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Rick Santorum enters the race

Rick Santorum (Photo by Gage Skidmore) COGwriter Rick Santorum is once again a Republican presidential candidate: May 27, 2015 Republican Rick Santorum has launched another run for the White House with a promise to restore the economic power of middle-class American workers. Mr Santorum, 57, a former US senator from Pennsylvania who fell short in [...]

Biden claims USA will stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression

US Vice President Joseph Biden COGwriter US Vice President Joseph Biden warned Russia that Vladimir Putin’s plans are ‘doomed to fail’: May 27, 2015 The United States will stand by Ukraine to fight Russian aggression, which has become a prominent consideration for European security, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday. Speaking at the Brookings [...]

The British are the Covenant People

Israel Blessing Ephraim & Manasseh (Genesis 48) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to post its sermon, British are the Covenant People, which is at its ContinuingCOG channel. 1:21:08 British are the Covenant People What do ‘British’ and ‘Britain’ mean in Hebrew? Are the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons people of the covenant? Does [...]

‘Does God Heal Today?’

COGwriter Decades ago, the late Pastor General of the old Worldwide Church of God, Hebert W. Armstrong, wrote a booklet on healing. Here are some excerpts: Is the day of miracles PAST? We read in the New Testament that when Jesus Christ was on earth 1900 years ago, He HEALED THE SICK. It seems there [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Palestine and Vatican Antisemitism?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 30:44 Palestine and Vatican Antisemitism? On May 13, 2015, the Vatican essentially officially recognized “the state of Palestine.” Some were outraged, some considered this to be antisemitic, while others considered that this was a step [...]

Mathematicians realize that the universe had a beginning

NASA Photo COGwriter Do any academics realize that the universe had to have a beginning?  Well some mathematicians from Tufts University have challenged some anti-biblical models of the origin of the universe: Mathematics of Eternity Prove The Universe Must Have Had A Beginning Cosmologists use the mathematical properties of eternity to show that although universe [...]

The final time of the Gentiles and WWIII?

Depiction of Beasts of Daniel 7 COGwriter Is World War III close? Last year, some in Ukraine have suggested that Russia wanted to start it (see Kiev PM asserts ‘Russia…wants to start World War Three;’ Russia’s FM claims ‘West wants…to seize control of Ukraine’).  Pope Francis also indicated that it was started (cited in World [...]

Memorial Day and War

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier COGwriter Today, many in the USA observe ‘Memorial Day.’ It was originally known as ‘Decoration Day.’ It started after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century, Memorial Day was extended to honor all Americans who have [...]

Pope Francis’ ‘Jubilee’ and claim about the Kingdom

Logo for Roman Catholic Jubilee 2000 COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following from Pope Francis from his Bull of Indiction related to his Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s [...]

Protests in Cleveland

Cleveland (Wikipedia montage) COGwriter Unrest and protests have hit Cleveland: May 24, 2015 A white Cleveland police officer who fired through the windshield of a suspect’s car at the end of a 137-shot volley of gunfire that killed the two black occupants was cleared of criminal charges Saturday, sparking angry protests and leading the Justice [...]