Today has been a very busy day in the Middle East, with military action taking place as I post. (It is night time in the Middle East.) First, to dispel early reports on social media regarding rocket attacks in Abu Dhabi, news outlets now report those explosions as gas cylinder explosions, not rockets, in a …
Rumors of war are heating up. Russia has threatened America and our allies not to interfere in their apparent takeover attempt of Ukraine, or hinder former Soviet bloc nations such as Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary from leaving NATO. Russia is putting pressure on those satellite nations to forego alliances with the west and return …
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Conflict between the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen and the United Arab Emirates escalated to war on the Arabian peninsula yesterday. If you're not familiar with that area of the Middle East, take a look at this map: Israel is the tiny maroon-colored country at the top of the map. South of Saudi Arabia is Yemen, …
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Sunday evening at sundown marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the Feast of Lights. Though not one of Israel's seven major feasts, it is an important commemoration of the miracle of light. (See Celebrate Hanukkah the New Testament Way) Jews around the world celebrate Jewish feasts, and none more joyously than Hanukkah. But in the United …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 