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What days did original Christians observe in the Spring?

COGwriter This time of year, those faithful in the Churches of God will be following Paul’s admonition to examine themselves prior to the start of the Spring Holy Days (1 Corinthians 11:27-32). Others observe nothing or perhaps Lent. While most people realize that Jesus observed what many consider to be “Jewish” Holy Days, most have […]

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New German Führer? “A New World Order With European Values”

(Christian Cable via Wikipedia) COGwriter Changes are happening in Europe and some are concerned: German Business Optimism Grows After Merz’s Spending Push March 25, 2025 German business optimism rose to the highest level since June 2024 as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz readies hundreds of billions of euros of spending to modernize the economy. … The prospects […]

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US Defense Secretary refers to Europeans as ‘pathetic freeloaders,’ US VP complains of ‘bailing Europe’ again, and US National Security Adviser blasts weak European Union navy

Pete Hegseth (Official Whitehouse photo)   COGwriter Leaders in the Trump-Vance Administration made disparaging comments about Europe and its military limitations. Euronews reported the following: ‘Pathetic European free-loading’: US officials slam Europe in leaked chat 25 March 2025 Trump’s top national security officials laid bare their disdain for Europe in a top-secret group chat that […]

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Is Easter possibly named after a pagan goddess?

Clothed Ishtar, early 2nd millennium BC (Marie-Lan Nguyen) COGwriter Next month many will celebrate the festival called Easter. Where did the name Easter come from? Easter itself is not a Christian term but comes from paganism as even Roman Catholic and Protestant sources confirm: The English term, according to the Ven. Bede (De temporum ratione, […]

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Jewish rabbi’s new book promotes Sabbath to Christians–but faithful Christians have always kept it per Hebrews 4

© CCOG COGwriter Israel365 News posted the following: Shabbat for Christians? An Interview with Rabbi Elie Mischel March 24, 2025 Rabbi Elie Mischel’s forthcoming book, “Shabbat Revolution: A Practical Guide to Weekly Renewal,” offers Christians a pathway to embrace the transformative power of Shabbat. In this interview with Sara Lamm, Rabbi Mischel discusses why he […]

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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 translations that we just received: Gold hits another record, ECB NOT going to have Bitcoin reserve – Church of God News El oro alcanza otro récord, el BCE NO tendrá reserva de Bitcoin https://cdlidd.es/el-oro-alcanza-otro... Patriarch Kirill […]

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Greenlanders not pleased with Usha Vance’s visit plans–Denmark sends extra police

Greenland Fjord (Pixabay) COGwriter A delegation, including the wife of the US Vice President, is planning to go to Greenland. Denmark is concerned and many Greenlanders are upset: Danish police fly extra forces to Greenland ahead of second lady Usha Vance’s visit March 24, 2025 Danish police sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland […]

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Should you call God, Father?

(Wikipedia from the 1845 book of The Sermon on the Mount) COGwriter Should Christians call God Father? Is it simply sexist or accurate to do so? Until relatively recently, all biblical writers and all theologians I am aware of, believed that the Father was and is God. However, some Protestants like to shy away from […]

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New vent found at Yellowstone supervolcano and could Europe’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano erupt at any moment”?

Yellowstone Steamboat Geyser via Wikipedia COGwriter Michael Snyder posted the following: A New Vent Has Opened At The Yellowstone Supervolcano, And The Campi Flegrei Supervolcano Could Erupt “At Any Moment” Are two of the most dangerous volcanoes in the entire world starting to wake up?  We live at a time when seismic activity is on […]

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Donald Trump interested in USA being an associate member of the British Commonwealth

Commonwealth members in dark blue (Source France-Pt9301 via Wikipedia) COGwriter I have seen a couple of reports related to the possibility of the USA being offered associate member status in the British Commonwealth of Nations. Notice: March 23, 2025 Right-wing British Member of Parliament Nigel Farage responded favorably to the idea of the United States […]

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