World News and Prophecy

World News and Prophecy was published from 1998 to 2011 by the United Church of God. It was created to look at world events from a Biblical perspective and give insight on what is happening in the world. If you're interested in these back issues, you should also check out the World News and Prophecy section of the Beyond Today magazine.

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Recommended Books

I offer you a summer reading list of books I am reading, or have read, from which you can choose something to enrich your understanding of the larger world.

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World News and Prophecy: June 2007

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Seek God's Will First

Humility says we should hesitate to follow our first impulse, instead seeking God's will through deliberative Bible study and prayer.

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Prophecy Gives Hope in Times of Mourning

Sometimes God takes us to the house of mourning to show us the need to slow down in our fast-paced lives and consider the larger questions of life.

Changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery.

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This Is the Way Walk in It: Known But to God

Washington D.C. was under siege! No, it wasn't the British invading again. Thankfully, the War of 1812 was long over. What was setting its sights on the U.S. capital in 2003 was the impending massive force of Hurricane Isabel.

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Future Visions: The Wonderful World Beyond Today!

Will science create a gleaming utopia of peace and happiness for all? Or does a nightmarish world await us? Futurists offer a variety of conflicting visions. But is there a way to foresee what it will really be like in...

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Germany's Rising Economic and Political Power

Germany, not the United States, is the world's biggest single exporting nation. The German-dominated European Union is the world's biggest single market. Additionally, the German-based euro is increasingly the international currency of choice. Few realize how significant these economic factors...

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Will Iran Be Stopped by Diplomacy?

America has some 180,000 military people in Iraq and Afghanistan still trying to establish democratic stability in those two troubled nations. President George W. Bush is also hampered by a Congress urging direct talks with Iran and even contemplating restraints...

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Crises in Britain, America, and Israel

These three nations are part of the larger prophetic understanding of world affairs at the close of the age.

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Restoration: Don't Mess With Revelation!

The book of Revelation continues to hold a fascination for people from all walks of life. Even some who don't believe the message of the book write whole books about the fascination believers have with the prophecies and images portrayed...

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Massive Drought Grips Australia

Years of drought have taken Australia to the edge of massive water redistribution that threatens vital agricultural interests. Many blame it all on global warming, but is there something deeper to consider?

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World News and Prophecy: May 2007

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What Are We to Learn From the Virginia Tech Tragedy?

Without repentance and heeding the call of the Kingdom of God, life can be extinguished without the chance to understand its purpose.

President George W. Bush walks across the tarmac with NFO Lt. Ryan Phillips.

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This Is the Way Walk in It: Mission Accomplished? Not Yet!

The Church gained confidence from Jesus' own words in Matthew 16:18: "I will build My church, and the gates of Hades [the grave] shall not prevail against it." This simple statement proclaims that nothing can thwart the advancement of the...

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The World Is Watching Nigerian Elections

What happens in Nigeria, the world's sixth largest producer of oil, is of strategic interest to a host of nations. Internal issues also make the country a target for terrorist recruiting and a possible new front in the war on...

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International Power Shifts Threaten the Western World

Western global supremacy is definitely on the wane as key Asian nations make significant economic progress while Middle Eastern conflicts trouble the West politically and militarily. We are in desperate need of a biblical compass so we can grasp the...

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50 Years After the Treaty of Rome: From the Battlefield to the Conference Table

After a long and bloody history, Europe has made amazing strides in the last 50 years. But now the European Union is at a crossroads. Where will it go from here, and what do Europe's choices portend for the future...

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America's Short Supply of Moral Virtues

Both religion and politics have failed to teach the moral law of God that can bring justice, peace and a stable world.

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War is Hell

The wounds of war are psychological as well as physical.

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World News and Prophecy: March - April 2007

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