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Egypt: Growing Unrest in the Muslim World

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
August 16, 2013 • 5 minute read

Despite peace talks, the recent violence in Egypt makes peace seem like an impossible dream. What can bring peace to the volatile Middle East? Just this week over 600 people were killed in...

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Pope Francis: The Pope for Everyone?

Erik Jones by Erik Jones
August 2, 2013 • 6 minute read

Pope Francis was called a “rock star” pope during his recent visit to Brazil. What is behind his apparent desire to be “a pope for everyone”? Just four months into...

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Middle East Peace: Back on the Table?

Ralph Levy by Ralph Levy
July 25, 2013 • 4 minute read

John Kerry recently announced a potential breakthrough in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Could these talks lead to peace in the Middle East? The talk about “peace...

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When Will Disasters End?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
July 12, 2013 • 5 minute read

In the past two years catastrophic U.S. natural disasters have cost more than twice as much as the previous five years combined. How can we find protection? Wildfires in the American West...

Protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt (2011, Wkikmedia Commons)

Update: Morsi Ousted in Egypt

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
July 3, 2013 • 2 minute read

After days of mass protests, the Egyptian army declared it was removing Mohammed Morsi and creating a new roadmap for Egypt. Where will it all lead? As we have reported over the last year,...

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When Will Protests End?

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
June 28, 2013 • 5 minute read

Protests planned in Egypt June 30 are only the latest in the parade of riots and unrest around the world. When will the underlying causes be solved? Egypt is again on edge, 2½ years...

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Is the Definition of Marriage Really Ours to Change?

Joel Meeker by Joel Meeker
June 27, 2013 • 5 minute read

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on same-sex marriage give support to efforts to change the definition of marriage. But can we really do that? On June 26 the Supreme Court of the...

Update: U.S. to Arm Syrian Rebels

Update: U.S. to Arm Syrian Rebels

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
June 14, 2013 • 4 minute read

The U.S. has reluctantly agreed to send arms to Syrian rebels after confirming that the Assad regime used chemical weapons. What’s next in this volatile crisis? As a follow up to our...

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What Does Genetically Modified Wheat Portend?

David Treybig by David Treybig
June 13, 2013 • 5 minute read

Unapproved Roundup Ready wheat has been found in Oregon. Is there more to this than the fight between health-conscious consumers and big business? Unlike some stories, the facts in this...

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Why the Cracks in the British/EU Relationship?

Erik Jones by Erik Jones
June 4, 2013 • 4 minute read

Britain has been notoriously at odds with the EU. Will the British people vote to withdraw from the EU? What is the prophetic significance of these trends? Life, Hope & Truth has...

Complex Syrian military situation as of April 28, 2013 from Wikimedia Commons

Update: Escalating Crisis in Syria

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
May 29, 2013 • 6 minute read

The war in Syria not only threatens the fragile peace throughout the Middle East; now Europe, Russia and America are becoming more deeply mired in the crisis. As a follow up to our previous...

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China’s Cyber War

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
May 29, 2013 • 5 minute read

Is China’s ability to hack into some of the most sensitive military information a sign of how quickly America’s military superiority could be neutralized? The United States is...

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