Happy Lord’s Day! I find that in a world spinning out of control, it is easy to become discouraged and feel helpless to do anything of real eternal value. But today I’m doing something of significant eternal value: I’m pointing us to our Lord Jesus Christ, and I hope you’ll put the cares of the …
Continue reading Despite ISIS, Hamas, and Other Current Events, Do Not Despair!
In 2003, President Bush sent troops into Iraq, but was later disparaged when no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) were found there. However, the New York Times has recently released clear evidence that WMD were indeed existent in Iraq before, during and after the Iraqi invasion. NYT Journalist CJ Chivers writes: "From 2004 to 2011, American …
Continue reading What will ISIS do with WMD in Syria and Iraq?
In September 4 White House news brief, President Obama stated, "We don't have a strategy yet" (regarding ISIS). A week later, in an address to the nation, he pledged to "degrade and ultimately destroy" ISIS. Today, ISIS is close to conquering Kobane (on the Syrian-Turkish border), and is within 8 miles of Baghdad, the capital …
Continue reading Retired General Jerry Boykin on President Obama’s Strategy against ISIS
In what appears to be another critical foreign policy misjudgment, President Obama admits that the United States underestimated the rise of ISIS, and overestimated the ability and willingness of the Iraqi military to fight the battle. Confirmed by congressional testimony, intelligence officials tracking al-Qaeda and its spinoff, ISIS, knew of troubling events as early as …
Continue reading Obama: The US Underestimated the Rise of ISIS
Looking for the Blessed Hope 