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

Update: Morsi Ousted in Egypt

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,...

When Will Protests End?

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...

Is the Definition of Marriage Really Ours to Change?

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...

3 Speeches at Brandenburg: A Tale of American Decline?

by Erik Jones
June 20, 2013 • 5 minute read

Speaking at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate is designed to evoke images of American presidents who have changed history there. Now the reaction is much different. On June 19, 2013, U.S....

Update: U.S. to Arm Syrian Rebels

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...

What Does Genetically Modified Wheat Portend?

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...

Why-the-Continuing-Cracks-in the-British-EU-Relationship?

Why the Cracks in the British/EU Relationship?

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

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...

China’s Cyber War

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...

Deadly Tornadoes (NOAA photo from Wikimedia Commons)

Deadly Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma: Searching for Hope

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”

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 Unemployment

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...