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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).

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 […]

Grace Communion International’s ‘Kingdom living’ is not what Jesus will implement

(Official logo of Grace Communion International) COGwriter Many people in various Church of God groups once had at least some connection with the old Worldwide Church of God. In an email, Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International, the current name of the Protestant group that took over and changed the old Worldwide Church of […]

Could Joe Tkach, Sr. have been right about ‘Satan’s Throne’?

‘Cathedra Petri’ (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Numerous times, my wife Joyce and I have been able to see and visit what could be called ‘Satan’s throne,’ if the devil does, in fact, now have a physical throne on the earth. The first time we saw it was back in 1987 on a tour of […]

Ambassador College photos from the 21st Century

COGwriter Have you ever wondered what the old Pasadena Campus of Ambassador College and the former Headquarters of the old Worldwide Church of God look like? A while back, my wife Joyce and I visited the grounds. We have also put photos together of our visit–see Pictures of the Pasadena Campus of Ambassador College and […]

Radio Church of God was not the original Philadelphian name–but what about radio now?

(photo from hwalibrary.com) COGwriter Craig White sent out the following in an email related to church history in the 1930s and 1940s: I discovered on an Oregon government website that the Radio Church of God (name changed to Worldwide Church of God in 1968) was an unincorporated voluntary association until registered in March 1946. See […]

BibleNewsProphecy: The Glory of the Latter Temple

(Photo by BibleHub.com) COGwriter In its newsletter this month, the Temple Institute had the following related to a writing from the second chapter of the Book of Haggai: Iyar 21, 5786/May 8, 2026 … The Glory of this Last House Shall be Greater than the First! … Zerubavel from the house of David and Kohen Gadol (High Priest) Yehoshua consult […]

Haggai: The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former; COGwriter: Any parallels to the old WCG and Ambassador Auditorium?

(Photo by BibleHub.com) COGwriter In its newsletter today, the Temple Institute had the following related to a writing from the second chapter of the Book of Haggai: Iyar 21, 5786/May 8, 2026 … The Glory of this Last House Shall be Greater than the First! … Zerubavel from the house of David and Kohen Gadol (High Priest) Yehoshua consult with […]

Grace Communion International says it had 27,000 ‘faithful members’ in 2025

COGwriter In an email today, Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the current name of the Protestant group that took over and changed the old Worldwide Church of God (also now known as GCI) had the following in an attachment: GCI President Update | March 2026 … In 2025 we remain active in 62 countries […]

Grace Communion International announces: Home Office Staff Rotations

COGwriter In an email today, Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the current name of the Protestant group that took over and changed the old Worldwide Church of God (also now known as GCI) had the following: Home Office Staff Rotations March 11, 2026 Dear GCI Family and Friends, This first quarter of 2026 […]