By Gary Petty The writing of The Mercy Effect was an arduous journey of introspection. It was a time in my life when I was struggling with why there is so much dysfunctional conflict among Christians. It would seem that of all people we should be the ones who exhibit the mercy and love of…
CGN once again received several extremely impressive and viable applications to our Educational & Business Development grant program. For this reason we once again decided to award grants to two individuals! Our first grantee is Franck Eyega. Franck lives in Cameroon, West Africa and is a member of the Messenger Church of God. Franck’s project…
By Stephen Russo For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 Influence and deception are things not always easily seen or detected. In many cases, people who…
By Marissa Baker When we look at the Churches of God today, one of the most noticeable things is the disunity. There are many different groups, most with a long history of splits and divisions. You’ve probably heard people wonder — or perhaps you’ve wondered yourself: why can’t we go back to all being part…
By Rod Reynolds A woman who grew up in a Church of God family reports that her mother was severely beaten during those years. Her father claimed he beat her mother to “get her under submission;” they were necessary for her salvation; and to beat “Satan out of her.” He beat her with various objects,…
By Carmine Russo I grew up in the 1950’s and 60’s. The days of 33’s and 45’s. These were the days when a hit record was actually something that you could hold in your hand. The Lovin’ Spoonful had a hit record back in 1965. I was a junior at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, New York (just…
By Corbin Rose It would not be unreasonable to assume that the year 2020 will be famous, or dare I say infamous, in several ways when we look back upon it in the future. I’m sure you all could readily point out highlights, lowlights, important, and perhaps previously unthinkable changes. However, there is always good…
This month marks one year since Church of God Network gave out the first grant for the CGN Educational and Business Development Grants program. Our very first grantee was Brian Magara Rafiki who is a member of an independent Church of God congregation in Kenya and used his grant to start a car wash and…
We are excited to announce the newest recipient of the CGN Educational and Business Development Grants program: Isaac Adunkwah! Isaac is a member of Church of God International and lives in Accra, Ghana. He is using his grant to set up his own barbershop and hair salon. We’re all praying for you, Isaac! Here is…
By Stephen Russo Information is the key to every decision we make and belief we hold. What you do and believe is a function of the information you have. Yet, truth decay makes differentiating good from poor information hard. That’s why we need to understand the world around us and where the information we obtain…
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”
—Psalm 133:1