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Jeb Bush enters the presidential race

Jeb Bush (Photo by Gage Skidmore) COGwriter As expected, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush declared his official desire for the office of US President today: June 15, 2015 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush officially kicked off his candidacy by filing paperwork to run for president with the Federal Election Commission, flipping the switch on an [...]

USA looking to provide heavy weaponry to Eastern Europe: deterrent to Russia or preparation for disaster?

COGwriter The USA is considering providing weapons to Eastern Europe, including the Baltic states, in the apparent hope that this will be some type of deterrent to Russia: June 15, 2015 A Russian official has called plans by Washington to station heavy military equipment along Russia’s borders the “most aggressive step” since the Cold War [...]

No, polygamy is not God’s way

COGwriter Because of the push for homosexual marriage and the related case in front of the US Supreme Court, I heard one of the justices inquire about whether polygamy would be legalized if homosexual marriage was considered to be a federal right.  I believe that we will see more acceptance of polygamy, and that includes [...]

UCG’s Camelo Anastasi blasts the ecumenical movement

Ecumenical Service COGwriter In the latest edition of United News, UCG’s Carmelo Anastasi wrote the following: Ecumenicalism: What Is it Exactly? The word “ecumenicalism” derives from ancient latin ecumène, meaning “a place where different people lived together.” In modern times the word ecumène indicates “minimum conditions for living together.” That is, upholding a common belief in [...]

September ‘convergence’: a harbinger of potential disaster?

COGwriter Readers have sent me many articles and items about items that they suspect may have prophetic ramifications that are converging in September 2015.  Here are a few of them from one reader: The United Nations General Assembly is laying plans to opens its next session on September 15, and there have been rumors that [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Is There Another View of Evolution?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 22:18 Is There Another View of Evolution? Evolutionists, most of whom claim to be scientific, continue to try to cut off all debate about flaws in evolution by those who will not accept their false [...]

The June 13th alleged Fatima message

Statue at Fatima Chapel and Image of That the Children Saw COGwriter On June 13, 1917, a female appearing apparition calling itself the ‘Lady’ allegedly gave a message to Catholic children, according to one of them named Lúcia who later wrote: “J.M.J. The third part of the secret revealed at the Cova da Iria-Fatima, on [...]

Trade matters: Politico and ICG comments, plus prophetic ramifications

From FOEEUROPE COGwriter US President Barack Obama expressed his disappointment he was not able to get the type of authority he would like to have in order to negotiate two international trade deals: June 13 2015 CAPITOL HILL—President Barack Obama says the failure of the House of Representatives to pass a measure to help American [...]

Sermon: Galatians 5 & 6: The Gifts of the Spirit

Artist depiction of the Apostle Paul writing his epistles COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:08:56 Galatians 5 & 6: The Gifts of the Spirit Dr. Thiel goes over scriptures throughout the Bible related to the gifts of the Spirit that are listed in Galatians [...]

Pope publicly states Church of Rome is willing to change date of Easter/Passover to gain unity with Eastern Orthodox

Lateran Cathedra (Photo by Joyce Thiel, January 2014) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following in Italian, which is followed by a machine-translation into English: Papa agli ortodossi: “Disposti a data comune per la Pasqua”. Sulla questione femminile: “La Chiesa è donna” 12 giugno 2015 DIALOGO ecumenico e ruolo delle donne nella Chiesa al [...]