USA Continues to Call Evil Good and Good Evil

As Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, then so will God eject us from this land. Even as the fall holy days outlined in Leviticus 23 begins in earnest, the world is determined to go the opposite way.  The day before yesterday, WLWT and others…

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News Roundup: Holidays, God Breaks Your Bones, More on Offenses, and More Meanderings

  Roundup of tidbits related to recent postings and/or of interest within the COG community Holidays and Holy Days Are Upon Us The past year, I’ve attempted to get out of the habit of regurgitating the same old things when it comes to holidays and holy days (unlike some other…

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Russia Showing Force in Ukraine

  Ukraine (orange) in comparison to Russia (green), click on image to enlarge Image by Aris Katsaris, used under CCA-SA license Reports are funnelling in that Russia has sent unmarked military soldiers and vehicles in to take over two airports, purportedly in order to protect their military interests and assets…

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IT Recession in US Due to NSA Activities?

Edward Snowden, 2013 Photo by Laura Poitras, Praxis Films Finally, someone is talking about the fallout of the Snowden case in practical terms.  On TechRepublic, Patrick Gray writes in “Will the NSA’s activities handicap IT in the United States?” (bolding mine):

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Pope Francis Named Person of the Year, Some Thoughts

  Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, 2013 Photo by Edgar Jiménez Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson. ~ Time.com, “The Choice: Nancy Gibbs on…

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News and Bits: Update on Legacy’s Board Member, Does Anyone Care About History?, and Nelson Mandela

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers “Day of Infamy” speech, 8 Dec 1941 COG Update I received an email that Herb Vierra, one of the board members of Legacy Foundation in Thailand (that oversees Legacy Institute, the school) has been released from the hospital.  He was admitted with a bad case…

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Israel and Saudi Arabia Find Themselves Closer Rather Than Farther on Iran Nuclear Deal

King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia It is unlikely that you haven’t heard by now of the “historic” deal with Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.  In fact, USA Today even states “First Take: Obama takes historic shot with Iran deal” (bolding mine).  It is not only being called…

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Have the Tables Turned in Syria? Bible Prophecy About Damascus Not Really About Syria!

President Bashar al-Assad Picture by Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom / ABr Russia has asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and then have them destroyed, in an attempt to avoid US military strikes. ~ Jim Muir, BBC, “Give up weapons, Russia urges Syria“ Secretary of State John…

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