Artificial Intelligence offers hope, but also delusions

(PublicDomain photo) COGwriter There are concerns and debates about AI–Artificial Intelligence: June 17, 2025 Between Panic and Acceleration – Between Money and Narratives Three years after the introduction of ChatGPT, the discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from an academic fringe topic to a central societal and political debate. Voices such as Geoffrey Hinton […]

CG7-Denver, ‘Paulicians, CCOG, on the Godhead

Parts of the January-February 2018 edition of the Bible Advocate COGwriter In an older edition of its Bible Advocate magazine (Jan-Feb 2018), Church of God, Seventh Day-Denver (CG7-D) somewhat asserted its binitarian view of the Godhead: Statement of Faith 2 The Deity This we believe: The sovereign deity of the universe is God Almighty, who […]

What might trigger increased USA involvement against Iran?

(Grok AI generated image) COGwriter Iran vowed more attacks against Israel for its attacks: June 16, 2025 Iran will strike Israel “without interruption until dawn” overnight from Monday to Tuesday, its Revolutionary Guards announces. “The ninth wave of combined drone and missile attacks has begun and will continue without interruption until dawn,” says the Guards’ […]

Israel claims air superiority, but Iran still hitting region with missiles

Explosions in Iran from Israeli attack (MEHR News Agency via Wikipedia) COGwriter Israel and Iran continue their attacks against each other: Iran, Israel escalate strikes as death toll rises 16 June 2025 Israel came under heavy Iranian missile attacks early Monday while Israeli forces targeted a series of surface-to-surface missile sites in western and central […]

Herbert W. Armstrong and other Church of God ministers on prophets

Artist portrayal of Elisha receiving mantle (Gustave Doré, 19th century, Public Domain) COGwriter Last year, I saw the following headline from Gary Leonard at the anti-Church of God, Banned by HWA website: Herbert Armstrong’s Own Words Make Mincemeat Of Bob Thiel And His Fake Prophet Status Of course, the criteria for a prophet comes from […]

French President visits Greenland and chastises Donald Trump’s ambitions for it

(Source: Pexels) COGwriter France’s President Macron went to Greenland today: Macron visits Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump June 15, 2025 NUUK, Greenland (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron landed Sunday in Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, carrying a “message of solidarity […]

Trinity Sunday: Writer asserts trinity reveals the meaning of life and everything

COGwriter Today is called the “feast of the Most Holy Trinity” or “Trinity Sunday” by various ones. Notice something from a Roman Catholic writer: This Sunday, the Trinity Reveals the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything This Sunday, Trinity Sunday (Year C), … As the Catechism puts it: “God is one, but not solitary.” There is […]

BibleNewsProphecy: Are Successful People Just Lucky?

COGwriter Is success just random or is it due to good luck? No. Are there things you can do to become a real success? Yes. On that topic, the Continuing Church of God put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 14:39 Are Successful People Just Lucky? What does it take to be truly successful? Is […]

Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are the translations that we just received: Letter to the Brethren: June 12, 2025 Carta a los Hermanos: 12 de junio de 2025 https://cdlidd.es/carta-a-los-hermanos-12-de-junio-de-2025/ Israel attacks Iran–might Iran retaliate and cause ‘great damage’ to Jerusalem as prophesied in […]