So, You Think ISIS is the Biggest Problem? Check this Out!

According to YnetNews,  two Iranians (one man and one woman,) in their 20’s were arrested in Nairobi Kenya about a week ago.  The two were carrying fake Israeli passports and were boarding a connecting flight to Brussels, eventually bound for Tel Aviv.  Their intent is unclear, but authorities suspect the possibility of spying or terrorist …

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Are the Biblical Medes Today’s Kurds?

Okay, Bible students, let’s attempt to answer a question that seems to be asked more and more often every day:  Are the Biblical Medes today’s Kurds? As ISIS stormed across Iraq, they were met with resistance by Kurds in northern Iraq.  But who are the Kurds?  Though generally Sunni Muslim, Kurds are not ethnically Arabs.  …

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A Caliphate to Match ISIS?

While the world's attention turns to ISIS in their tromp through Syria and Iraq, a mirror-like image is tromping through Nigeria almosts undetected.  The Sunni terrorist group has links to al Qaeda and has declared a new West African caliphate.  Similar to ISIS, Boko Haram has imposed Shariah law on approximately 3 million citizens, while …

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69th Session of the UN: What’s on the Agenda?

The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting cooler.  Fall must be on the way!  With it comes the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where the world’s leaders get together to “maintain international peace and security...develop friendly relations among nations...achieve international co-operation in solving international problems.”  (According to the …

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