A musician from Massachussetts or radical Islamist?
Posted November 23, 2011 | 1 comments
More in Britain are beginning to view the European Union with a more critical eye.
Posted November 22, 2011 | 0 comments
Bashar al-Assad tightens his grip on his power, threatening attacks on Israel if outside intervention is taken to stop him.
Posted November 21, 2011 | 2 comments
Looking back over 13 years of "This is the Way" columns.
Posted November 18, 2011 | 0 comments
A stunning move by the Swiss National Bank in September signals the opening round of a currency war as Switzerland sets exchange limits to protect its domestic economy. What are the ultimate repercussions of such actions?
Posted November 17, 2011 | 0 comments
Ardent EU supporters promote a best-case scenario, the debt crisis concluding with diminished consequences. Others lay out worst-case scenarios, such as Britain’s Daniel Hannan in his October 2011 Standpoint article “The End of Europe’s Fantasy Is Now in Sight.” Whatever happens, in the long run God’s Word will be the determining factor.
Posted November 15, 2011 | 0 comments
For World News and Prophecy's final Restoration column, a summary of all things WNP.
Posted November 14, 2011 | 0 comments
For the first time in its history, Israel finds itself without a single dependable friend in the Middle East. For decades, it maintained a cold peace with Egypt and a warm one with Turkey, but both have evaporated recently. What do the major changes occurring in the Middle East mean for the future?
Posted November 14, 2011 | 8 comments
Nearly 2,000 years ago, people traversed the paths of the known world at great risk telling a story that had changed their lives and that they hoped would change the lives of others.
Posted September 21, 2011 | 1 comments
It’s not every day that you open a major British newspaper and read a headline like this: “Rise of the Fourth Reich, How Germany Is Using the Financial Crisis to Conquer Europe” (Simon Heffer, Daily Mail, Aug. 17, 2011). Many observers are pointing out the same thing—though typically in much less blunt terms.
Posted September 19, 2011 | 1 comments
In September 2011, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution recognizing Palestinian statehood,” a Heritage Foundation report states.
Posted September 17, 2011 | 0 comments
With no signs of the economy improving anytime soon, gold prices are soaring—and many are looking to precious metals to save them from ruin. How do we prepare for financial disaster?
Posted September 15, 2011 | 1 comments
The present financial crisis has handed members of the world press a field day. Most current affairs journalists are having a go at both America and Europe—decrying the lack of political leadership. Why are we in this monetary mess, and what does God require of our leaders?
Posted September 13, 2011 | 1 comments
Traditional Christian views about heaven and hell are being challenged from within the Protestant community.
Posted September 11, 2011 | 0 comments
As we look back a decade later, where were you when the United States suffered the biggest terrorist attack in its history? Where was the nation—and where are we today?
Posted September 9, 2011 | 5 comments
After years of military engagement abroad and severe economic woes, the United States is preparing to retrench, its power and influence set to diminish.
Posted September 9, 2011 | 7 comments
Recently, I had one of those sleepless nights in which I was wide awake, staring into darkness, with seemingly tons of thought pressing on me.
Posted July 28, 2011 | 4 comments
The end of the world didn't happen.
Posted July 26, 2011 | 3 comments
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey have warned about the prospects of a superstorm hitting California at some point.
Posted July 24, 2011 | 0 comments
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 so critical, and does Israel really matter in the scope of things?
Posted July 22, 2011 | 0 comments
While many economic experts have focused on the Greek debt crisis and the future of the euro, the plight of unemployed youth in Europe has received less attention. Rising numbers may embrace political extremism.
Posted July 20, 2011 | 1 comments
Highlighting a growing problem in America today.
Posted July 18, 2011 | 0 comments
In discussing democracy, it's important to specify what is meant.
Posted July 16, 2011 | 0 comments
With Middle Eastern regimes toppling in the face of popular uprisings, many are hopeful that the region will soon experience newfound freedom and well-being through democratic reform. But if democracy comes, will it really lead to liberty?
Posted July 8, 2011 | 0 comments
What has emerged from this multidimensional tragedy and caught the world's attention is not the size or scale of the quake or tsunami, or nuclear waste leaks, but the size of the hearts of everyday workers at the plant who have stepped up in time of trouble.
Posted May 6, 2011 | 0 comments
Concern is growing over China's increasing assertiveness and conflicts with other nations. What is behind the Asian Dragon's growing aggressiveness, and where does Bible prophecy say this will lead?
Posted May 5, 2011 | 2 comments
It should be realized that inflating the money supply is actually massive fraud and theft.
Posted May 4, 2011 | 0 comments
There are times when households reach the end of their financial resources and have to declare bankruptcy. Their income cannot meet their debts. Has America come to such a defining moment?
Posted May 4, 2011 | 0 comments
Millions of beleaguered and traumatized inhabitants of Japan are still struggling to come to terms with a staggering disaster—the world's costliest thus far. What is the fallout? And what can the Bible tells us about such calamities?
Posted May 3, 2011 | 0 comments
God's work of restoration begins with the individual.
Posted May 2, 2011 | 0 comments
Recently Newsweek magazine wrote of “a pileup of disasters, crises and wars.” The world appears to be entering a meltdown mode. Astute observers are now asking questions like “What on earth is happening to us?” Does the Bible tell us how to cope with this uncertain world?
Posted May 1, 2011 | 3 comments
So just how vital is this sense of future vision to us as we move forward to where we are striving to go?
Posted March 24, 2011 | 0 comments
The cover of a recent issue of Time magazine astonishingly declares, "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal." But the Bible tells a different story about living forever.
Posted March 24, 2011 | 0 comments
A recent controversial speech by British Prime Minister David Cameron follows similar speeches from other Western leaders calling for a rethink on the concept of multiculturalism.
Posted March 24, 2011 | 0 comments
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's actions and words confirm his country's independence in determining its foreign affairs. What course is he charting for Turkey's future?
Posted March 24, 2011 | 0 comments
We are all watching the power of the Web impact our lives. We are connected to people and events in ways we never imagined a few years ago.
Posted March 24, 2011 | 0 comments
What's behind the revolutionary fever sweeping the Arab world? It's already having a major impact in the region and may spawn key changes needed to fulfill end-time events.
Posted March 24, 2011 | 0 comments
The book of Revelation, at the time it was written, spoke in a figurative and colorful manner to dispossessed or persecuted followers of Jesus Christ to assure them of a brighter future
Posted February 9, 2011 | 1 comments
Populist sentiment may be just a groundswell of discontent and concern among a minority, but it can also affect major political developments, depending on its momentum and the issues involved.
Posted February 4, 2011 | 0 comments
It's that time again for an annual analysis and assessment. That's when many observers look back to yesteryear—and also peer into a somewhat clouded future. Secular predictions for 2011 and beyond are multiple and varied. But does the Bible have a far bigger say in our future?
Posted February 2, 2011 | 0 comments
Several years ago my wife and I were spending a few days at a small inn near the town of Baddeck on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Posted February 1, 2011 | 0 comments
Many see a changing mind-set among the German people. A growing self-confidence and assertiveness is emerging 65 years after World War II and two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. Where is Germany ultimately headed?
Posted January 12, 2011 | 0 comments
Economics was the force that determined the course of world history—and continues to be a primary force in the drive toward fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
Posted January 1, 2011 | 0 comments
by Robin Webber Have you ever read a line of witty wisdom that just hangs out there in wonderment before your widening eyes?
Posted December 10, 2010 | 0 comments
Nothing sums up the contents of The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle Over God, Truth, and Power by Melanie Phillips, better than the basic description on the inside dustcover.
Posted December 5, 2010 | 0 comments
Posted December 1, 2010 | 0 comments
An old German proverb says that God's millstone turns slowly. Over the years the pace of developments within the European Union has also been slow, but things are changing.
Posted November 20, 2010 | 0 comments
On a recent trip to France, my family visited the beaches of Normandy where Allied troops landed on June 6, 1944.
Posted November 5, 2010 | 0 comments
Recent warnings of terrorist activity in Europe don't reveal the whole story of what is happening behind the scenes. Both security officials and terrorists know more than headlines reveal. Bible prophecy tells the rest of the story.
Posted November 1, 2010 | 0 comments
When we are dealing with the challenging issues of prophecy, it is always good to pause, take a deep spiritual breath and gain a sense of perspective as to what is truly going on down here.
Posted October 20, 2010 | 0 comments
