COGwriter Hebert W. Armstrong died on January 16, 1986, at age 93 1/2. Many never heard of him, but multiple millions did. Here is some of what he wrote about himself: I was born July 31, 1892, of respected and upright parents who were of solid Quaker stock. My ancestors had emigrated from England to […]
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“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us” (1 John 2:18-19).
There are similarities between the decline and fall of the ancient Roman Empire and the USA
Old Worldwide Church of God booklet COGwriter Are the USA and its British-descended allies a modern version of Rome that is declining? A reader sent me a link to the following: The USA, The Fall of Rome, and Almighty God’s Judgment This article will look at three causes of the Roman Empire’s collapse, and see […]
Is there a ‘gap’ in scripture? Herbert W. Armstrong on the beginning
COGwriter Is there a ‘gap’ in the first book of the Bible? Where does the Bible actually begin? In terms of time order, it would be John 1:1, and not Genesis 1:1 as many assume. Here is an explanation from the late Herbert W. Armstrong: If one should ask, where do you find the actual […]
Exercise: The Plain Truth
COGwriter Exercise is good for you. It is even good for your brain: This Is Your Brain on Exercise Our bodies, including our brains, were fine-tuned for endurance activities over millennia of stalking and chasing down prey. “We’ve engineered that out of our lives now,” says Charles Hillman, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who […]
Feast of Tabernacles in the 1970s and 1980s
COGwriter The Feast of Tabernacles runs from the evening of October 6th and (including the Last Great Day) until sunset October 14th in 2025. The Churches of God normally have over one hundred festival sites in various places around the world every year. The Continuing Church of God has a couple of dozen official sites […]
Feast of Tabernacles in the 1990s
COGwriter We are now in what is commonly referred to as the Fall Holy Day season. The Feast of Tabernacles is here. Church services for the Feast in 2024 are to began the evening of October 16th and run (including the Last Great Day) until sunset October 24th. Here is a link to the Continuing […]
Do not rely on talebearers and grumblers related to accusations against Herbert W. Armstrong
Herbert W. Armstrong COGwriter Years ago, a reader sent me a pdf file that consisted of an article put together by Brian Davis and published by PCG in the July-August 2020 edition of Royal Vision. Here is a link to the article: Charges Against Herbert W. Armstrong – DISPROVED! The file format is such that […]
A former Worldwide Church of God member wondered which COG to now be part of
COGwriter A while back, I received an email from a former Worldwide Church of God member that included the following: I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOME ISSUES OF MR. …. BELIEF AND APPARENTLY YOU DON’T AGREE WITH. I DON’T THINK THAT ANY OF THESE CHURCHES AGREE WITH OTHER SO WHO DO YOU GO WITH? … SOME […]
Worldwide Church of God on tithing
COGwriter A while back, the anti-COG site, calling itself Banned by HWA, ran an old letter purportedly written by former WCG member Harry Eisenberg opposed to tithing. Here are some extracts: I was a paid researcher on the staff of Ambassador College for over four years. Generally speaking, my work involved providing “proofs” for the […]
Dibar Apartian wrote of escaping Satan’s snares
(Unsplash photo) COGwriter Satan does not want people to be in the Kingdom of God. The late evangelist Dibar Apartian wrote the following that was originally published old the Good News magazine in May 1983 of the old Worldwide Church of God: How to Escape Satan’s Three Major Snares What causes a seemingly solid, balanced, […]