COGwriter We are now in what is commonly referred to as the Fall Holy Day season. I thought a look at the past might be of interest to some. In the 1990s in the old Worldwide Church of God, over 100,000 people used to attend around the world. In 1990, our family went on the […]
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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).
Feast of Tabernacles in the 1970s and 1980s
COGwriter The Feast of Tabernacles occurs in the Fall each year. 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 in different countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Latin America, as well as […]
Tithing and the old Worldwide Church of God
COGwriter A while back, the anti-Christian 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 […]
Is God one Family or One Trinity?
(COGwriter directed ChatGpt illustration) COGwriter Various scriptures say God is one (e.g. Galatians 3:20b)? How is God one? Some say one trinity. In the Continuing Church of God, like the Philadelphian era in the 20th century also did, we teach that God is one family, now consisting of the Father and the Son. Father and […]
What was reported by WCG on this date in 1985 related to Reginald Killingsley
COGwriter Reginald Killingsley sent me the following today–this is from the Pastor General’s Report dated August 22, 1985 (“From Ministerial Services”): This past Thursday, August 22, Mr. Leon Walker came to my office to report that he had just learned that one of our ministers in South America had been shot. Mr. Reginald Killingley, pastor of the […]
Grace Communion International’s ‘Sacrament of Baptism’
(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 […]
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 […]