COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but how has that been historically understood? What is the position of the Bible? When did the Church of Rome develop its current practices? What did the old Worldwide Church of God teach? First, let’s start by reading a passage from the Douay-Rheims Bible (a Catholic version, […]
Month: May 2018
Canadian debt concerns and European bank double-speak seems related to 666
Justin Trudeau and Benoît Coeuré COGwriter Canada is having increased debt: Living beyond our means requires us to borrow money to cover the difference between our income and our spending. Many Canadians now understand the financial consequences of this practice and regret the choices they’ve made. Unfortunately, Prime Minister Trudeau is not one of them, […]
Venezuela’s Maduro claims re-election; Mexican presidential candidates not thrilled with Donald Trump
Demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela COGwriter Problems continue in Venezuela: May 21, 2018 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Embattled socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election by a landslide in a disputed vote marred by irregularities and mass absenteeism that led his main rivals to call for a re-run to prevent a national social crisis from […]
Lying is harmful to the liar
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 […]
Thousands of Swedes have implanted microchips: A prelude to 666?
An RFID tag visible under the skin soon after being implanted (James Wisniewski) COGwriter 3000 Swedes have implanted microchips: Convenient or risky? lifestyle May 20, 2018 01:00 By Agence France-Presse Stockholm Microchips get under the skin of technophile Swedes</h23 IT’S THE SIZE of a grain of rice but could hold the key to many aspects […]
Church of God News in Spanish
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received today: Mormons announce decision to pull out of Boy Scouts Los mormones anuncian la decisión de retirarse de los Boy Scouts http://www.cdlidd.es/los-mormones-anuncian-la-decision-de-retirarse-de-los-boy-scouts/ Israel claimed Iran attacked it from Syria, then […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Major Kabbalist Says Messiah is Imminent
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 11:03 Major Kabbalist Says Messiah is Imminent Kabbalist Rabbi Dov Kook claims that the torrential rains in Israel during the Spring of 2018 is a sign that the coming of the Messiah is imminent. […]
Pentecost, 2018
COGwriter Today is the Day of Pentecost for 2018. For those who cannot attend live services, here is our suggested format for Pentecost services this year: 2-3 hymns (our songbook, The Bible Hymnal, contains the materials from the 1974 Bible Hymnal from the old WCG with new covers, plus ten additional hymns; there is also […]
Bible Millionaire game, Study the Bible Course
By COGWriter So, you have two Sabbaths in a row and perhaps you wonder what you and/or your family should do? Well, in addition to study, prayer, and church services, there are various quizzes and Bible games at the COGwriter website. One is the Pentecost Quiz, developed by Michael Thiel. A very popular one is […]
Religious spam: Resurrection on December 30, 2018 and Europe will not fulfill Ten Toes prophecy
Anna Maria Taigi (Waerfelu photo) COGWriter I got two religious spam emails today. Normally, I do not report about such emails here, but thought that some points may be interesting to many of you. One religious spam email was promoting the following: The only site with the only accurate interpretation of the Day of […]