Life, Hope & Truth Blog

Iran Update

by Mike Bennett
October 15, 2012 • 4 minute read

Iran’s nuclear threat and Israel’s possible response remain important news items to watch. Here are a few recent news reports about the Iranian situation. As a follow-up to...

Am I Smarter Than My Money?

by Eddie Foster
September 27, 2012 • 4 minute read

Many people face money worries and increasing financial pressures. Smart thinking involves asking some tough questions and turning to God for the answers. With the ever-looming financial...

Remember Pompeii

by Debbie Pennington
September 24, 2012 • 4 minute read

Aug. 24 in Pompeii was a day that began like any other but ended in disaster. Though I knew the story, I wasn’t quite prepared for its full impact.

U.S. Drought Monitor map from Drought.gov illustrating

Is God Getting Our Attention?

by Tim Groves
September 24, 2012 • 4 minute read

It seems natural disasters are constantly in the news around the world. Is there a reason such disasters seem to be increasing in frequency and intensity? Today in the United States, one...

The Future of Europe?

by Mike Bennett
September 20, 2012 • 5 minute read

This week a group of 11 foreign ministers, capping nine months of work, presented their plan for strengthening the integration of Europe, perhaps including an EU army. A crisis is a terrible...

Satellite photo of the Persian Gulf with the Strait of Hormuz marked.

Strait of Hormuz Update

by Mike Bennett
September 18, 2012 • 4 minute read

Will a massive show of force in the Persian Gulf deter Iranian plans or create more dangers? Consider these recent news items. As a follow-up to our posts “Strait of Hormuz: A...

U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens was killed in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 11, 2012.

Growing Wave of Anti-American Anger

by Mike Bennett
September 13, 2012 • 4 minute read

Diplomats have valiantly tried to protect American interests in troubled areas. The anti-American attack in Libya shows the failure of these efforts. The killing of U.S. Ambassador...

Hope in the Midst of Trials

by Lori Bryant McEachern
September 11, 2012 • 6 minute read

As the one-year anniversary of my husband’s death approaches, I realize I have learned many painful lessons. Here’s what I’m learning about hope. In the last year since my...

Map of the South China Sea showing the disputed Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands (Wikimedia Commons).

South China Sea Dispute

by Mike Bennett
September 6, 2012 • 4 minute read

Tiny islands have become the focus of heated disputes between Asian countries great and small. What might it mean for the United States and the world? Over recent weeks, long-simmering...

Youth Unemployment Crisis

by Mike Bennett
September 5, 2012 • 5 minute read

Youth unemployment is reaching record levels around the world. Is the seemingly hopeless situation creating a lost generation and sowing the seeds of more unrest? The 2008-2009 economic...

Update on Food Prices Rising

by Mike Bennett
September 5, 2012 • 37 second read

Today's Wall Street Journal reports: "Urgent action is needed to ensure rising world food prices don't turn into a catastrophe, the United Nations said Tuesday, but it cautioned that panic...

Let your words be like silver boxes with bows on top—gifts of encouragement.

Gifts of Encouragement: Silver Boxes

by Ella Mae Tyrkalo
September 5, 2012 • 3 minute read

We can give verbal gifts of encouragement in many different ways. Perhaps these thoughts from little children and from the Bible will help. I was recently looking through some books in my...