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Lent allowed a rodent to be called a fish

Capybara (Photo by Karelj) COGwriter We are currently in the middle of a Greco-Roman adopted time called Lent. Because of this period, a rodent was once declared to be a fish. A reader sent me the following: Giant Rodents A Lenten Dish Sun Sentinel, Florida – excerpt… About 400 years ago, Spanish missionaries discovered that [...]

Conservative Catholics concerned after 3 years of Pope Francis

COGwriter Three years ago, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina became Pope Francis. He was been different in many ways and many “conservative Catholics” have concerns about him: March 13, 2016 Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, is undeniably a history maker. He is the first Jesuit Pope, the first from the Americas and [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Should Christians Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 15:41 Should Christians Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?  Millions celebrate ‘St. Patrick’s Day’ on March 17th each year. Do you know anything about what Patrick taught? Do you know when this day was declared a Roman [...]

France’s Hollande wants Europe to take lead in Syria and not wait until USA gets a new president

François Hollande Janvier COGwriter The President of France wants Europe to take the lead in Syria: March 12, 2016 French President Francois Hollande says Europe should increase the pressure for a diplomatic solution in Syria and not stand on the sidelines. He also said Europe shouldn’t wait for a new U.S. president to be elected [...]

USA resuming Daylight Savings Time: health risks?

COGwriter Sunday at two a.m., the USA and some other nations change their clocks to go off of Standard Time and back to Daylight Savings Time. At 2 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, March 13, those in the USA and many other nations will need to spring our clocks forward – and losing an [...]

India not interested in joint China sea patrols; USA and Australia pursuing bomber stationing and China not pleased

Australian Naval Newspaper COGwriter Because of China’s increasing military presence in the South China Sea, the USA is interested in joint naval patrols: March 13, 2016 (in Asia, March 12, 2016 in USA) India has ruled out participating in joint patrols in the South China Sea proposed by the United States. Experts say that India [...]

Sermon: The Mystery of Lawlessness

Artist’s portrayal of Mystery Babylon the Great COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:18:16 The Mystery of Lawlessness The Apostle Paul warned about the existence of the ‘mystery of iniquity’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:7. He also said it would get worse in the end times. [...]

‘Christianity Today’ says ‘United Kingdom (Kind of) Keeps the Fourth Commandment’

COGwriter The improperly named publication calling itself Christianity Today (CT) reported the following: United Kingdom (Kind of) Keeps the Fourth Commandment March 11, 2016 Church attendance may be in free fall in the United Kingdom. But longer shopping sprees at big box stores won’t be filling those hours. British evangelicals are praising the UK’s decision [...]

Justin Trudeau: USA and Canada are ‘siblings’; Barack Obama straining ‘special relationship’ with UK

Justin Trudeau (Photo by Alex Guibord) and Barack Obama COGwriter Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with US President Barack Obama: March 11, 2016 US President Barack Obama and Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have lavished praise on each other during the first official visit by a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years. Mr [...]

Was Jesus in the grave for three days and three nights?

Site of Calvary? COGwriter Was Jesus buried for three days and three nights? Many observe something they call “Good Friday.” They believe that Jesus was crucified and died that day and rose early Sunday. But is that what happened? Is that what Jesus taught? 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, [...]