Straight and Narrow Path in Tobago COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:12:19 Why YOU? Why Do YOU Suffer? What purpose does God have for you? What is the meaning of life? How are humans different from animals? Why do Christians have trials and sufferings? […]
Month: July 2015
The USA and the Fourth of July
The US Bill of Rights COGwriter Today is the fourth of July. It is considered to be ‘independence day’ for the USA as its Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Typically, on this day, many in the USA will have barbeques, watch parades, and/or view fireworks. Yet, those […]
Church of God News in Spanish
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received: Media censorship on homosexuality Censura de los medios sobre la homosexualidad http://www.cdlidd.es/censura-de-los-medios-sobre-la-homosexualidad/ Islamic terrorist strikes US factory in France Terroristas islámicos atacan fábrica de los EE.UU. en Francia http://www.cdlidd.es/terroristas-islamicos-atacan-fabrica-de-los-ee-uu-en-francia/ US […]
Temple Institute broadcasts about the ‘red heifer.’ Is something about to happen?
Red Angus Heifer COGwriter The last posted radio broadcast from the Temple Institute discussed the ‘red heifer.’ Here is information from its website about that: The red heifer is the symbol of the reality of life, as opposed to the illusion of death that can grip us and render us unfit to stand in the […]
The Apostle Thomas and India
India COGwriter July 3rd is held to be the ‘day’ for Thomas the apostle. He is believed to have been stabbed with a spear c.72 in while in prayer on a hill in Mylapur, India. Thomas is mentioned various times in the Bible. In Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, and Luke 6:15 his name is listed […]
Germany continues to be outraged as it investigates reports of USA espionage; the UK also an issue
Germany’s Peter Altmaier (RudolfSimon) COGwriter Germany is still concerned about espionage by the USA: July 2, 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, has asked the U.S. ambassador in Berlin for a meeting over allegations that U.S. spies bugged senior government ministers, a German government source told Reuters on Thursday. “The Chancellor’s […]
Jim Webb enters the race
Jim Webb COGwriter There is another Democratic candidate for the US presidency: July 2, 2015 Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is jumping into the race for president, becoming the latest Democrat to try for a primary upset over frontrunner Hillary Clinton. In a message to supporters obtained by Fox News, and later posted on his […]
General Dempsey: USA losing military lead; Russia claims USA policy is confrontational
General Martin E. Dempsey COGwriter The relative decline and aggressiveness of US military force is in the news related to comments from its top military officer: July 2, 2015 MOSCOW— Russia said Thursday a new U.S. military strategy was confrontational and would not help improve relations with Moscow, strained by the crisis in Ukraine. The […]
Thomson Reuters: No food shortages after 2025–but does the Bible agree?
Thomson Reuters Building (Producer Matthew) COGwriter Thomson Reuters has claimed that humankind will solve food shortage and price fluctuation problems by 2025: Thomson Reuters Predicts What the World Will Be Like in 2025 In 2025, genetically modified crops will be grown rapidly and safely indoors, with round-the-clock light, using low-energy LEDs that emit specific wavelengths […]
Apostle Peter taught doctrines that many who claim to follow him do not
Artist portrayal of the Apostle Peter preaching COGwriter In his latest newsletter, PTG’s Mike Gendron has the following: The apostle Peter played a prominent role in the early church. Soon after he abandoned his career as a fisherman to follow Christ, he became a fisher of men. Several of his sermons were recorded in the […]