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Newsweek: Gold Price Closes In on $3,000 Milestone

Gold bullion COGwriter Gold is in the news. Newsweek published the following: Gold Price Closes In on $3,000 Milestone October 6, 2024 Gold could reach $3,000 by the end of 2024 or sooner after several months of rising prices. GoldPrice.org says that there has been a 45.93 percent increase in the price of an ounce […]

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BibleNewsProphecy: Sabbath, Sunday, and Scripture

© CCOG COGwriter The Continuing Church of God put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 14:33 Sabbath, Sunday, and Scripture The Bible enjoined the seventh-day of the week as the Sabbath (Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 16:22-23), which is the day commonly called Saturday in English. Is it okay to observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Does the […]

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Sagaris of Laodicea was not a Greco-Roman Catholic, but a Church of God Christian

Ancient Laodicea (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Sagaris is believed to have been a martyr and faithful member of the Church of God in Laodicea of Asia Minor in the second century. Some observe October 6 in honor of his death. He is considered to be a saint by the Greco-Roman Catholics, Protestants, and those […]

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CNA: The Synod on Synodality debates the Catholic Church’s future

What is the Synod on Synodality? From October 2-27, the second session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality, desired by Pope Francis, will take place at the Vatican. The theme is “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission.” The three-week… pic.twitter.com/q9BlLTdplw — EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) October 4, 2024 COGwriter A […]

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FEMA failing many after Helene, physical prepping makes some sense, but . . .

(Official US Government logo) COGWriter The aftermath of Hurricane then Tropical Storm Helene has been devastating for some eastern coastal states. Many have been disappointed that the US government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has not helped as hoped. Newsweek reported the following: October 5, 2024 Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has called on the administrator […]

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Sermon: 10 Commandments, 2 Beasts

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:46 10 Commandments, 2 Beasts The Hebrew scripture (Old Testament) and the Greek scriptures (New Testament) enjoin the Ten Commandments. Did early Christians keep them? Did the Pharisees keep or actually violate all of the Ten Commandment? Do […]

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CG7-Denver on how can Jesus be divine and yet subordinate to the Father in rank

CG7-Denver local congregation logo COGwriter The CG7-D: Church of God, (Seventh Day) posted the following Q & A: How can Jesus be divine and yet “subordinate to the Father in rank,” as your Statement of Faith says? The Bible teaches both. As our Statement of Faith also reads, “The phrase ‘only begotten Son of the […]

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NYT: As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

Marijuana, Cannibis sativa COGwriter The New York Times reported the following: As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong. October 4, 2024 In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent […]

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Proclaiming the Gospel through literature

` COGwriter The old Radio Church of God reported: Now a most important mission of AMBASSADOR COLLEGE is to teach foreign languages. (Armstrong HW. Co-worker letter, January 28, 1947) Today we do reach every inhabited Continent on earth. But we do not yet reach every nation. We are now publishing literature not only in English, […]

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AP: In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict

(Unsplash photo) COGwriter The Associate Press reported the following: In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict October 3, 2024 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that depicted her nude, she is still being treated for trauma. […]

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