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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World News and Trends: Entertainment media anticipates the great turmoil of the last days

Authors like Nostradamus during the Middle Ages have predicted perilous times for the last days of this age of man.
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World News and Trends: Europe's first president: Prophetic significance?

In January 2009 the United States will inaugurate its 44th president.
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"Borderless" Europe Now Encompasses 400 Million People

At the stroke of midnight on Dec. 21, 2007, nine Eastern European countries joined the European Union's Schengen Treaty, which allows Europeans to travel from one Schengen country to another without border formalities.
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Vatican: Islam Passed Catholicism as World's Largest Relgion

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Europe Moves Closer to Fulfilling Its Grand Design

Europe continues its march toward its destiny, moving rapidly toward a time of transition that will surprise and shake the entire world. How prepared are you for the changes that are coming?
Ten Days That Changed Capitalism
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Ten Days That Changed Capitalism

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When Christ Is President

Politics and issues change, making it hard to know the real truth of a matter until many years later. So what are vertical-thinking Christians supposed to do?
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'Watch Therefore, and Pray Always'

These words of Jesus Christ underscore the importance of a right understanding of Bible prophecy and show the need for action on our part—beginning with personal repentance.
World News and Prophecy in Charlotte
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World News and Prophecy in Charlotte

Trouble in Turkey
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Trouble in Turkey

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Redefining Morality: Why a Torrent of Trouble Threatens to Engulf Us

Today the major English-speaking nations watch as a storm of problems draws ever nearer, a storm created by hostile forces that blurred and weakened their sense of morality. Does the Bible indicate where we will go from here?
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Africa, Yesterday and Today: A Study in Contrasts

In 1960 British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan addressed the South African parliament and talked of a "wind of change sweeping across Africa." The rapid changes in Africa that followed have led to dictatorships, anarchy, economic and political upheaval.
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Dutch Movie Flies Toward Controversy

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Our "Rod of Iron": A User's Guide

What does the book of Revelation mean when it describes the saints helping Christ rule the nations with “a rod of iron”? What training is necessary to use this tool?
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Kosovo News

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This is the Way Walk in It: How Long, O Lord?

God's plan for our lives doesn't follow the pattern of "five more minutes and we're there." We cannot necessarily expect to receive this type of response, either to the trials that we face now or to the challenges the saints...
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Should the West Encourage German Military Expansion?

Adverse security circumstances have caused the United States, the United Kingdom and other Western countries to pressure Germany into taking a more active military role in Afghanistan and other theaters of conflict. But what are the potential consequences from a...
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In Brief... Worldwide Shift From Country to City

The United Nations recently declared that for the first time in history, "More people in the world live in the town than in the country" (Charles Moore, The Spectator, Feb. 23, 2008).
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In Brief... Changing Face of Religion in America

Said a feature article in USA Today, "The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, documents new peaks, deepening valleys and fast-running rivers of change in American religion" (Feb. 26, 2008).
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In Brief... Is a World Recession Now Possible?

Recent headlines and dropheads (directly under those headlines) in USA Today are not encouraging. For instance: "Inflation, Falling Home Prices Fuel Anxiety. Home sales decline again; prices tumble as inventories swell; reports add to case that US is at the...