COGwriter A while back, a reader sent me the following item: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Though surveys show that four in five Americans believe in the healing power of prayer and a majority of medical doctors say miraculous healing sometimes occurs, few researchers have subjected such claims to scientific investigation. Enter Candy Gunther Brown, who […]
Month: February 2014
Bitcoin seller ‘goes dark’–Bitcoins are not the answer
Bitcoin COGwriter The ‘virtual currency’ known as Bitcoin seems to be facing more problems: Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox goes dark in blow to virtual currency Feb 25 (Reuters) – Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, abruptly stopped trading on Tuesday and its chief executive said the business was at “a turning point,” sparking […]
Protestant endorsement of the ecumenical agenda: Kenneth Copeland do you not understand?
(Kenneth Copeland Ministries) COGwriter Watched a YouTube video today where Kenneth Copeland endorsed Catholicism, and also had a visiting Anglican bishop speak (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehFpeVGLyxs). Here is something about it: “The Catholic and Charismatic Renewal is the hope of the Church,” exclaims Anglican Episcopal Bishop Tony Palmer, before a group of cheering followers at the Kenneth Copeland […]
Brazil and EU developing communications to prevent USA espionage
Brasilia, Brazil COGwriter Disgusted and offended by learning about USA espionage from the Snowden leaks, Brazil and the European Union announced a major step intended to prevent espionage by the USA: 25 February 2014 Brazil and the European Union have agreed to deploy an undersea communications cable linking the Portuguese capital of Lisbon to the […]
Protestants, Lent, and the Bible
COGwriter The Catholic Lenten season begins in just over a week. Over the past several years, I have noticed that some Protestants sometimes are embracing the Roman Catholic season of Lent. Notice the following reports related to two Presbyterian churches: 2012 season of Lent at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield Suburban News – 5 […]
US Army plans to shrink to pre-WWII levels
COGwriter The USA is planning on cutting the size of its army: February 24, 2014 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending caps, setting up an election-year fight with […]
Egypt’s interim government resigns–dissatisfaction against those who replaced the Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood COGwriter The situation in Egypt is still precarious and there is a lot of dissatisfaction: Egypt’s government resigns February 24, 2014 Egypt’s interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi says his Cabinet has resigned. He announced the development in a televised address Monday… The military-backed interim government has been running Egypt since the army ousted […]
Russia’s Medvedev doubts legitimacy of Ukrainain government in Kiev; Obama Administration warns Russia against intervention
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev COGwriter Russia’s Prime Minister spoke out about the situation in Ukraine: February 24, 2014 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he had grave doubts about the legitimacy of neighboring Ukraine’s new leaders on Monday. “If we consider government the people who were moving around Kiev wearing black masks and holding Kalashnikov machine […]
Gospel of the Kingdom of God
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set […]
G-20 commit to USD$2 trillion increase in world economy–a prelude to Revelation 18?
Symbol of European “Babylon” COGwriter The G-20 nations met today in Australia and came out with a strong positive economic announcement: February 23, 2014 SYDNEY — A meeting of the world’s 20 most powerful finance ministers and central bankers has ended in Australia with a promise to set a firm target for global economic growth. […]