COGwriter The latest Letter to the Brethren for the Continuing Church of God came out several hours ago (see Letter to the Brethren: February 2, 2017). Peter Cross (who is not part of the Continuing Church of God), reported part of the letter and added some comments related to that part on his own: Continuing […]
Month: February 2017
Iran defiant against USA and announces dropping dollar
Iranian Emad missile (Mohammad Agah) COGwriteri Iran tested a ballistic missile and US President Donald Trump is not pleased: February 2, 2017 WHITE HOUSE —U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has been “formally put on notice” for its ballistic missile launch. His message came during a series of tweets in which he also continued his […]
Berkeley protests against speech; Record year for anti-Semitism in UK
UC Berkeley Campus (Daniel Koenig) COGwriter There were violent protests at the Berkeley campus of the University of California: February 2, 2017 Berkeley, California (CNN) Violence erupted Wednesday night at UC Berkeley — the same campus where the Free Speech Movement began — to protest a scheduled talk by right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. The university […]
From Antichrist to Brother in Christ?
Ecumenical Church Service COGwriter Former Roman Catholic Mike Gendron has the following in his February 2017 newsletter: The Nature of Deception Tragically, there are many who go to their graves having been deceived about life’s most critical issue. They either embraced the lie that good people go to heaven, or a similar lie that heaven […]
Trump vs. Europe; Brexit moving closer
COGwriter While the mainstream media in the USA is focused on executive orders, cabinet appointees, and the latest nominee for the US Supreme Court, most Americans are close to oblivious as to what is happening between the USA and Europe since the election of Donald Trump. The photograph at the beginning of this post is […]
First they came for the Jews, then will they come for the true Christians?
Anti-Semitic graffiti COGwriter Antisemitism is in the news again: February 1, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jewish Community Centers in the U.S. and Canada again were targeted by bomb threats Tuesday, including one in a suburb of Toledo, reports say. … “We are concerned about the anti-Semitism behind these threats,” David Posner, a director at the […]
Black History Month: Christian history and news related to Africa
Celebration of Black History Month COGwriter February was designated as Black History Month in 1969 and observed since 1970 by various Americans. Its origins are even earlier: February 1, 2017 February marks the launch of Black History Month, a time to recognize the central role and revolutionary work of black people in America. Historian Carter […]