Witnessing the Memorial Day, 2017 celebrations held throughout America a sense of pride, honor, duty, and courage pervaded the mood of attendees. The nation showed its deepest respect and gratitude to each and every veteran who has worn the uniform of their respective branch of service, whether they served in times of peace or of…
Your daily news and mine is filled with dozens of distractions, alarming reports, warnings of terrorist activity, and the threat of impending war. The news is so threatening that millions of people prefer not to watch it or read about it. Many prefer to turn immediately to the sports sections, or to sit before their…
The city of Colossae was once dominated by pagan ascetic philosophies and their approach to religion had a strong component of severity. The pagan majority had started to pressure God’s church. Pagans saw the festivals of God as a stark contrast to their way of life. Colossians 2:16-17 clearly shows that the gentiles in God’s…
Not unlike what occurred in the ancient nation of Judah some 2600 years ago, so it is happening in the United States today. A type of Hananiah, the lying prophet, is alive and well, dispersing deceit throughout a beleaguered and apprehensive, seemingly dystopian nation. The Word of God, which we call the Christian Bible, contains…
The Kairos Palestine Document and Alternative Tourism by Petra Heldt The Christian faith is known for holding aspects of the divine commitment to the Jewish people by seven biblical covenants: six unconditional ones with Abraham (Gen 12, 1-3), the Land (Gen 12, 1), the Levites (Num 25, 10-13), David (2 Sam 7, 10-16), Israel…
Religious liberty in the United States used to mean that the government couldn’t interfere in the beliefs or actions of people’s conduct of their own lives, providing that they weren’t violating established laws or the rights of other citizens. There was certainly no thought that the state could compel citizens to activity in violation of…
By Soeren Kern | January 27, 2017 at 5:00 am Soeren Kern is a Senior Fellow at the New York-based Gatestone Institute. He is also Senior Fellow for European Politics at the Madrid-based Grupo de Estudios Estratégicos / Strategic Studies Group. Follow him on Facebook and on Twitter. German political leaders and national security officials knew that…
The Golden State with its beautiful beaches from Malibu to San Diego that gave rise to the surfing culture of “catch a wave” and the body building craze of Venice Beach in Los Angeles. The magnificent mountain ranges of the Sierras beckon people from around the world to first class snow skiing. National parks and…
There is simply no way to mix Democracy with Islam, any more than there is a way to mix the Christian religion with Islam. One need only review the history of the spread of Islam in comparison with the wars fought by the United States over the last 100 years in order to understand the…
How are Christians “saved by grace through faith but not by works”? Does this passage say that works play no part in the life of a Christian? People often think they can “work up” faith through their own emotional effort, but we must ask God for His faith. Faith clearly must first come from God. If people could…
