COGwriter Breaking Israel News had a link titled Why Some Christians Are Eating Biblically Clean. Here is some of what that article stated: December 19, 2018 “And the swine — although it has true hoofs, with the hoofs cleft through, it does not chew the cud: it is unclean for you. Leviticus 11:7 But anything […]
Month: December 2018
J. Tkach (Jr.) sends out his last letter as a GCI employee
Joseph W. Tkach, Jr. (photo source: JJBowks) COGwriter Today, I received an email from GCI (Grace Communion International, essentially the group that originally ran the new Worldwide Church of God) with a link to a letter from its J. Tkach. His letter states: Dear Brothers and Sisters, I write this letter mindful that it’s likely […]
‘100 days to Brexit: EU acts to cushion no-deal shock’
COGwriter With the clock running out on the original Brexit date, both the UK and the EU are looking more at having no deal: 100 days to Brexit: EU acts to cushion no-deal shock December 19, 2018 BRUSSELS (AP) — With British politics gridlocked and just 100 days until Brexit, the European Union on Wednesday […]
Did Paul invent the virgin birth?
COGwriter Dr. James Tabor, once part of the old Worldwide Church of God, had an article published titled Did Paul Invent the Virgin Birth? Here is some of what he had published: Paul never explicitly refers to Jesus’ virgin birth nor does he ever name either Mary or Joseph. What he does affirm is that […]
‘Can America Fight Two Cold Wars at Once?’
Patrick J. Buchanan (photo by Bbsrock) COGwriter Former White House Communications Director and three-time presidential candidate Pat Buchanan wrote the following: Can America Fight Two Cold Wars at Once? December 18, 2018 Kim Jong Un, angered by the newest U.S. sanctions, is warning that North Korea’s commitment to denuclearization could be imperiled and we could […]
China’s 40th, Robert Kuhn, and the future
COGwriter Today, China is observing its 40th anniversary of opening up to the world. A reader tipped me off to the following: December 18, 2018 China honoured 10 foreigners on Tuesday … Maurice Greenberg, the former chief executive of American International Group, is also an award recipient. Greenberg was among the first American people […]
Catholic and Orthodox saint Chrysostom on Christmas and biblical Holy Days
John Chrysostom (Istanbul, Turkey. May 2008) COGwriter The 4th century bishop John Chrysostom is a ‘saint and doctor’ of the the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Certain Protestants also consider him to be of great importance. He is considered to be so important, he is one of four persons depicted in holding up a […]
‘Is the Pacific Ring of Fire Getting Ready for the End-of-Days?’
COGwriter Breaking Israel News reported the following: Is the Pacific Ring of Fire Getting Ready for the End-of-Days? 17 December 2018 A volcanic eruption in Indonesia followed by a large earthquake is the most recent event that has caused concern among geologists that we are entering a global period of increased seismic activity. Several rabbis […]
Christmas, Seventh-day Adventists, and Mithraism
James and Ellen White COGwriter While no real member in the Continuing Church of God celebrates Christmas, many Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) now do. While in the CCOG, we have cited Jeremiah 10 and other scriptures as proof that Christmas trees are not appropriate for Christians, in the late 1800s Ellen White had a different view: […]
Janet Yellen backtracks: She now realizes that a future financial crisis can come (but it will still be worse than she thinks)
Janet Yellen COGwriter About a year and a half ago, the then head of US Federal Reserve said it was possible that there would be no more financial crises “in our lifetimes:” June 28, 2017 Responding to a question on financial system stability, Yellen said post-crisis regulations (and $2.5 trillion in excess reserves which just […]