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What about Jesus and the Cross?

Jesus and the cross: Jesus’s crucifixion is displayed on the fifth-century C.E. wooden doors of the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome. (Wikipedia) COGwriter The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) had this in one of its weekly newsletters: Jesus and the Cross Throughout the world, images of the cross adorn the walls and steeples of churches. […]

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Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are the latest translations that we received: Letter to the Brethren: August 21, 2025 Carta a los Hermanos: 21 de agosto de 2025 https://cdlidd.es/carta-a-los-hermano... MS on how to survive a nuclear war; COGwriter on Jesus’ promise of protection […]

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BibleNewsProphecy: The Last Red Heifer?

Red heifer being burnt 1 July 2025 (Screenshot from Israel National News via Israel365News) COGwriter On December 28, 2024, I speculated, based on certain statements from the Temple Institute as well as the age of some red heifer candidates, that they could sacrifice one of the ‘red heifers’ they had in 2025 (see Red Heifers, […]

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Improving brain health

Brain scan images (PublicDomainPictures) COGwriter Some scientists believe they have found a protein that ages the brain: Blocking This One Protein Restores Aging Brains August 23, 2025 Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a surprising culprit in brain aging: a protein called FTL1. In aging mice, too much of this protein weakened memory and […]

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Canada again bends the knee to the USA on trade

Mark Carney (From ‘X’ Twitter page) COGwriter Canada’s new Prime Minister announced the following: “Throughout our negotiations with the United States on a new trade and security relationship, the objectives of Canada’s new government have been constant: To protect Canadian workers and their families To reinforce the competitiveness of Canadian businesses To build the strongest […]

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Sermon: Active Listening

(Pixabay illustration) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:16:21 Active Listening This message is from James Martenet. He wants people to embrace the power of active listening. In it, he quotes secular sources as well as scriptures explaining why Christians should be active learners. He […]

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Dibar Apartian wrote of escaping Satan’s snares

(Unsplash photo) COGwriter Satan does not want people to be in the Kingdom of God. The late evangelist Dibar Apartian wrote the following that was originally published old the Good News magazine in May 1983 of the old Worldwide Church of God: How to Escape Satan’s Three Major Snares What causes a seemingly solid, balanced, […]

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MS on how to survive a nuclear war; COGwriter on Jesus’ promise of protection

(Pixabay photo) COGwriter Michael Snyder posted the following: How To Survive A Nuclear War We live at a time when the potential for conflict between major powers that possess nuclear weapons is constantly in the headlines, and it is just a matter of time before someone crosses a line that will never be able to […]

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Continuing Church of God expanding its radio presence

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God announced that it is increasing its radio presence. We just made a deal, once again, with the Wilkins Radio Network to increase our proclamation work to reach more people. Wilkins, who broke their original contract with us back on 2023, pleaded with us to come back in 2024 and […]

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Is belief in God scientifically logical?

COGwriter Is it scientifically-logical to believe in God? Yes, most certainly. Is it logical to believe the view of ‘spontaneous generation’ often pushed by well known people claiming to be scientists? No. Charles Darwin saw people making too much out of his writings when he was alive: Darwin himself said: “I am in a hopeless […]

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