COGwriter Church history is much more important than most realize. If people accepted the truth about early church history, most would have to change their faith and the world would be a much better place. Many wonder how the churches of this world got the way they are. Mainly, it was because various ones had […]
Month: September 2019
Soda drinking tied to early death, with as little as one per day
COGwriter Does drinking soda increase your risk for early death? Yes, according to various reports: September 4, 2019 Two studies reveal how your diet can have negative and long-lasting impacts on your health in new ways. One study found that a teenager’s extremely poor eating habits caused him to effectively go blind; another found that […]
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, with some into Romanian, Italian, French, Russian and Portuguese: Does the CCOG have the confirmed signs of Acts 2:17-18? ¿Tiene la CCOG confirmadas las señales de Hechos 2: 17-18? […]
US dollar risk, Eurozone shaky, and AfD wants German to lead NATO
Deutsche Bank twin tower headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany (© Raimond Spekking) COGwriter Europe is facing financial challenges: “The Eurozone faces the worst combination of economic and systemic risk” Interview with Alasdair Macleod … Claudio Grass … CG: We have seen an important shift away from the US dollar. China is trying to internationalize the yuan, Russia […]
NFL 2019: Is it something a Christian should support?
COGwriter The National Football League (NFL) season is upon us. The NFL “pre-season” (which I did not view) is over and the regular season begins Thursday. A reader sent me the following from columnist George Will: Autumn, which is bearing down upon us like a menacing linebacker, is, as John Keats said, a season of […]
Blindness after a diet of Pringles, fries, sausage, and ham
Pringles (by Frito-Lay) COGwriter CNN reports a UK study found that a teenage boy became blind after a diet of after a diet of Pringles, fries, sausage, and ham: September 3, 2019 Scientists from the University of Bristol examined the case of a young patient whose extremely picky eating led to blindness, and have warned […]
Hurricane Dorian damages and kills in the Bahamas as it heads towards Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina
Hurricane Dorian (NOAA) COGwriter Hurricane Dorian has caused death and destruction: September 3, 2019 Dorian made landfall on the island late Sunday night and barely moved throughout the day Monday. Forecasters expect the storm to finally move away during the day Tuesday and threaten the U.S. state of Florida. “We are in the midst of […]
Could the Chinese support the final Antichrist?
European Depiction of Antichrist in Center (1498) COGwriter Will the Chinese accept the final Beast power who is aligned with the final Antichrist? Bible prophecy strongly suggests that the Chinese will have involvement with the the final Antichrist and the city of seven hills: 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the […]
‘Study Discovers That If The Debt Machine Was Turned Off, The U.S. Would Immediately Plunge Into A Horrifying Depression’
COGwriter The US economy is propped up more by debt than most realize: Study Discovers That If The Debt Machine Was Turned Off, The U.S. Would Immediately Plunge Into A Horrifying Depression September 2, 2019 A new study has discovered that we are far more dependent on America’s great debt creation machine than most of […]
Former Ambassador College Big Sandy campus hosts naval cadet training
Part of old Big Sandy grounds COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following about the old Ambassador College Big Sandy campus hosting a training exercise for naval cadets: BIG SANDY — Cadets of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Tyler Joint Force Battalion came to the International Alert Academy in Big Sandy last weekend […]