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A local mega-church pastor has announced on his website that tomorrow, his preaching text will be Isaiah 43. He encourages people to read it ahead of time. That’s good. What isn’t good is the basis of my “prophecy” for tomorrow. I predict that said pastor will lift the text from Isaiah 43—which is about the…

It is passing strange that so many in the West are ignoring the rocket attacks Hamas has launched on Israeli citizens this week. An alleged attack by Israelis against a West Bank mosque generated considerable interest around the globe. I watched the story track on various news feeds all day. Not a single story about…

In his riveting profile of Don Isaac Abravanel, acclaimed historian Benzion Netanyahu wrote about an encounter the Middle Ages statesman and philosopher had with Spain’s Queen Isabella, on the eve of the expulsion of the Jews from that country. Netanyahu wrote: “If Isabella thought that, by measures like expulsion, the Jews could be brought to…

His body was never recovered, and no doubt some of the stories of heroism are embellished—if only because the chaos of Titanic’s final hours would prevent an investigative reporter-type analysis. Yet we know that Captain Edward John Smith—the Titanic’s only captain, and 38-year veteran of the sea—went down with the ship. Reports of the time,…

In a few more hours, many of the passengers of Titanic will have unknowingly seen their last hours of sunlight. For a hundred years, the fate of the “super-ship” has gripped the minds of countless followers of the disaster, and little new can be said of it. Yet, as I think about the disaster—I will…

Next weekend, March 29-31, the Mid-America Prophecy Conference will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Seven of the best Bible prophecy teachers in the world will be there, so this is a great opportunity for prophecy enthusiasts—or Bill Maher—to attend and hear 15 compelling topics about the Bible and the times in which we live. Readers…

Having watched the American Church “evolve” over the past few decades, one of the things that stands out to me is the decline in teaching about Bible prophecy. It is a huge story that no one is talking about. Recognizing that quite a few Beliefnet readers are not conservative Christians, I still wonder what readers…

We recently visited Fort Gaines, at Dauphin Island, Alabama. The scene of furious battles in the 19th century, the whole place today has an eerie feel to it, as the waves crash against the rocks, and crumbling brick buildings (actually the site is well-maintained) give way slowly to time. Near the entrance is a recovered…

We leased our home to a young couple with young children, just this past week. Recently “empty nesters,” it seemed like the right thing to do. As we pulled out of the driveway, I remembered 20 years ago, when I closed-up my grandmother’s home after she passed away. She lived the last 53 years of…

Jerusalem is a city of mystery, to be sure. I learned just how mysterious one afternoon, having lunch with a friend who is a retired diplomat. He’d taken me to a place off the beaten path. As we ate, he told me a story so amazing, I couldn’t get it out of my mind. It…
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