Have you heard of the biblical Mark of the Beast? Could it be something that you have already been affected by—or even “accepted” without knowing it for what it is?
Many today don’t think of Halloween and other “harmless” holidays and traditions as religious affairs. But what is the real, dark truth about these observances rooted in pagan worship?
Why does society increasingly reflect the opposite of the Bible’s famous command to love your neighbor? Is there hope for Christians in what has become an apparent culture of hate?
See why tattoos only mar the remarkable human body, which God made “very good”—in His own likeness, in fact, without the need for so-called “body art.”
Has America turned from the “Home of the Brave” into the “Land of the Lazy”? Or are there deeper societal forces at work weakening the workforces of nations the world over?
In the first half of 2023, gangs in Haiti “killed at least 2,000 people and kidnapped more than 1,000,” according to the United Nations (The Guardian, 14 August 2023). Since the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last president, anarchy has taken over as 150 rival gangs compete to control the nation’s capital. Murder, robbery, rape, and kidnappings are rampant, and the police are powerless against them.
In a recent article in the Le Figaro newspaper, three right-wing French senators and 96 members of the parliament attacked French president Emmanuel Macron’s policies concerning Africa (The Telegraph, 12 August 2023).
Reuters reports, “China again asked the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship—a World War Two-era vessel now used as a military outpost—from a disputed shoal on Tuesday, after Manila rejected Beijing’s earlier demand” (August 8, 2023). The shoal lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone—the area of the sea around the Philippines in which the nation possesses special rights to economic exploration and development.