A blog post by Darris McNeely
U.S. President Barack Obama recently called on Israel to return to its pre-1967 borders as the basis for a solution to its conflict with the Palestinians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu countered that this is a non-starter. Why is this such a critical point, and does Israel really matter in the Middle East and to the wider world?
Forty years ago I traveled to Israel to spend the summer working on an archaeological dig at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. When our group arrived we were put to work at the base of the southern wall in the shadow of the Al Aqsa Mosque.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Summer is here and time for another of my recommended book lists. This time I have a theme for my summer reading. It is people who have done great things.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Unemployment is over 9%. Gas is over $4 and the value of our homes dropped again. No wonder people are concerned about their future and the future of their children. Some are even getting angry. How will we cope?
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Monday is Memorial Day in America. A day we remember those who have died in service to the country. Flags fly and flowers are placed on graves. Not as many go to the cemeteries as in the past. I guess we are too busy sometimes to pause.
My father, a World War II veteran, would always wear a poppy on Memorial Day. Pressed between the pages of his service Bible was a dried poppy. When I asked him where it came from he said it came from a place called Flanders. He then recited a poem, "In Flanders Fields".
A blog post by Darris McNeely
I believe we have had enough talk of predictions of the end of the world for one week. Harold Camping's musings about a rapture and the end of the age and Christ's coming have been the fodder of skeptics and religious hobbyists. Mr. Camping has now moved his end of the world calculations to October 21, 2011. Please, let's end this foolish chatter.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Our Beyond Today film crew is on the road today to Sugar Creek, Ohio. We have come to interview John and Susan Miller for an upcoming program called, "Moving Beyond Tragedy."
A blog post by Darris McNeely
By now we have seen the horrendous damage done by Sunday's massive tornado that swept through Joplin, Missouri, killing more than 100 people. As the residents of this southwest Missouri town deal with the damage and loss our hearts go out to them. Tornados are not unusual to this region. But the size and ferocity of this one is unusual, even to an area which is part of the notorius "tornado alley".
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Harold Camping has predicted the end will come on May 21, 2011. Is he correct or is he another in a long line of false prophets whose predictions about the end of the world and the coming of Jesus Christ have failed? We'll know by this weekend
The 89 year old Camping is a fundamentalist radio preacher and co-founder of the Family Radio network which broadcasts on several radio stations across the United States. His followers have sponsored billboards across the country and distributed pamphlets from caravans where they proclaim the coming apocalypse.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
The swollen Mississippi River continues moving southward toward New Orleans. It is expected to crest at Vicksburg at levels not seen since the great flood of 1927.
The levees are holding but there now is a danger the river could change its course into the more direct route of the Atchafalaya River. Should this happen a major threat to the port of New Orleans would exist. The Army Corps of Engineers would have to dredge a new canal to return normal water flows to the current Mississippi channel.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
I grew up in a small Missouri town on the Mississippi River. The stores on Main Street next to the river bore the scars of past floods. That's why I always take note when the mighty river floods.
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What I find sad is that the article is full of the 'Name of God' but it never mentions that Name. God Allmighty has a Name, let us not neglect that wonderful Name: YHWH, if we do we carry it not honourably and break the spirit of the 3 commandment!
Praise His Name: Praise Yahweh/YHWH or just HalleluJah!
Mr. McNeely,you seem to forget that the woman seeking the abortion is a material accomplice to the crime/sin and equally culpable of murder as well. They, too, ought to face the consequences of their acts. The only victim is the unborn child.
Gosnell will spend the rest of his life behind bars. To avoid the death penalty, he gave up all rights to appeal the verdict of the court. He was given three life sentences without parole.
God has shown how much He loves life! He sent His Son to die that we might live. Your article is spot on, in that the sin of abortion must be faced and we as a nation must come to terms with it -- God hates the taking of life, and it's a true statement: The most dangerous place in America is a mother's womb. Our acceptance...
Hope is an empty word in this world without real hope, something a person can know only with Christ living inside of us, giving us that hope through a peace of mind that certainly does surpass all understanding.