News and Prophecy

Wars, politics, crimes- it seems like all the news is bad news. When times are turbulent, we can remember our hope and anchor is the good news of the Kingdom of God.

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Has the Third World War Already Begun?

A provocative new book by a French journalist says today's clash of civilizations constitutes the opening phases of a devastating global conflict.
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Understanding Al Jazeera

Would it surprise you to learn that Al Jazeera is highly controversial in the Arab world? Is this new type of Arab media a threat to the peace and stability of the Middle East? Is it a threat to the...
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Who Will Lead the New Europe?

Few qualities in human affairs are more important than competent, capable leadership. With 10 nations joining the European Union (EU) on May 1, which nation or nations will exercise the most control, for good or bad? And even more importantly...
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Restoration: Coming Together?

The current European Union of 15 nations will see its largest single expansion when it adds 10 nations in May.
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Could The Passion of the Christ Lead to Religious Revival?

Whatever you think of the movie, Mel Gibson's film on the last 12 hours of Christ's life is having a universal impact. Many people in today's world have little knowledge of the Bible. Could this movie help fill the gap...
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World News and Trends: Geneva peace plan rocks Israel

An unofficial "Geneva Accord" was recently signed by Yossi Beilin (now a private citizen of Israel but formerly a prime architect of the Oslo Accords of 1993) and former Palestinian Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo.
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World News and Trends: The real roots of Anti-Semitism

Paul Johnson is a noted British historian and an astute journalist. The American Spectator recently published his insightful feature article about anti- Semitism in its October issue. In it he showed how "anti-Semitism was at the heart of [Karl] Marx's...
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World News and Trends: The era of suburban megachurches

Acurious trend in large church construction has been building up in America for the last several decades.
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World News and Trends: Parts of Europe lurch to the right

Switzerland is the latest European nation to move right.
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Without Blood on my Hands

Last month's New York Times carries a story from Erez, in the Gaza Strip. It tells the tragic story of a Palestinian mother who blew herself up at an Israeli inspection site killing four security personnel and wounding seven others...
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This is the Way Walk in It: A Cure for Code Orange

"Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them... LORD...open [their] eyes that [they] may see."
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2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges

As a new year begins, the United States faces a disunited world with dangers both external and internal.
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The New (Anti-Semitic) World Order

Anti-Semitism is nothing new. It's been around since ancient times. Even within living memory of the deaths of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is back, with an increasing number of violent threats and attacks directed at Jewish targets.
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America's Culture War: Threat to Homeland Security?

While the U.S.-led war on terror continues worldwide, another war—of colliding cultures—heats up in the courts of America. Where will this lead the country? Could this war be a greater threat than terrorism?
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Ready to Ride?

An editorial note from Scott Ashley
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"Where Have All the Germans Gone?"

With an adjustment of one word, the 1960s-era protest song "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" provides an apt description of a growing crisis in central Europe. The Germans are slowly but surely dying out, prompting the German weekly new...
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A Century of Service From the Last Empress

We can learn a lesson in leadership from a beloved lady—Britain’s queen mother.
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World News and Trends: What brings Jacques Chirac back?

France—that is to say, French president Jacques Chirac—vehemently opposed U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to remove Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.
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World News and Trends: Relentless push for a European superpower

Noted feature writer Ambrose Evans-Pritchard recently raised the alarm again about the new European draft constitution. He wrote: "Valery Giscard d'Estaing bills his 263-page draft constitution as a 'great leap forward' in European integration" (The Daily Telegraph, Sept. 10).
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World News and Trends: Significance of 31 new Roman Catholic cardinals

Pope John Paul II is 83, now with seriously failing health.