News and Trends

Foreseeing 2020

by Mike Bennett
January 1, 2015 • 4 minute read

What will life be like in five years? Predictions often focus primarily on amazing technology, but an ancient book of wisdom gives a transcendent perspective. The year 2020 is just five...

Ebola Outbreak: A Dress Rehearsal for the “Big One”

by Joel Meeker
December 11, 2014 • 3 minute read

A Life, Hope & Truth correspondent reports on his recent trip to Africa and Europe and the implications of the current Ebola outbreak for future pandemics. I just returned from a trip to...

Flashpoint: Ferguson, Missouri

by John Foster
November 25, 2014 • 4 minute read

Jesus prophesied, “Because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12). Are we seeing that in the news—and in our own lives? In the aftermath...

Xi Jinping: Another Strongman Arises in the East

by Erik Jones
November 19, 2014 • 7 minute read

Throughout the past year, the world has focused on Vladimir Putin and a resurgent Russia. But another strongman is rising in the east. Meet China’s Xi Jinping. The rise of Vladimir...

Can the United States Defeat ISIS?

by Joshua Travers
October 27, 2014 • 4 minute read

One pressing issue facing the United States is the ISIS threat. What are the options available to the U.S., and is it possible for a coalition to defeat ISIS? The rise of ISIS (the Islamic...

Ebola and Other Infectious Diseases on the Rise

by David Treybig
October 1, 2014 • 5 minute read

Why is mankind facing so many deadly diseases? Will the medical community gain the upper hand in this battle for health? What does the Bible predict? Over the past year many have followed...

The ISIS Threat: Where Is God?

by Ron Kelley
September 17, 2014 • 4 minute read

The news about ISIS becomes more frightening every day. With the U.S. planning more airstrikes against this group, where is God and how should we respond? For 13 years the West focused on...

Will Scotland Leave the United Kingdom?

by Erik Jones
September 9, 2014 • 6 minute read

Scotland will shortly hold a referendum on whether or not to stay within the United Kingdom. Why has Britain lost the power it formerly had in the world? UPDATE: On Sept. 18, 2014, Scots...

Race Riots in Ferguson

by Erik Jones
August 15, 2014 • 4 minute read

Racial tensions have once again arisen in America, this time in Ferguson, Missouri. How will these tensions finally be solved? Ferguson, Missouri, a city that is a short distance northwest...

Route of Contention

by Neal Hogberg
August 11, 2014 • 9 minute read

Rising nationalism, mutual suspicion and unsettled scores provide the backdrop to a series of territorial disputes between China and its neighbors. While the eyes of the world have been...

The World vs. the State of Israel

by Tim Groves
August 7, 2014 • 5 minute read

Images of Palestinians suffering from Israeli bombardment are contributing to anti-Israel sentiment around the world. What is behind the conflict? The latest Middle East conflict between...

Don’t Be Fooled by Viral Stories

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
July 24, 2014 • 4 minute read

In an age when so much (mis)information floods the Internet, it’s easy to be guilty of sharing something that is totally false. How can we avoid this? “It had all the right...

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