COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are the translations that we received today: Letter to the Brethren: July 24, 2025 Carta a los Hermanos: 24 de julio de 2025 https://cdlidd.es/carta-a-los-hermanos-24-de-julio-de-2025/ Daniel 11:32-38: Philadelphian Persecution and Witness Daniel 11:32-38: La persecución y el testimonio en […]
Month: July 2025
France plans to endorse ‘two-state solution’ — Palestinian President Abbas pleased, but USA objects
COGwriter The President of France sent a letter to the President of the Palestinian Authority: 25 July 2025 France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but the plan drew angry rebukes from Israel and the United States. Macron, who unveiled the decision on social media, published a letter sent to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas […]
What if the ‘place of safety’ is not Petra?
COGwriter Where might the place of safety in the wilderness be? Many have wondered if Petra could be the place. But, what if is it not? Would most Christians flee to a different location? No, I do not believe so. Someone asked me about the possibility of Bozrah being the “place of safety.” After doing […]
Italian writer looks to be proposing a new ‘Holy Roman Empire’ to further unite and push Europe forward
(Grok AI illustration) COGwriter A reader from Italy sent me a link in Italian (https://www.maurizioblondet.it/scritti-sull-imperium/) which I machine-translated into English. Here are some excerpts: WRITINGS ON THE IMPERIUM The writings on the Imperium collect some reflections that the Author, Cosmo Intini, musician and scholar of Christian Wisdom … The crisis of the West’s socio-cultural, economic, […]
Want to lose weight–eat what is good and eat less–exercise is NOT the key to weight loss
Obese females (Pixabay) COGwriter In my decades as a natural health professional, I dealt with many people who were overweight. In addition to looking at systemic and nutritional issues, my primary advice was always, “Eat less.” I told people that the devices that people use to enter their intake and exercise did not work. I […]
Are lottery winners (as well as players) worse off?
COGwriter Many people want to win the lottery. Even those who rarely get involved tend to get lottery fever when the jackpot gets high enough. With prizes sometimes over a billion US dollars (see https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/23/us/mega-millions-jackpot-friday/index.html), the appeal to try to win and become incredibly rich draws many. Some feel that getting a lot of money […]
Could the USA become a ‘climate outlaw’, a ‘rogue nation’?
(Above from Pexels.com) COGwriter There was a climate related vote in the United Nations today that the USA probably did not like: Will the USA be a Climate Outlaw?! UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law – Those harmed by the climate ‘could be entitled to reparations’ […]
Israel’s 12-Day Attacks of Iran and ‘the Final Prophecy’
(photo from BiblePic.com) COGwriter Israel365News posted the following: Israel’s 12-Day Victory of Iran: the Final Prophecy July 22, 2025 Rabbi Isser Weisberg of Machon Mishne Torah in Lakewood, New Jersey, lectures widely on biblical prophecies and Jewish eschatology, producing YouTube videos that frame current events in an end-of-days framework. He recently produced a video in which he […]
Are Christians supposed to pray to the east?
COGwriter Sometime back, the Catholic Herald reported the following: Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican’s liturgy chief, has asked priests to begin celebrating Mass ad orientem, that is, facing east rather than towards the congregation. The proposed reform is arguably the biggest liturgical announcement since Benedict XVI’s 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum gave greater freedom for […]
Gold Reserves up in Europe, but not the United States
Gold bullion COGwriter Gold has hit record highs in many currencies this year. The US dollar has dropped in value, not only related to gold, but to other currencies: July 22, 2025 The greenback declined 12% in the first six months of 2025. This is the worst six month start for the dollar since 1973. […]