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G7: The Europeans are gaining influence as the USA’s influence is fading

2015 G7 Summit Location in Bavaria (Schloss Elmau) COGwriter Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) are meeting today in Bavaria:  June 7, 2015 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY— The leaders of seven major industrialized countries are in Germany for their annual summit, with issues as varied as the economy, climate change and world crises on their agenda. [...]

Sermonette: Technology and the Gospel

(Photo by Ralf Roletschek (talk) – Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de ) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 8:06 Technology and the Gospel Will there be any technology in the Kingdom of God? Can technology now assist in getting Christ’s gospel of the kingdom to the world [...]

Russia’s Putin dimisses possibility of attacking NATO

NATO in Green, Russia in Orange (Crimea should also be orange–Ukraine is one of the grey countries between NATO and Russia) COGwriter Russian President Vladimir Putin took steps to assure the West that he has no intentions to strike against NATO: June 6, 2015 Russia is not a threat to Nato, President Vladimir Putin says. [...]

Pope Francis refers to World War III in his ecumenical appeal in Sarajevo

Sarajevo (Collage from Wikipedia) COGwriter Pope Francis continues to push his ecumenical agenda, this time in Sarajevo, which is the  largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina (bolding below mine): June 6, 2015 Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in front of tens of thousands of Catholics at a stadium in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The pontiff’s visit to the capital, [...]

Sermon: The Short Work

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 (which was given in New Zealand): 1:24:21 The Short Work What is the ‘short work’ that the Apostle Paul wrote about in Romans 9:27-28?  How have various Church of God [...]

Cartwright’s Journal Out: ‘Bible Answer Man,’ Walter Martin, & the ‘Council of Venice’

COGwriter The latest issue (says #173, print date May 31, 2015) of The Journal was sent out electronically and received today. The main item covered included a lot on the apostasy/falling away in the old WCG and someone called the ‘Bible Answer Man.’ Here is some of the information in the main article of the [...]

Severe weather hits Colorado: Has there really been an increase in extreme weather?

Accumulated Hail (Photo by 59Ballons) COGwriter Colorado has been battling rough weather: June 5, 2015 Hail the size of grapefruit, heavy rainfall, and multiple tornadoes caused damage and flooding across parts of the Rockies and Plains overnight into Friday, officials and meteorologists said. Seven tornadoes were reported in Colorado and one in Kansas, according to [...]

USA believes Chinese hackers compromised data on millions of government employees

COGwriter A USA government employee database has been compromised and the USA points to Chinese hackers: June 5, 2015 U.S. officials said hackers in China launched a massive cyberattack on the federal agency responsible for collecting background information on, and issuing security clearances for millions of government employees. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said [...]

Catholic saint Boniface and Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII in the Vatican (May 2004) COGwriter The Catholic saint Boniface (Latin: Bonifacius; c. 680 – June 5, 754), is known as the Apostle of the Germans. He was born Winfrid, Wynfrith, or Wynfryth possibly at Crediton in the kingdom of Wessex (now in Devon, England). He is the patron saint of Germany [...]

Ukraine’s Poroshenko warns of large scale attack in the East

  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko COGwriter The head of the Kiev government is warning about a potential large scale attack: June 4, 2015 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned that there are 9,000 Russian troops in the rebel-controlled area of eastern Ukraine and warned the country must be on alert for a large-scale attack. Poroshenko [...]