Life, Hope & Truth Blog

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...

Few freshmen recognize the biblical reference to the Good Samaritan.

Mindset List Shows What America Has Lost

by Joel Meeker
August 27, 2012 • 5 minute read

Beloit College’s Mindset List provides another indication that America is moving further from God and the Bible. What can we do to stop the slide? Each year a much-watched list created...

Is God Listening?

by Adam Sanders
August 26, 2012 • 4 minute read

Sometimes it seems like God is not listening. But communication is a two-way street. Have we checked our end of the connection? With widespread problems blanketing the world, many wonder: Is...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel “a cancerous tumor” that will “soon be excised.” (Wikimedia Commons photo by Daniella Zalcman)

Will Israel Attack Iran Before November?

by Jim Haeffele
August 23, 2012 • 4 minute read

Is Israel about to make a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities? If so, what will that mean to the Middle East region and to the world? When Israel became a nation in 1948,...

Does God care about small stuff like a ring?

Does God Care About the Small Stuff?

by Nancy Diraison
August 22, 2012 • 3 minute read

Will God provide only for our needs, but not for our wants or desires? Should we only pray about our needs and no more? Does God care about small things? Sometimes when we are going through...

How Much Do We Value Others?

by Hervé Irion
August 20, 2012 • 4 minute read

Have you heard the story of Sarita? She believed she was worth nothing, and there was no point in trying to change things. Was there any hope for her? Sarita would walk with her shoulders...

The prophetic puzzle has clues to what's in it for you.

Prophetic Puzzle: What’s in It for Me?

by Barry Richey
August 16, 2012 • 5 minute read

There are many hard times ahead for this world and for God’s people. But the Bible shows it will all be worth it. Can you put the puzzle pieces together? Living the Christian life is...

Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula from space (NASA photo).

Sinai Attack Leads to Power Shift in Egypt

by Mike Bennett
August 14, 2012 • 5 minute read

Islamist President Mohammed Morsi boldly forced out the old military guard in the aftermath of an al-Qaeda–like attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers. What does this portend for the...

Drought conditions lead to food prices rising.

Food Prices Rising Around the World

by Mike Bennett
August 9, 2012 • 5 minute read

Many areas of the world are expecting poor harvests, highlighting our modern world’s continuing dependence on rain in due season. With food prices rising, many won’t have enough...

Sins of the Father

by Karen Meeker
August 9, 2012 • 5 minute read

One man’s crimes had a ripple effect on millions—and especially on his own family. How can we safeguard our children from ourselves? I’ll admit that I have generally...