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Deadly Tornadoes (NOAA photo from Wikimedia Commons)

Deadly Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma: Searching for Hope

Erik Jones by Erik Jones
May 21, 2013 • 4 minute read

Another natural disaster has struck an American city. As we deal with the loss and devastation in central Oklahoma, what hope can we find in the Bible? The devastating results of a natural...

The European Dream: “We Must Go Deeper” Maneuverings now taking place in the EU are moving toward an ever-closer political and religious European superstate. What does the Bible predict?

The European Dream: “We Must Go Deeper”

by Eddie Johnson
May 17, 2013 • 5 minute read

Maneuverings now taking place in the EU are moving toward an ever-closer political and religious European superstate. What does the Bible predict? Pope John Paul II once said, “I,...

Europe’s Fearfully High Youth UnemploymentNew statistics show a worsening youth unemployment crisis in Europe. How might this play into end-time Bible prophecy?

Europe’s Fearfully High Youth Unemployment

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
May 15, 2013 • 5 minute read

New statistics show a worsening youth unemployment crisis in Europe. How might this play into end-time Bible prophecy? The uneven fallout of continuing European economic crises has affected...

Why Is War Attractive? Movies, video games and even recruitment ads contribute to our perceptions of military service and war. But what is war really like, and when will it end?

Why Is War Attractive?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
May 8, 2013 • 3 minute read

Movies, video games and even recruitment ads contribute to our perceptions of military service and war. But what is war really like, and when will it end? Recently I took my son to our...

Mideast Peace Plan Revived? Will the Arab League’s revised plan, including possible land swaps, be enough to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks? What will it take to bring peace?

Mideast Peace Plan Revived?

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
May 2, 2013 • 6 minute read

Will the Arab League’s revised plan, including possible land swaps, be enough to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks? What will it take to bring peace? Will this week’s Arab...

Syria's chemical weapons

Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
April 26, 2013 • 6 minute read

Escalating violence in Syria leaves the U.S. and other Western countries facing a dilemma of bad options. Will punishing al-Assad mean supporting al-Qaeda? This week, American, British and...

Are We Living in Fear? In the post-9/11 era, many Americans are becoming even more fearful with the recent shootings and bombing. What does the Bible say about our fears?

Are We Living in Fear?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
April 19, 2013 • 4 minute read

In the post-9/11 era, many Americans are becoming even more fearful with the recent shootings and bombing. What does the Bible say about our fears? The recent bomb blasts in Boston have...

Boston Bombing. The Boston Marathon bombing brings back chilling memories of other terrorist attacks. When will these terrible incidents come to an end?

Boston Bombing

Paul Suckling by Paul Suckling
April 16, 2013 • 2 minute read

The Boston Marathon bombing brings back chilling memories of other terrorist attacks. When will these terrible incidents come to an end? People here in Massachusetts and around the world...

You Can Escape World War III! When someone threatens war, we find it frightening. Especially if it is the dictator of a rogue nuclear-armed nation making seemingly crazy threats!

You Can Escape World War III!

by Larry Murray
April 11, 2013 • 5 minute read

When someone threatens war, we find it frightening. Especially if it is the dictator of a rogue nuclear-armed nation making seemingly crazy threats! Take Kim Jong Eun, for example....

Goodbye to the Iron Lady, Statue of Margaret Thatcher at Hillsdale College (photo by Karl Zeissky).

Goodbye to the Iron Lady

Paul Suckling by Paul Suckling
April 10, 2013 • 4 minute read

Margaret Thatcher died April 8. She was the first female prime minster of the United Kingdom, and she was revered by millions yet despised by many. Without doubt, Baroness Margaret Thatcher...

Roe v. Wade: Do We Have the Right?

Roe v. Wade: Do We Have the Right?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
March 18, 2013 • 4 minute read

In 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion, ruling that it is a woman’s right. What does the Bible say about our rights concerning pregnancy and life? Forty years ago this past...

Argentine Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was chosen as Pope Francis (Wikimedia Commons photo).

Argentine Jesuit Chosen as Pope Francis

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
March 13, 2013 • one minute read

After the historic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic cardinals made history by choosing a non-European pope for the first time in over 1,000 years. On the fifth ballot, white smoke...

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