Scroll of Proverbs COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:17 Proverbs 20-21: Modern Christian Living Can a book written around 3000 years ago help Christians live in the 21st century? Yes. This is the sixth part of a multi-part sermon series covering the entire […]
Month: March 2017
California considering internet political censorship; Canada again restricts speech
COGwriter More and more we are seeing proposals in the USA and Europe to allow more censorship on the internet. We are seeing more organized opposition to ideas that the mainstream media does not approve: March 24, 2017 We all heard about how being “open to new ideas” and possibilities, or being “open-minded” was good. […]
Donald ‘Trump of God,’ Cyrus, or Apocalyptic?
Bas-relief of a winged ‘Cyrus the Great’ (Pentocelo) and Donald Trump COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following from The Guardian: Does the ‘Cyrus prophecy’ help explain evangelical support for Donald Trump? March 23, 2017 Donald Trump is anointed by God,” my Indianapolis Uber driver confided. I’d asked why she had Trump/Pence stickers […]
Did Early Christians observe Easter or Passover?
Site of Calvary? COGwriter Many people, especially in the English-speaking nations do not realize that the holiday that they call Easter really is supposed to be Passover. In many other languages, some version of the Greek word páscha is often used, so in those cultures they tend to be more aware of the original biblical […]
China warns US B-1 bomber; Japan steps up naval build
CIA Map of Territorial Claims in the South China Sea COGwriter China warned a US military bomber: March 23, 2017 China said on Thursday the United States should respect its air defense identification zone (ADIZ), after CNN reported China had warned a U.S. bomber it was illegally flying inside China’s self-declared zone in the East […]
Belgian terrorist thwarted and Islamic State claims London terrorist responsibility–USA and Australia expect to defeat the Islamic State
Islamic Jihad Movement emblem COGwriter BBC reported the following: 23 March 2017 A man has been arrested in the north Belgian port city of Antwerp on suspicion of driving at a crowd. The vehicle, with French number plates, was driven “at high speed” on De Meir, Antwerp’s main shopping street. There were no reports of […]
PCG’s ‘One prophecy’ explanation is off
COGwriter Gerald Flurry of the improperly named Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) wrote the following: One Bible Prophecy That Explains Our World One biblical prophecy explains the alarming rise of aggressive world powers today. “And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which […]
Muslim terrorist hits London: More terrorism is expected
London Riots, 2011 COGwriter London was hit with terrorism today: March 22, 2017 Four people, including a London police officer who was stabbed and the alleged assailant, were killed in terror attack that saw more than 20 people injured outside the Parliament building on Wednesday in an act described as “sick and depraved” by British Prime […]
WND opposes ‘The Shack’ doctrinally–Does God have a plan of salvation that works?
COGwriter World Net Daily (WND) now has an article against doctrinal points that are associated with a book and movie called The Shack. Here are some comments from that article: Christian universalists believe there is a heaven and everyone will eventually get there, leaving no one left in hell and no reason for its continued […]
It is ‘World Water Day’
Many in Africa and elsewhere do not have safe drinking water. COGwriter Today is called World Water Day: Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. Under the theme ‘Water and Wastewater’, the year 2017 provides an important opportunity to consolidate and build upon the previous World Water Days to highlight the […]