Church of God News

Month: March 2020

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is President in charge of General Affairs for Augustus Intelligence

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (photo by Michael Lucan) COGwriter A reader tipped me off to an apparently very recent role for Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (places like Wikipedia do not list it yet). And according to the website of Augustus Intelligence, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is its “President in charge of General Affairs” (https://augustusai.com/imprint.html). Here is some information […]

600,000 with COVID-19, Kenya on Lockdown, CCOG Services on Radio?

CCOG conference in Nairobi, Kenya COGwriter The number of reported cases of COVID-19 continues  to increase: Virus infections top 600,000 globally with long fight ahead March 28, 2020 BERLIN (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and […]

Sermon: Eucharist, Passover, and Easter

Breaking Bread (Pixabay) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:21:22 Eucharist, Passover, and Easter What does ‘eucharist’ mean? Was there any type of ‘eucharist’ associated with what some have called ‘the Last Supper’ or ‘communion’ or the ‘Christian Passover’? What does the New Testament teach? […]

WND: Former British PM wants temporary ‘world government’

COGwriter World Net Daily (WND) reported the following: Former British PM wants temporary ‘world government’ Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says it’s going to take a one-world government to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. “This is not something that can be dealt with in one country,” Brown told the Guardian newspaper of London. “There has […]

The Jewish Seder is not really the Passover

Table Prepared for Jewish Seder (datafox) COGwriter After sunset on April 8th in 2020 is the 15th of Nisan. Many Jews will claim to celebrate the Passover then, but Passover was actually the night before (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). The Bible says Passover is on the 14th: 5 On the fourteenth day […]

‘US set to upgrade controversial nukes stationed in Germany’

German Fiat G-91R/3 “Gina” at Buechel Air Baser (Fockel007) COGwriter While the world is focused on the novel coronavirus, nuclear upgrades are expected in Germany: US set to upgrade controversial nukes stationed in Germany The US has stored nuclear bombs across Europe … they are here to stay — and set to be modernized. 26 […]

‘US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record;’ ‘Coronavirus causes gun sales surge amid fears of civil unrest;’ ‘Modeling study suggests 18 months of COVID-19 social distancing, much disruption’

(Pixabay word collage) COGwriter The Associated Press reported the following: US jobless claims hit 3.3 million, quadruple previous record March 26, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. […]

Did the Apostle Peter hold Roman Catholic or Church of God views?

Artist portrayal of the Apostle Peter preaching COGwriter Former Roman Catholic Mike Gendron had the following in one of his newletters: The apostle Peter played a prominent role in the early church. Soon after he abandoned his career as a fisherman to follow Christ, he became a fisher of men. Several of his sermons were […]