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Dear Abby, my boyfriend doesn’t want to buy me a present for Valentine’s Day

Valentine Postcard (1910) COGwriter About a decade ago, a reader sent the following, which is such a classic, I would like to post it again: February 10, 2014 DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 1/2 years, living together for two. He says Valentine’s Day is a made-up holiday to get […]

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Mexico and Canada bend the knee, so Donald Trump pauses tariffs

COGwriter The North American ‘trade war’ has been, at least temporarily, avoided: Trudeau Bends The Knee: Canada Will Send 10,000 Troops To Border, Name Fentanyl Czar To Delay Trump Tariffs February 3, 2025 In what is a carbon copy of Trump’s tariff-delaying deal with Mexico, moments ago Canada’s outgoing PM, Justin Trudeau, said that he […]

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Is the ‘Gap Theory’ true according to the Bible, etc.?

Sketcher’s view of the Gap Theory COGwriter Genesis 1:1 has the ‘In the beginning” statement and Genesis 1:2 has the “chaos and void” statement. The time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 has been called the Gap Theory. Where does the Bible actually begin? In terms of time order, it would be John 1:1, and not […]

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Trade issues. Has the era of Eurasia come? Or are we close to the final time of the Gentiles?

Eurasia (free-images.com) COGwriter Donald Trump’s tariffs are expected to increase trade between Asian nations: 3 February 2025 Southeast Asian domestic markets are about to be hit by a tsunami of cheap Chinese goods, unable to enter the United States if US President Donald Trump follows through on his promise of 60 per cent tariffs on […]

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Things Satan does not want you to believe are not believed by all but the Philadelphian remnant

COGwriter Satan does not want people to be in the Kingdom of God. He does not want Matthew 24:14 since it will be a countdown for his end. He wants to dissuade you and others from being in that Kingdom or supporting the most faithful proclamation work. How does he do that? Through lies and […]

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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: Persecution of professing Christians in Europe rising–much worse will be coming La persecución de los cristianos profesantes en Europa va en aumento –vendrá algo mucho peor https://cdlidd.es/la-persecucion-de-l... Oropouche virus: A growing […]

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Nord Stream 2 for Europe? Canada and Mexico retaliate against tariffs.

Current and proposed Russian gas pipelines to Europe (by Samuel Bailey) COGwriter 2 1/2 years ago, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was sabotaged. Now, there looks to be the possibility that it will reopen: Is Europe about to switch Nord Stream back on? Could Gazprom’s Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, partially destroyed by saboteurs in […]

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Groundhog day–are there any lessons from the movie?

Groundhog Day Celebration in Punxsutawney (Wikipedia) COGwriter There is an odd observance on February 2 each year in North America that is called Groundhog Day: Groundhog Phil ‘predicts’ six more weeks of winter 2 February 2025 Punxsutawney Phil – a “weather predicting” groundhog – has forecast six more weeks of winter in the US, disappointing […]

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BibleNewsProphecy: Donald Trump and Unintended Consequences

COGwriter Even if you think that US President Donald Trump is doing nearly everything right, he is still apocalyptic and there will be many unintended consequences of his statements and policies, as he does NOT understand biblical endtime prophecies. The Continuing Church of God put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel discussing various views and […]

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Tariffs against imports from Canada, Mexico, and China–trade war anyone?

COGwriter Many are concerned about a trade war because of the re-election of Donald Trump. Europe may be hit hard: Trump enacts tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China February 1, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday that places 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China, […]

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