ISIS supporters have threatened to bomb Big Ben in London’s Palace of Westminster (The Sun) COGwriter Some associated with the group calling itself the Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS)are making threats: ‘YOU WILL BURN’ Sick ISIS supporters threaten to bomb London and New York 27 June 2019 SICK ISIS supporters have threatened […]
Month: June 2019
‘Winners and losers from the 1st 2020 Democratic debate’
(Pixabay) COGwriter Caught parts of the Democratic debate last night. Here is something about it by CNN Editor-at-large, Chris Cillizza: Winners and losers from the 1st 2020 Democratic debate June 27, 2019 I watched the whole thing and picked out some of the best — and the worst — from the night that was. (And […]
CG7 misunderstandings about Israel in prophecy
Jerusalem (photo by Dr. Thiel) COGwriter CG7-Denver has had major difficulties in the area of prophetic understanding. And this includes misunderstandings about Israel. Here is some of what it had in an article in its Bible Advocate magazine concerning Israel: Israel in Bible Prophecy Wesley Walker of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, has served CoG7 as a […]
In a seemingly ecumenical move, Pope Francis contradicts the Apostle Paul and says ‘the Church is called to be leaven’
Pope Francis (Pixabay) COGwriter Pope Francis gave a quite odd message today. Here are statements from the Vatican’s English translation of some of what he said: Pope: In Every Age, the Church Is Called to Be Leaven June 26, 2019 In every age, the Church is called to be the leaven of a reconciled humanity […]
Italy’s finances are a threat to the European Union
Italy population density map (Conte di Cavour) COGwriter Italy’s finances are an issue: Italy is in serious trouble financially. This is virtually common knowledge at this point. What isn’t common knowledge is its Euroskeptic government led by Lega’s Matteo Salvini and Five Star Movement’s Luigi Di Maio are preparing an assault on the foundation of […]
Differing ‘gospels’? The Benedict Option?
COGwriter Former Roman Catholic, now Protestant Mike Gendron had the following in his PTG newsletter a while back: The greatest attacks on the Gospel today are the frequent attempts by evangelicals to make it more inclusive to everyone who has ever been baptized. Many are seeking to broaden the narrow road by embracing and promoting […]
Bonner: America’s Fake Money Will Get Fakier
(Money and Markets logo) COGwriter Money and Markets posted the following: Bonner: America’s Fake Money Will Get Fakier June 25, 2019 Money is one of the primary measures of value in any society, perhaps the primary one, the principal repository of value. As such, money is a central source of stability, continuity, and coherence in […]
Jared Kushner pushing for part of a peace deal that the Palestinians are not (currently) interested in
Jared Kushner (Wikpedia) COGwriter Donald Trump’s son-in-law is in the Middle East pushing economic aspects related to a ‘peace plan’ for Israel and Palestine: June 25, 2019 MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — An international conference to promote the Trump administration’s $50 billion economic support plan for the Palestinians is getting underway in the tiny Gulf kingdom […]
Should 1 John 5:7-8 be used to prove the Trinity?
COGwriter Some claim that 1 John 5:7-8 is proof of the Greco-Roman trinity (and that the above diagram ‘explains’ the trinity). But should that verse be used as proof? Furthermore, is what some think 1 John 5:7-8 states really even supposed to be in the Bible? The above drawing is also used by some trinitarians […]
New US Sanctions Target Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (khamenei.ir) COGwriter The Trump Administration has taken a shot against the leader of Iran: New US Sanctions Target Iran’s Supreme Leader June 24, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump imposed what he described as “hard-hitting” new financial sanctions on Iran on Monday, specifically targeting the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump signed […]