Notes and Quotes
in the Church of God

Former WCG member's book claims Diana was assassinated

A book by a former WCG member is making waves in news markets in several countries around the world.

Paris-London Connection: The Assassination of Princess Diana by Australian John Morgan argues that Diana did not die in an automobile crash in 1997 in France but was assassinated after the wreck.

Mr. Morgan believes Diana was murdered by a department of the British government.

Queen's counsel Michael Mansfield, who served at the six-month London inquest, is quoted in the book:

"I have no doubt that the volumes written by John Morgan will come to be regarded as the 'Magnum Opus' on the crash ... that resulted in the unlawful killing of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Al Fayed and the cover-up that followed."

Mr. Morgan, who for six years investigated the crash that injured Diana, also wrote Flying Free, about his life in and exit from the Worldwide Church of God.

Paris-London Connection is available at Amazon.com for $13.50, or $5 for the Kindle edition. Write Mr. Morgan at shining.bright@optusnet.com.au.

Art Mokarow's new TV program

CONROE, Texas--Art Mokarow has a new television program on biblical history.

The weekly broadcasts began in September in Detroit, Mich., and will continue for the rest of 2012.

"Learn the history of Scriptures so you, yourself, can decide what God is revealing to you at the level of your present understanding," Mr. Mokarow said in a press release. "You will find the history of the world is being revealed in your Bible."

"Eventually we hope to blanket Houston, Texas, and many other cities in the United States and Europe," Mr. Mokarow told The Journal. Information about Mr. Mokarow's many books, which he mails out free of charge, is at GodsPuzzleSolved.com.

BELMORE, Australia--The Journal erroneously reported in "Notes and Quotes" in issue No. 150 that Henk Jens doesn't count Pentecost.

Mr. Jens explained in an E-mail that, although he believes Pentecost always falls on Sivan 7 on the Jewish calendar, that doesn't mean he doesn't count it.

"I count those 50 days similar to Judaism's Shavuot Sivan 6, only I count exclusively from the Wave Sheaf Offer day to reach Sivan 7," he said.

"Believe me that I had to count 50 days to Pentecost, as undoubtedly did Joshua when Israel entered the Promised Land."

To follow Mr. Jens' reasoning, see his paper "P4" at his Web site, www.rightly-dividing.net.

What atheists think

BATTLE GROUND, Wash.--The current issue of a free magazine published by the Bible Sabbath Association includes an article by editor Ken Ryland about atheists.

It's "What Atheists Think of You" and focuses on what Mr. Ryland says is skeptics' discomfort with Christians passing on their religious values to their children.

The issue's articles also include "Looking for God on Mars" by Ken Westby, "Three Important Hebrew Words" by Daniel Botkin, "They That Wait Upon the Lord, Part 2" by Lori Godfrey, "Joy in the Morning" by Donald Mansell and "A Bride for Isaac, a Bride for the Messiah" by Doug Ward.

For more information or to subscribe, contact the BSA at 802 NW 21st Ave., Battle Ground, Wash. 98604, U.S.A., or biblesabbath@comcast.net.

Issues on the mind

TULSA, Okla.--The Churches of God Outreach Ministries lists more than 100 Bible-based articles that address issues frequently on the minds of Christians, announced a recent issue of New Horizons, the CGOM magazine edited by James McBride of Lincoln, England.

The CGOM's home base is in Tulsa. It also has an address in Don Mills, Ont., Canada.

For more information write P.O. Box 54621, Tulsa, Okla. 74155, or coguk@aol.com.

Cincinnati Winter Family Weekend

MILFORD, Ohio--The United Church of God announces its plans for the 2012 Winter Family Weekend to take place at Great Wolf Lodge in the Cincinnati area. This year's dates: Dec. 21-25.

For more information go to www.wfw.ucg.org or write P.O. Box 541027, Cincinnati, Ohio 45254.

Lexington Winter Family Weekend

CINCINNATI, Ohio--The Church of God Cincinnati and Lexington announce their 2012 Winter Family Weekend, set for Dec. 21-25 in Lexington, Ky.

It is billed as "a place for families to meet and connect with other Christians with similar beliefs in a warm and friendly atmosphere."