News and Prophecy Blog

We all need a message of hope after the violence of last week.

A Message of Hope After a Week of Violence

by Erik Jones
December 18, 2012 • 4 minute read

The world is still in shock from the events of last week. As we try to make sense of several horrendous tragedies, what hope does our world need to hear? Last week began with three dead at...

A memorial to the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Wikimedia Commons photo)

Sandy Hook: Making Sense of a Senseless Tragedy

by Tim Groves
December 17, 2012 • 5 minute read

In the aftermath of Friday’s tragic killing of 28 young children and adults, many are asking, “Why?” The Bible gives us the answer—and hope! Early last Friday...

Mass murder and glorification of violence

Mass Murder: Why So Much Violence in America?

by Erik Jones
December 14, 2012 • 6 minute read

The week began with Jacob Roberts’ shooting rampage at a crowded mall in Oregon and ended with mass murder at a Connecticut elementary school. Why? We check the news, perhaps on our...

Is there a war on Christmas? What would Christ think of all this?

The War on Christmas

by John Foster
December 12, 2012 • 5 minute read

Christians are distressed that secular progressives and atheists have succeeded in removing God’s name from schools, and now Christmas is under attack. Recently there has been a...

Which alternative world will we really see?

Alternative Worlds

by Mike Bennett
December 11, 2012 • 4 minute read

A new report by the U.S. intelligence community looks at global trends through 2030. But have they missed the alternative world that will really come? Every four years the U.S. National...

Waterfall representing United States rushing toward the fiscal cliff.

U.S. Fiscal Cliff: The World Watches

by Larry Murray
December 9, 2012 • 6 minute read

The world is watching as the United States approaches its fiscal cliff. How much longer will unsustainable solutions work to avert global disaster? The United States remains a key pillar of...

Fiscal Cliff: Sign of Deeper Troubles?

by Tim Groves
December 4, 2012 • 5 minute read

In less than a month the United States could go over the so-called “fiscal cliff.” How concerned should we be? Is it a sign of something worse? Come midnight Dec. 31, many tax...

Post-U.S. World?

by Mike Bennett
December 3, 2012 • 4 minute read

The U.S. has long been the world’s most powerful nation. But its influence has been dwindling, and some are declaring the start of a world that can ignore the U.S. An Asia Times...

UN Overwhelmingly Supports Palestinian Status Upgrade

by Mike Bennett
November 29, 2012 • 2 minute read

On the 65th anniversary of the UN vote to partition British Palestine, the General Assembly recognized Palestine as a nonmember observer state like the Vatican. At a time when the...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in July 2012. (U.S. State Department photo; public domain.)

Update: Egypt Protests as President Takes New Powers

by Mike Bennett
November 23, 2012 • 3 minute read

Islamist president sets date for vote on controversial new constitution. Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations follow demonstrations against Morsi’s power grab. Updated Dec. 1: The...

Map of Israel and Gaza from CIA World Factbook.

Update: Gaza Ceasefire Announced

by Mike Bennett
November 21, 2012 • 3 minute read

A ceasefire is being brokered between Israel and the Palestinians of Gaza through Egyptian mediation. Here are the latest reports. As a follow-up to our blog post “Gaza Conflict:...

Gaza Conflict: Rockets Target Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

by Mike Bennett
November 20, 2012 • 5 minute read

The world has been horrified by images of children killed in Gaza. But has the significance of rockets launched toward Israel’s big cities been overlooked?