Germany recently hosted the 24th Berlin Security Conference. This conference included attendees from nations inside and outside of Europe, including many NATO nations. During the conference, the United States Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, spoke on behalf of President Donald Trump and mused, “I look forward to the day when Germany comes to the United States and says that we’re ready to take over the Supreme Allied Commander position.

Is what you believe supported by the Bible? Have you studied the Bible to see what it teaches? Does the Bible say what you think it says? Comparing the case of two cities evangelized by the Apostle Paul illustrates the importance of exercising diligence to prove what the Bible says.

Thessalonica and Berea are two of the cities in which Paul preached and established congregations of early Christians. They responded very differently to Paul’s words.

One of the areas in which technology is advancing rapidly is robotics. Building a humanoid robot controlled by artificial intelligence is the ultimate goal of a number of engineers. Many technology companies are spending fortunes to make this happen and capture a multi-trillion-dollar market to replace human workers with intelligent machines built in the human image. In this effort, one of the most difficult problems to solve has been building a robotic hand that rivals the dexterity and precision of the human hand.

The prophet Isaiah warned about the end of the age: “As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths” (Isaiah 3:12). While those comments were intended for the Israelite-descended nations at the end of the age, one might wonder what the world will look like when this prophecy fully comes to pass. For an idea, it is worth taking a look at a small nation lodged in the mountains between China and India: Nepal.

We live in a very interconnected age, made possible by modern telecommunications and digital technology. With a digital device, one can connect nearly instantaneously with almost any other human on the planet. But this also means that both good and evil influences are just a click away.