Michael in the Hebrew language COGwriter Did you know that the Seventh-day Adventist ‘prophetess’ Ellen White seemingly taught that the angel Michael was Jesus? Did you know that the Jehovah’s Witnesses still teach that? One raised as a Seventh-day Adventist told me that Ellen White held that view and that he found it blasphemous. When […]
Month: November 2024
Pornography addiction is a growing problem
COGwriter Pornography is becoming more recognized as a problem by secular sources. The BBC put out the following: 29 November 2024 Ofcom’s Online Nation 2024 report suggests 29% of UK adults accessed online porn in May 2024. Additionally, new research from addiction treatment centre, UKAT, suggests that millions of Britons are viewing pornography regularly – […]
Sermon: What happens after death?
DEATH photo via UnSplash COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:18 What happens after death? There are many views about what happens after death, but only one true authority, the Holy Bible. What is death? Do scientists struggle with that? Does the Bible teach ‘soul […]
Canadian city being fined for not promoting abomination
LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Flag’ COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: Ontario town fined $10,000 for refusing to celebrate pride month Emo, Ont. was also cited for not flying a pride flag, despite not having a flag pole An Ontario town has been fined $10,000 and its officials ordered to complete mandatory “human rights” […]
Australia bans social media for under 16 years of age–a 666 move?
(Pixabay photo) COGwriter Last year, the US Surgeon General put out a report on teens and social media: A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to an urgent public health issue and provides recommendations for how it should be addressed. Advisories are reserved for significant public health challenges […]
Joe Kovacs and the angels announcing the birth of Jesus to the shepherds
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks at Night Stained-glass window by Tiffany Studios, ca. 1910 COGwriter Luke wrote the following: 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of […]
Georgian PM suspends EU membership talks until end of 2028
Georgia (orthographic projection).svg: Izzedine COGwriter The Prime Minister of Georgia has decided to wait before pushing European Union membership: Georgian prime minister suspends EU membership talks until end of 2028 28 November 2024 The prime minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced he is suspending his country’s EU membership application process until the end of […]
No, tackle football is NOT something to be thankful for!
(NFL from Wikipedia) COGwriter Today is the national holiday in the USA called Thanksgiving. And despite certain claims, its specific origins are not pagan. But, of course, no Christian needs to celebrate national holidays like it if they do not wish to (cf. Romans 14). And the Bible does condemn gluttony. Yet, whether on this […]
Thanksgiving and pilgrim antisemitism?
COGwriter Since Hamas’ brutal attack on October 7, 2023, and partially because of Israel’s responses, we have seen a rise in anti-semitism around the world, including in the USA. The fact is that there is a long history of anti-semitism. Israel365 News posted the following: Thanksgiving: Pilgrims’ anti-semitism inherited by Kanye, Kyrie November 24, 2022 […]
Are women biblically authorized to give sermons?
Artist’s interpretation of Mary Magdalene COGwriter Should females be able to preach sermons in church services? Years ago, the old The Journal: News of the Churches of God had the following as part of its paid advertising by Tina Engelbart: Corinthians 14:34-35. Here are the two verses in the King James Version. “Let your women […]