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Juneteenth 2025

Galveston Juneteenth plaque (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter In the past several years, there has been increased interest in a previously little-known holiday called Juneteenth. Now, even certain California State employees are getting the day off, as a paid holiday, for it. During the Feast of Tabernacles in Galveston Texas in 2024, my wife and […]

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Juneteeth 2025

Galveston Juneteenth plaque (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter In the past several years, there has been increased interest in a previously little-known holiday called Juneteenth. Now, even certain California State employees are getting the day off, as a paid holiday, for it. During the Feast of Tabernacles in Galveston Texas in 2024, my wife and […]

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Harbinger Daily says that Tucker Carlson’s anti-war position is unbiblical and dangerous

Tucker Carlson (Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia) COGwriter Last night, I saw Tucker Carlson ask Senator Ted Cruz if he knew the population of Iran. Ted Cruz did not know. Tucker Carlson then chastised him about wanting to possibly invade Iran since he did not know much about it. Today, NBC reported the following […]

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Iran, Israel, and Trump: Is Gog & Magog of Ezekiel 38 soon?

(photo from BiblePic.com) COGwriter Military actions between Israel and Iran continue, along with various threats: June 18, 2025 An Iranian official warned Wednesday that any U.S. intervention in the conflict with Israel would risk “all-out war,” as the unprecedented conflict being waged by warplanes and ballistic missiles entered a sixth day. Overnight, a fresh barrage […]

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God’s plans for you per COGWA and the CCOG

(COGWA logo) COGwriter At its Life, Hope & Truth website Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) has the questions, “What is the Purpose of Life?” and “What is God’s Will for Me?” Its answers included the following: As amazing as it sounds, God’s will is for us to become like Him—to become His children! […]

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Artificial Intelligence offers hope, but also delusions

(PublicDomain photo) COGwriter There are concerns and debates about AI–Artificial Intelligence: June 17, 2025 Between Panic and Acceleration – Between Money and Narratives Three years after the introduction of ChatGPT, the discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from an academic fringe topic to a central societal and political debate. Voices such as Geoffrey Hinton […]

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Muslim world, including Pakistan, condemns Israel–a prelude to Psalm 83 and the coming King of the South?

Muslim World Chart from M Tracy Hunter via Wikipedia COGwriter The fighting between Iran and Israel is continuing: Israel and Iran are trading strikes for a fifth day, with civilians in flashpoint areas facing waves of attacks. In Iran, at least 224 people have been killed since hostilities began. In Israel, 24 people have been […]

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CG7-Denver, ‘Paulicians, CCOG, on the Godhead

Parts of the January-February 2018 edition of the Bible Advocate COGwriter In an older edition of its Bible Advocate magazine (Jan-Feb 2018), Church of God, Seventh Day-Denver (CG7-D) somewhat asserted its binitarian view of the Godhead: Statement of Faith 2 The Deity This we believe: The sovereign deity of the universe is God Almighty, who […]

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What might trigger increased USA involvement against Iran?

(Grok AI generated image) COGwriter Iran vowed more attacks against Israel for its attacks: June 16, 2025 Iran will strike Israel “without interruption until dawn” overnight from Monday to Tuesday, its Revolutionary Guards announces. “The ninth wave of combined drone and missile attacks has begun and will continue without interruption until dawn,” says the Guards’ […]

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Israel claims air superiority, but Iran still hitting region with missiles

Explosions in Iran from Israeli attack (MEHR News Agency via Wikipedia) COGwriter Israel and Iran continue their attacks against each other: Iran, Israel escalate strikes as death toll rises 16 June 2025 Israel came under heavy Iranian missile attacks early Monday while Israeli forces targeted a series of surface-to-surface missile sites in western and central […]

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