Church of God News

Month: May 2026

Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish and other languages. We also just received the following: Sermon: Here a little: 4 Questions the World’s Religions Struggle With Sermón: Aquí un poco: 4 preguntas con las que luchan las religiones del mundo https://cdlidd.ccogdr.eu/sermon-aqui-un-poco-4-preguntas-con-las-que-luchan-las-religiones-del-mundo/ Haggai: The glory of this […]

Rogue or 666: Concerns about how Artificial Intelligence can fulfill prophecy

(UnSplash photo) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following related to an AI–Artificial Intelligence–program: Rogue AI ‘helper’ deletes company’s database after deciding to think for itself – sparking Terminator-style warning for businesses 15 May 2026 In just nine seconds, an AI ‘helper’ managed to do what most hackers could only dream of. […]

Cuba facing fuel and other shortages, but wary of Trump Administration demands

Havana, Cuba street (Photo from UnSplash) COGwriter Cuba has been in the news. Last January, US President Donald Trump pointed to a possible regime change in Cuba (see Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico: US military action in Venezuela is further evidence of the breakdown of the world order; Donald Trump suggests Mexico, Cuba and Colombia […]

Nakba Day 2026/Jerusalem Day 2026

(UnSplash photo) COGwriter Each year thousands of Palestinians rally in Jerusalem to celebrate ‘Nakba Day’. Here are reports related to it:: 15 May 2026 Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba – Arabic for “catastrophe” – a term that refers to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from […]

EU snubbed from US-China talks? Germany looks for alternatives to US missiles

COGwriter The day after Donald Trump said of the US and China, “We are the two superpower,” Xi Jingping made a similar statement: May 14, 2026  Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed the US-China relationship as the world’s most consequential, telling President Donald Trump: “We must make it work and never mess it up.” https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-china-visit-xi-meeting-hnk EuroNews posted […]

Donald Trump in China, Xi Jinping warns about Taiwan

History in motion. 🇺🇸🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/33CTXbLa0s — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 14, 2026 COGwriter US President Donald Trump is in China: Xi warns Trump of possible conflict over Taiwan at grand Beijing summit May 14, 2026 BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday of “clashes and even conflicts” with the United States over Taiwan, […]

Waldensians and the Sabbath

COGwriter The May 2023 edition of the Sabbath Sentinel put out by the Bible Sabbath Association, which is not a Church of God group (though it has members that are in the COGs, as well as members who are not), had the following: Peter Waldo, Waldensians, and the Sabbath By Dr. Bob Thiel Some have […]

Russia tests Sarmat (also known as Satan II) missile and Vladimir Putin reports, ‘This is the most powerful missile in the world’

Congratulations to all Russia’s western “friends” on the successful test of the Sarmat strategic missile system. Now we’re all so much closer! pic.twitter.com/6xcBLIXQCO — Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) May 13, 2026 COGwriter Russia released a photograph of its Sarmat missile test. A decade ago, this missile was dubbed as ‘Satan 2’ by NATO: Putin hails Russia’s […]

Fatima Day 2026

COGwriter May 13th is known as ‘Fatima Day.’ Thousands travel to Fatima, Portugal each year to celebrate it. Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, had planned to be there last year, but his new papal duties caused him to change his plans (see Did the demons know that Robert Prevost would become Pope Leo […]