World Regions

"So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city" (Genesis 11:8).

Long ago, an ancient civilization revolted against God, gathering together and attempting to build a tower to the heavens. In response, God divided their languages and caused them to scatter across the globe. Now, millennia later, each world region has its own unique history...and shared future. Find out more below, or focus on a specific region with the links on the right.

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Another "Push from the King of the South"

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Photo On this week's EU menu: Turkey

For those living beyond the borders of Europe, the question of Turkish membership in the EU may seem a distant and trivial issue. But Bible prophecy suggests that it could be the first step in changing radically Europe's present relationship...
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Anti-Semitism and A Sober Warning

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Grasscatcher

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"Is There a Demosthenes Left in Europe?"

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World News and Trends: Ignorance of the Ten Commandments abounds in Britain

A recent survey in Britain revealed that "almost one youngster in 10 has never heard of the Ten Commandments."
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World News and Trends- Displaying the Ten Commandments: enigma solved

Nothing seems so perplexing to both the U.S. Supreme Court and the American public than whether a display of the Ten Commandments on government property is legal and/or moral.
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Red, Blue or God

"Red States" and "Blue States" now seem locked into America's everyday jargon. The so-called "Culture Wars" pit old time Americana values against the more progressive-liberal stream of the national psyche. Yet the terms Red States (politically conservative) and Blue States...
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World News and Trends: Does Israel have the right to exist?

A one-state solution to the Israeli—Palestinian conflict is gaining favor in some circles.
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World News and Trends: Why the Rise in Gas Prices?

Why has gasoline (petrol in many other countries) suddenly become so expensive?
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Trade Winds Blow Canada Toward EU

Although inextricably linked with the United States by geography and economics, Canada has been increasingly voting and trading with Europe.
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Is Economic Power Shifting to Europe?

At the birth of the euro a few years ago, the British news magazine The Economist reminded readers that one of the great lessons of history is that all paper money eventually fails. At the time, nobody expected the US...
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God's Mandate to America

In light of President Bush's reelection, what should be the real focus of America's vision? What can we learn from the message God sent to Israel and Judah through the prophets? The message, or mandate, is radically different from what...
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Iran's Growing Nuclear Threat

For the last three years, world attention has focused on Iran's two neighbors, Afghanistan and Iraq. But attention will increasingly focus on Iran, a major Islamic nation well on the way to acquiring nuclear weapons and the means to deliver...
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Why America Should Be Thankful

Celebrating a day of thanksgiving for its blessings is an American tradition. But have more than half of all Americans today forgotten the original purpose for Thanksgiving Day? Is it now only "turkey day"—a day on which feasting and football...
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Is Iraq the Key to Peace in the Middle East?

The hope that a democratic Iraq will exert a powerfully stabilizing influence throughout the Middle East seems to be one of the driving motivations behind current U. S. policy. But the most persistent tinderbox in the Middle East is not...
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Undecided Voters, Undecided People, Undecided Christians

The 2004 U. S. election is over. But in the days leading up to it a small but significant number of voters were still undecided about their preference for their national leader. These "undecided" voters grabbed the nation's political spotlight.
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In Brief... World News Review: Javier Solana the Face of the EU

"Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy."
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Out of Sight Out of Mind

What is the European Union (EU)? This is not such a strange question when you realize that many, if not most, Americans are largely unaware of vitally important EU activities such as the signing of the new Treaty of Rome...
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Focus on Sudan More Than a Humanitarian Crisis

The disaster in the Darfur region of Sudan is called "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today." Why doesn't the United Nations simply stop it? Why don't the world's powerful nations step in to end the crisis? This article...
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