COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following by Jared Dyson: God is creating something beautiful in you Each and every one of us is unique. We are all different, with different challenges, different circumstances, and different experiences in life. Yet, we all have one unique thing about us. We will never be […]
Category: Doctrine
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21, KJV)
Want to really lose weight? While there can be many factors, do you have to eat less?
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 […]
Sermon: Let’s Talk About Prayer (including verbal comments from Herbert W. Armstrong)
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:19:13 Let’s Talk About Prayer What is prayer? Would you like 10 tips on prayer? After his introduction, Dr. Thiel plays a 20th century radio broadcast by the late Herbert W. Armstrong who spoke on prayer (as well as healing). Dr. Thiel interjected a […]
Toxins: The invisible assault
COGwriter There are naturally produced toxins. Notice the following: July 31, 2026 Medical Health Officer for the region, Dr. Stanley Enebeli explains Microcystin a toxin produced in large quantities by a type of blue-green algae called cyanobacteria. As a result, these algae blooms pose a risk to public health. … “Contact with blue-green algae can […]
God’s Rainbow and the Satanic LGBTQ imitation
LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Flag’ COGwriter Over the years, I have denounced the perverted use of rainbows by those who promote sexual immorality. Others, like the following, also see some of the issues with that: Exposing The TRUTH About God’s Rainbow! July 30, 2026 “Pride Month”. … with rainbow flags. Why? To celebrate “Pride”. Not sure if you […]
Bible Confession vs. the Roman Catholic Sacrament of Confession
Roman Catholic confessional (Didier Descouens) COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but has the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) sacrament taken this beyond the practices recorded in the Bible or any found in early Christian documents? What do the Bible and the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) teach? Let’s start by reading a passage […]
Teacher’s manual points to ‘normal parenting’ as fascist adultism!
(UnSplash Photo) COGwriter Fox News posted the following: Controversial teacher training targets parental authority as oppression, education expert warns July 29, 2026 Teacher training programs across the country are adopting radical new educational theories to undermine parental authority and drive a wedge between parents and children, PragerU CEO Marissa Streit warned in an interview with […]
Should we be praying 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 […]
Lottery Curse? Are winners and losers of the lotteries 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 […]
BBC article blasts virginity and ignores reality
COGwriter The BBC published the following: ‘Virginity is a myth we’ve given too much power’ 26 July 2026 When the poet Hollie McNish lost her virginity at the age of 19, she stared at her face in the mirror for half an hour, expecting some sort of transformation. She wondered how to stand like a […]