Back to Basics: Looking for the Blessed Hope!

...looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus. ~Titus 2:13 When a storm of current events begins to blow, it is easy to lose sight of the Bible’s roadmap of the end times, as well as God’s promises to us as believers.  Currently, Iran …

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What Impact will the Death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Have on the Region?

On Friday, Saudi Arabia state TV announced the death of King Abdullah, Saudi’s monarch since 2005.  (Not to be confused with Jordan’s King Abdullah, who we profiled yesterday.)  Though his brother, Prince Salman, was named immediately as successor, Saudi Arabia may face some significant challenges going forward: Growing tension in further succession to the throne. …

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Signs of the Times: Oil, Gas, and the Hook in the Jaw

Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.  I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out...And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and …

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As the World Celebrated Christmas, Israel Responded to Violence

Welcome back friends!  As many of us around the world celebrated Christmas, I pray you experienced the fullness of hope in a Savior born to die so that we might live. However, while most of us celebrated in relative peace, violence continued in Israel.  On Christmas Eve, Palestinian snipers took aim at IDF soldiers along …

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