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Sermonette on Satan

17th Century Depiction of Michael and Satan COGwriter Here is the latest recommended sermonette from the Continuing Church of God: 21:28 Dealing with Satan Steve Dupuie goes over Satan’s techniques and information about some of his angels. Satan is cunning and seeks to destroy Christians. Satan continues to try to bring Christians down. What are [...]

GCI promotes Christmas cards

TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH COGwriter Last December, I received an email from GCI (Grace Communion International, essentially the group that originally ran the new Worldwide Church of God) today with a link to a letter and a video message from its J. Tkach. The letter starts out with: The Christmas season is here again, and you [...]

Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, and other potential US presidential candidates

Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz COGwriter Unlike parliamentary systems, those who wish to be the chief executive of the USA (president) tend to officially campaign for it for over a year and a half, and unofficially campaign for it longer (though that happens in parliamentary systems, but not quite the same way).  Here are a [...]

The truth about the real ‘Saint Nicholas’

Russian Iconic Portrayal of Nicholas of Myra COGwriter Who was the real Catholic and Orthodox saint called Nicholas? Here are some answers from a Catholic monsignor priest: The Real St. Nicholas – Not Fat and Not Very Jolly Either. Today (Dec 6) is the Feast of St. Nicholas. The real St. Nicholas was nothing close [...]

Sermon:CCOG Q&A: New Moons, Marriage, Dreams, Veils, & 6000 Year Plan

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a sermon posted at its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:12:40 CCOG Q&A: New Moons, Marriage, Dreams, Veils, & 6000 Year Plan This is a sermon that covered questions and answers in the old Worldwide Church of God correspondence letter series. Specifically, this sermon covers old WCG letters [...]

California drought the worst in 1200 years?

COGwriter A new report concludes that California’s drought is the worst in 1200 years: December 5, 2014 2014 Dec 5 (Reuters) – A combination of record high temperatures and sparse rainfall during California’s three-year drought have produced the worst conditions in 1,200 years, according to a study accepted for publication by the American Geophysical Union [...]

China now recognized as world’s largest economy, but . . .

Maglev train in Shanghai COGwriter An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report shows that the economy of the People’s Republic of China has surpassed that of the U.S.A.: China overtakes the US as world’s largest economy December 4, 2014 The U.S. no longer boasts the world’s largest economy. China, the world’s most populous country, has overtaken [...]

NYC protests Garner death; Cleveland police found to use excessive force

Al Sharpton and Mrs. Eric Garner at protest (photo by Thomas Altfather Good) COGwriter There were protests in New York City and elsewhere related to the death of Eric Garner and others related to police actions: December 5, 2014 New York City Police arrested 223 people in overnight protests, the second consecutive night of demonstrations [...]

Are men and women different?

COGwriter Science is figuring out that men and women have differently wired brains: It turns out that men’s brains may literally be wired differently than those of women. Researchers say the differences could explain why the sexes seem more suited to certain types of tasks than their counterparts. For example, women seem to be hardwired [...]

More governments interfering with, and spying on, the Internet

Ukrainian poster (Борис У.) COGwriter Voice of America (VOA), a U.S. government news agency, reported the following: December 4, 2014 WASHINGTON—A growing number of nations are increasingly censoring parts of the Internet and passing laws to allow for greater surveillance of what people do and say online, according to a new report issued by Freedom [...]