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World News and Prophecy: September - October 2005

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In This Issue

Food Insecurity in a Hungry World

  • by Cecil Maranville
Starvation, malnutrition and consequent diseases are an all-too-familiar fixture in today's world. This article reports on the current situation and looks through the window of prophecy at the future. The present is bleak, but the future is fabulous!

Retreat From Gaza

  • by Darris McNeely
Israel has completed its pullout from Gaza, a piece of territory it has controlled since 1967. Is this the start of a final road to peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis? Or will it be a futile gesture that leaves Israel vulnerable to further terrorist attacks?

What Is Germany's Destiny?

  • by John Ross Schroeder
For far too many German citizens, reunification in 1990 has meant 15 years of economic downturn, increasing unemployment and general deprivation. But encouraging signs of recovery are gradually beginning to emerge in the German economy. Prophetically speaking, what does reunification mean in the long run?

The World's Number One Exporting Nation

  • by Melvin Rhodes
The United States owes its historical dominance to being the world's biggest exporting nation. It no longer holds that position. The country that does is set to play a more dominant role in world affairs.

Restoration: Restoring Moral Levees

  • by Darris McNeely
New Orleans, Louisiana, survives because of a system of levees, earthen embankments and concrete-encased metal plates built to hold back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
Doctors performing surgery.

This Is the Way Walk in It: Takes One to Know One

  • by Robin Webber
Nearly 400 years ago, William Shakespeare penned this line of wisdom: "He jests at scars that never felt the wounds." The Bard understood the heartstrings of connection that bring together people who have experienced common woe in life's experiences.

In the Aftermath of Katrina: What Can We Learn?

  • by Darris McNeely
Another major hurricane has slammed into the United States. The devastation has shut down cities and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Is there a spiritual lesson to learn from this tragedy?