Logos of the SDBs COGwriter Were there always ‘baptists’ since the beginning of the church age as some claim? Well, that depends on how you define baptist. If the definition of baptist is one who practices baptism by immersion, then the answer is yes. What about the denomination called Baptists, do they have doctrinal continuity […]
Month: December 2025
Is Donald Trump trying to make his birthday a national holiday? What about birthdays anyway?
(Signed official White House photo) COGwriter Donald Trump wants people to get free admission to national parks on his birthday: Trump Makes Weird Bid to Turn His Birthday Into a Holiday December 6, 2025 President Donald Trump has taken an extraordinary step in his efforts to turn his birthday into a national celebration, with the […]
Trump Administration wants the European Union to change to give more power to individual nations–the Bible, instead, points to reorganizations that will result in the opposite
COGwriter The Trump Administration released a report yesterday that opposed the European Union and many of its goals: Trump Urges Europe in Peril to Change Course in New US Strategy President Donald Trump delivered his most forceful critique of Europe yet in a new National Security Strategy released quietly early Friday. The strategy lays […]
Santa Claus: Combination of Odin and false Saint Nicholas–can that lead to wokeness?
Russian Iconic Portrayal of Nicholas of Myra COGwriter December 6 is the Greco-Roman Feast for Nicholas, who they consider to be a saint. Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the group that was part of the changed Worldwide Church of God) had the following in its December 2021 newsletter: Believe it or not, even […]
Sermon on the Mount: Prayer and Priorities
(Above generated by Meta AI) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:11:22 Sermon on the Mount: Prayer and Priorities This is the second part of two part sermon series exploring the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ that Jesus gave. This sermon begins with the first […]
Temple Institute on the Menorah; Waldensians and COGwriter on a tie to the lampstand and seven churches of Revelation
Temple Institute Menorah (Photo by ariely via Wikipedia) COGwriter The Temple Institute had the following in its newsletter today: Kislev 15, 5786/December 5, 2025 … Depictions of the menorah have been discovered in tens of ancient archaeological digs all throughout Israel and in distant regions where Jews lived. Many of these depictions date back to […]
High consumption of white sugar and high fructose corn syrup is dangerous–‘A science-backed guide to overcoming sweet cravings’
White, unrefined, brown, and unprocessed cane sugar (Photo by Romain Behar via Wikipedia) COGwriter High consumption of white sugar and high fructose corn syrup is dangerous. Here is what ChatGPT responded with when I told it, “Please list health problems associated with consumption of white sugar”: Health Problems Linked to White Sugar Consumption 1. Weight […]
Could there have been humanoids and/or dinosaurs before Adam?
Australopithecus sediba (Brett Eloff) COGwriter Did God make ‘prehistoric’ human-like beings prior to Adam? Could there have been dinosaurs before Adam? Many have wondered about this as various scientists and others have made claims. But notice a couple of observations related to humans: Modern humans (Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens sapiens) are the only extant […]
Pope Leo, Nicea, and the Filioque
13th century artist depiction of claimed origin of the “Apostles’ Creed” COGwriter Pope Leo recently marked the 1700th anniversary of Emperor Constantine’s Council of Nicea: Pope Leo XIV Marks Nicaea Anniversary, Urges Christians to Overcome Divisions Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea on Friday in the Turkish city […]
Vladimir Putin is insisting on ‘all of the Donbass’
Donbas region (By Goran_tek-en via Wikipedia) COGwriter Russia will not accept the deal it has so far been offered in Ukraine: Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top United States negotiators did not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early Wednesday. US President Donald […]