Old Weimar Republic COGwriter The German economy is in the news: November 24, 2020 BERLIN (AP) — Business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fell for a second consecutive month in November as a resurgence of coronavirus infections led to partial shutdowns across the continent, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. Still, the decline was […]
Month: November 2020
COVID vaccines make people sick, and two doses seem to be required
(Unsplash photo) COGwriter CNBC reported the following: When will the world reach ‘herd immunity’? Citi weighs in November 24, 2020 Citi Research showed that “herd immunity” may not start to form until late-2021. Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a population develop protection against a disease, and it can no longer spread easily within […]
Complain less and be thankful
COGwriter Are you grateful for what you have or are you mainly a complainer? I regularly hear from poor, and often hungry, people in Africa. Their situations and problems remind me how grateful those of us in Western cultures should be for at least the physical blessings we have. Do you give thanks to God? […]
JR: Is everything you know about Second Coming wrong?
‘The Rapture of One in the Field’ etching COGwriter Are Protestants who believe in a pre-tribulation rapture wrong? They are according to another Protestant, Joel Richardson. Notice the following: Is everything you know about Second Coming wrong? Filmmaker, evangelist and renowned bible prophecy teacher Joel Richardson says it is a time of change for the […]
G20, COVID, Putin, & Economic Depression
G20 Official logo COGwriter The G20 conference for 2020 has ended. CNN reported: November 23, 2020 As stage exits go Donald Trump’s departure was something of a whimper, the US President leaving the top table of global G20 leaders to play golf. Trump has been out of kilter with the global mood since he first […]
Clement of Rome above the Apostle John?
View in Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter November 23rd is the day the Catholics of Rome have declared as the day for “Saint Clement I.” There is an individual named Clement in the Bible. He is mentioned one time. Here is the only passage that mentions him: I implore Euodia and I implore […]
Don’t rely on the Temple Institute’s foundation stone position
COGwriter Back in 2013, I was able to visit the Temple Institute in Jerusalem (and took the above photograph). While I was somewhat familiar with this group, I had not fully understood certain aspects of its position related to the Temple Mount until I watched a presentation there. The Temple Institute believes that it must […]
National Catholic Register asks, ‘Would Jesus Recognize Catholic Worship?’
Pope Benedict XVI with Eucharist Host during Mass (Fabio Pozzebom/ABr) COGwriter The National Catholic Register reported the following: Would Jesus Recognize Catholic Worship? “It is in this eternal liturgy that the Spirit and the Church enable us to participate whenever we celebrate the mystery of salvation in the sacraments.” (CCC 1139) You’ve seen pictures of […]
BibleNewsProphecy: America’s Primary Problem Forgetting God!
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 12:23 America’s Primary Problem Forgetting God! The USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are facing many difficulties. Could the primary cause be forgetting God? What does the first chapter of the Book of […]
The Antichrist and Pope Gelisius?
COGwriter On November 21, Catholics of Rome honor their bishop and pontiff Gelasius I. The Catholic Encyclopedia says the following about him: Pope Gelasius I (died 19 November 496) was Pope from 1 March 492 to his death in 496… Despite all the efforts of the otherwise orthodox patriarch, Euphemius of Constantinople, and the threats […]