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Sermon: Three Laws of Success

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:12:00 Three Scriptural Laws of Success Should your life be completely controlled by circumstances? Can you make decisions that will make you a success? Are there laws of success? Could there be seven laws of success like the late […]

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Evidence of Hebrew ancient writing discounted, but …

Altar on Mount Ebal (photo by zstadler) COGwriter According to Jesus, Moses wrote scriptures: 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. (John 5:46) Yet, many doubt that. Many have doubts about Jesus, but those can be dispelled (see, for example, our free online book: roof Jesus is […]

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Here are the “religious” leaders joining the WEF to advance the global climate agenda

(Logo of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development) COGwriter A reader from Italy sent me a link to an article in Italian (https://www.maurizioblondet.it/leader...), which I machine-translated into English: Here are the “religious” leaders joining the WEF to advance the global climate agenda 8 December 2023 Globalist agencies are now welcoming help from religious leaders fighting […]

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The late Fulton Sheen and prophecy

Archbishop Fulton Sheen COGwriter Roman Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen died on December 9, 1979. He was known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. He is someone that is a candidate for Roman Catholic ‘sainthood.’ But that was delayed: ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Catholic Diocese prompted a delay in the […]

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DW: Turkey’s Erdogan vows ‘new era’ in ties with Greece

Greece, Turkey seek to restart relations with meetings in Athens https://t.co/t6iBlBh4rd pic.twitter.com/pH8eytQ7mX — Reuters (@Reuters) December 7, 2023 COGwriter Turkey looks to be moving closer to Greece, its traditional nemesis: Turkey’s Erdogan vows ‘new era’ in ties with Greece 7 December 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday made his first official visit to Athens since […]

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Public Letter from Arthur Topos: CCOG IS THE CONTINUING PHILADELPHIAN CHURCH

Evans Ochieng (left) & Arthur Topos (right) COGwriter This morning I received a totally unexpected and totally unsolicited email from pastor Arthur Topos of Lodwar, Kenya. Since he intended it as a public letter, here it is: TO THE CCOG WORSHIPPERS AND OTHERS CARE OF BOB THIEL, COG WRITER, CCOG AMERICA’S  CCOG OFFICE   Dear […]

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13th anniversary of the death of evangelist Dibar Apartian

Bob Thiel and Dibar Apartian COGwriter Dibar Apartian died on December 8, 2010. For those unfamiliar with him, he had been an evangelist in the Church of God (COG) for decades. He was born of Armenian parents and his family had to flee when he was quite young because of persecution from the Turks (known […]

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HIN: Is Lady Liberty (Columbia) the “Great Prostitute” of Prophecy Residing in Washington D.C., the Revived Roman Empire to Fall During the “Last Days”?

US Capitol Building with Columbia on its Top (UnSplash photo) COGwriter The following interpretation of certain biblical prophecies caught my attention: Is Lady Liberty (Columbia) the “Great Prostitute” of Prophecy Residing in Washington D.C., the Revived Roman Empire to Fall During the “Last Days”? December 5, 2023 by Brian Shilhavy Last month (November, 2023), I […]

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VOA: ‘Widespread’ Sexual, Gender-Based Crimes Committed During Hamas Attack, Israeli Officials Say

Haaretz: Hamas’ campaign of rape against Israeli women is revealed, testimony after testimony https://t.co/NaZ1RHq3GD — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 2, 2023 COGwriter Over 6,400 are now reportedly dead from the war that Hamas initiated: Sheryl Sandberg takes a stand against rape in the Israel-Hamas war December 6, 2023 Sandberg’s new call. On Monday afternoon, former […]

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Was Nicholas, sometimes called ‘Santa Claus,’ even fat or jolly?

Russian Iconic Portrayal of Nicholas of Myra COGwriter December 6 is the Greco-Roman Feast for Nicholas. Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the group that was part of the changed Worldwide Church of God) had the following in its December 2021 newsletter: Believe it or not, even Santa can be saved! Far from being […]

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