The schoolyard bully who bruises the little girl. The thug who pushes an old woman to her death on the subway rails. The gang that robs a jewelry store and stabs the owner. The coward who carjacks and shoots the driver. They’re all guilty of crimes against innocent lives. The abortionist who wields forceps may…
During these infamous days in Israel, the eagerness to make sense of things by rushing to conclusions and judgements must be tempered with some fundamentals that do not change regardless of events. First, even as the world witnesses the terror and pain in Israel inflicted by Hamas, we must remember God loves the Palestinians. Second,…
As I write this article, Hamas has viciously attacked the nation of Israel. Nearly 1,000 Israelis have died, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel is formally at war — the first time since 1973.
Not long ago, a discouraged minister recently said to me, “At one time I thought that I was going to help change the world . . . Now that the years have gone by, I realize that it’s just not possible to make much of a difference. You get by, and maybe leave a mark…
By Angie McFarland Have you ever seen someone overcome with gratitude to the point that they were beside themselves with thankfulness? It is a beautiful thing to see. In America, we are blessed with such abundance that real gratitude can be a rare thing. We have an embarrassment of riches; for even the most mundane…
The Antichrist is a future world ruler who will control the kingdoms of the earth and persecute Christians during the tribulation period. But many wonder when this Antichrist will appear. Is he alive today? Daniel 9:26 calls the Antichrist “the prince who is to come,” while 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (NIV) calls him a man of…
“Surreal” . . . doesn’t even begin to describe the scene. It was an evening I will never forget (though parts of it, I’d like to).
“The Taliban members I encountered . . . are heartless, completely so. And that is what makes them all the more dangerous.” I was speaking with a former US soldier who had served numerous tours of duty in Afghanistan. We met while at a speaking engagement where I had been asked to give a lecture…
