriter February 14th is known to many as Valentine’s Day. The ‘heart’ is a common symbol related to Valentine’s Day, as is the pagan deity Cupid. Back in the 1800s, Alexander Hislop wrote: In the Church of Rome a new kind of devotion has of late been largely introduced, in which the beads play an […]
‘Fifty Shades Darker’: Another movie that should not have been made nor watched
COGwriter The movie based on the followup up to the horrifying book, Fifty Shades of Grey is being released in a couple of days. Here is some information about it: Fifty Shades Darker’s released trailers have shown some steamy sex scenes between Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. After watching the famous shower scene, many are […]
Sermonette: Fate or Predestination?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 15:56 Fate or Predestination? From Canada, Herb Haddon discusses random chance or predestination as described in the Bible. Here is a link to the sermonette: Fate or Predestination? Some items of related interest may include: Predestination: Did God really […]
Lying is not good for you
COGwriter Lying is hazardous to your health: When we lie, blood pressure in the heart rises — and polygraphs pick up the change. Lying often enough, long enough can damage the heart and arteries. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame carried out a 10-week honesty experiment with 110 people, half of whom were instructed […]
2022 Red Nova: A possible sign?
COGwriter Someone asked me about the following: At the beginning of the 3rd century civil war raged in Britain as the Roman emperor Septimius Severus sought to quell unrest in the north. But unknown to the fighting cohorts and Caledonian tribes, high above their heads two stars were coming together in a huge cataclysmic explosion. Now […]
Sermon: Excercises in Faith
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:24 Exercises in Faith Steve Dupuie discusses …What is faith? What can faith do for us? How do we get it? Can we increase our faith? If we can, how is it done? He leads us on a […]
HWA: Some of You May Not Make It Into God’s Kingdom – Does It Mean YOU?
COGwriter Herbert W. Armstrong, the late Pastor General of the old Worldwide Church of God, wrote the following article of warning: Some of You May Not Make It Into God’s Kingdom – Does It Mean YOU? MOST PEOPLE who follow this world’s traditional “Christianity” take it for granted that, if sometime in their life they […]
‘U.S. Betrayed by Allies, Domestic Attack Imminent’
COGwriter Received the following several hours ago in an email: U.S. Betrayed by Allies, Domestic Attack Imminent Shocking evidence from the same economist who predicted the fall of the Soviet Union, the Japanese depression, the dot-com crash and the Great Recession proves that a 57-nation alliance of American allies and enemies is positioned to dethrone […]
Spending and other Valentine’s Day traditions
Valentine Card, 1909, Shows Pagan Ties COGwriter Notice the following: February 2017 NEW YORK – Shopping for jewelry for a loved one ahead of Valentine’s Day can be stressful. http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/25/5-tips-for-buying-jewelry-for-valentines-day/avhqvzl/ Valentine’s jewelry shopping can apparently be stressful, but is not something any should do. Since many observe Valentine’s Day, this post will cover some of the […]