Iraqi Wrestles to Accept Existence of a Loving God
“We had information that there was two car bombs in the city, and they could go off anytime.” As an Iraqi serving with the US military, Abbas Hameed was used to navigating tense situations. He was nineteen when he began serving as an interpreter and then a sniper. “When you …
Human Rights And The Bible
Summary: Where in history do we first hear of “human rights”? Some will tell you: in the Enlightenment (the 17th and 18th Centuries). In fact, the idea is much older than that. The concept of rights that belong to all people is already present in the Scriptures. A righteous man knows the …
Smash heteronormativity – A call for mass destruction
The intense campaign to ‘smash heteronormativity’ in western societies and replace it with a confused mishmash of sexual desires for anything with a pulse has a simple goal: to make everyone capable of breeding to completely fail at the one thing sustaining the human race humanity necessitates of them: ‘to …
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Three thousand years ago, King David wrote a Psalm. Within it we find these inspired words, words that God has spoken to the world: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” For …
Bible overview for today
By: Dr Anton Garrett INTRODUCTION What is the most important information you could have? More important than how to cure cancer, or deeper knowledge of the scientific laws of nature, or the future of the financial system, or whether your country will lose or win its next war? We are …
What the three principal enemies of the Gospel really want
The Good News of Jesus Christ is not received warmly, for it implies that believers limit their power of action by self-regulation in order to do what is right and avoid what is wrong, or unjust. This moral self-regulation is purposeful, in order that love between human beings may not …
The Veiled Reality
Out of a world population of 7.9 billion people on Earth, around 31% or 2.5 billion are Christians. Christians are found in every continent in great numbers, in some cases the majority. Although the Muslim world has less people, around 1.9 billion people, their rate of natural increase is faster, …
What can Christians do to counter ISIS in Central Africa?
The Middle East Media Research Institute reports the following: “The Islamic State (ISIS) Central Africa Province (ISCAP) is one of ISIS’s African affiliates that the global organization and its new leadership use to demonstrate it continues to be relevant and active. Since its April 2019 inception, ISCAP has mirrored a …
Why did Jesus Die on the Cross?
The death of Jesus on the Cross is a sure and historical fact. Any attempt to argue that Jesus was not crucified, or survived crucifixion, runs into a cliff-face of evidence that cannot be explained away. One thing is beyond credible challenge: all of Jesus followers were convinced that Jesus …
What is the meaning of Jesus’ ride into Jerusalem on a donkey?
On this day the church remembers Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. Matthew in his Gospel describes the event: “Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in …
