Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for May 29, 2026. In today’s top stories, we begin in the U.S. where some Southern states are hitting the brakes on redistricting despite a Supreme Court ruling last month, with South Carolina deferring decisions due to the complexities involved. Meanwhile, empty federal buildings present both a […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for May 27, 2026. In today’s top stories, we begin in the U.S. where Abraham Lincoln’s Illinois home anticipates more visitors as Route 66 approaches its centennial. Texas saw Attorney General Paxton easily defeat Senator Cornyn, a clear sign of former President Trump’s strong influence on GOP […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for May 26, 2026. In today’s top stories, a key question on many minds globally is the effectiveness of sanctions, as nations like Russia and Iran continue to pursue their agendas despite Western pressure. Domestically, the U.S. is grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, even in […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for May 25, 2026. Today in the U.S., the affordable housing crisis continues to deepen, with even traditionally inexpensive areas like Florida and the South now facing soaring home prices that far outpace wage growth. Politically, President Donald Trump’s emerging proposal to end the Iran war is […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for May 24, 2026. In today’s U.S. news, President Trump’s emerging proposal to end the Iran war is drawing significant criticism from Republican hawks in Congress who advocate for a tougher stance against the Iranian government. Meanwhile, in Southern California, a damaged chemical tank has spurred mass […]

A PENTECOSTAL CATHOLIC RESPONSE TO ROMAN TEACHING ON MARY by Jerry L. Sandidge The ninth meeting of the Dialogue between the Secretariat for Promoting…

Book Reviews 137 Dennis Lum,The Practice of Prophecy: An Empirical-Theological Study of Pentecostals in Singapore(Eugene,OR: Pickwick Publications, 2018). 262 pp. $33.00 paperback. Practical theology…