“David Cameron will this week sign a landmark deal with China, thrusting the communist nation into the heart of Britain’s civil nuclear industry. Under the controversial accord, Beijing will buy a large minority stake in Britain’s first new atomic reactor in 20 years. The investment will help EDF Energy of France, which will lead the project, cover part of the mammoth £24bn cost. The Chinese are also expected to help bankroll a second EDF plant at Sizewell on the Suffolk coast.

Europe is struggling! Catalonia, in Spain, wants independence, which “could inspire others; threatening European integration” (Time, November 7, 2015). The migration crisis, according to the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, “could lead to the collapse of the European Union and even to war” (EU Observer, November 9, 2015).

Several years ago, while visiting South Africa, I heard an inspiring story from a young African who found biblical truth in an unusual way. This young man, who had some contact with the Church of God as a small child, was at the post office in his township. He walked over to the waste bin to discard some junk mail. As he glanced into the trash receptacle, he noticed a colorful magazine that had been torn in half…