Syrian Refugee Camp in Turkey (VOA) COGwriter Deutsche Welle (DW) reported the following: Greece blocks 10,000 migrants at Turkish border 1 March 2020 Greece blocked nearly 10,000 “illegal” entries into the European Union from Turkey on Saturday and Sunday morning, a government official has said. The statement on Sunday comes a day after 13,000 migrants […]
Month: March 2020
BAS: Jesus and the Cross
Jesus and the cross: Jesus’s crucifixion is displayed on the fifth-century C.E. wooden doors of the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome. (Wikipedia) COGwriter The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) had this in their latest weekly newsletter: Jesus and the Cross Throughout the world, images of the cross adorn the walls and steeples of churches. For some […]
Lent, Easter, and Church History
Orthodox Church in ‘Lenten Vestments,’ Czech Republic (Frettie) COGwriter The Roman Catholic observance of Lent began last month and is still ongoing. Yet, notice that Catholics are not the only ones who keep Lent: 3 in 10 Americans with evangelical beliefs (28%) say they observe Lent; of these, 42 percent typically fast from a favorite […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Facial Recognition and Christian Persecution?
Swiss infrared facial recognition camera (Wikipedia) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) is pleased to announce the following video for our Bible News Prophecy program: 12:15 Facial Recognition and Christian Persecution? Will facial recognition systems help the coming European Beast of the Sea (Revelation 13) power gain totalitarian control? Are steps being taken along […]