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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...

Is Society Becoming Heartless? Surveillance cameras capture many examples of cold, heartless unwillingness to help those in need.

Is Society Becoming Heartless?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
March 7, 2013 • 3 minute read

Jesus warned that in the end times the love of many would grow cold. What is causing the increasing apathy and desensitization and the decreasing compassion? Last July a man was struck by a...

Rome: Replacing a Pope and Prime Minister

Rome: Replacing a Pope and Prime Minister

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
February 27, 2013 • 4 minute read

With the pope’s resignation and Italy’s inconclusive election, the world focuses on leadership changes that will affect 1 billion Catholics and the eurozone. Perhaps 150,000...

The meteor that struck Russia Feb. 15 injured more than 1,000 people. Is it a small foretaste of what is to come? (Wikimedia Commons, photo by Nikita Plekhanov)

Cosmic Disturbances: Signs of Things to Come?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
February 19, 2013 • 5 minute read

Last week’s meteor and asteroid encounters grabbed headlines. The Bible shows that God will use cosmic activity to get the world’s attention in the years ahead. For the last...

Map of North Korea

North Korea Defiantly Detonates Nuclear Weapon

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
February 13, 2013 • 4 minute read

Despite repeated warnings of more sanctions, North Korea tested a third nuclear bomb. What does this mean for Iran and others who want nuclear weapons? What many first thought to be a small...

Pope Benedict XVI, pictured in 2006, announced his resignation today (Wikimedia Commons, photo by Sergey Kozhukhov).

Pope Resigns

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
February 11, 2013 • 4 minute read

Pope Benedict XVI, age 85, said he will resign Feb. 28. The last pope not to die in office was in 1415. What’s the significance of today’s surprise announcement? Pope Benedict...

Arms race: who will win?

Arms Race: Who Will Win?

Mike Bennett by Mike Bennett
February 7, 2013 • 8 minute read

Escalating military build-ups are frightening enough. But what about weapons of mass destruction, cyberweapons and the weapons black market? When will it end? After World War II, the phrase...

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