Even as Egypt was shaking in the throes of revolution last week, spokesmen for Western powers insisted that the real danger to Middle East peace had nothing to do with the numerous demonstrations raging throughout the Arab world (either targeting military dictatorships or advocating Islamist dictatorships) in Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait and […]
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The year was 1968. The thought on everybody’s mind was revolution. The Vietcong’s January Tet Offensive had triggered demonstrations throughout the United States and Britain. In March London’s Grosvenor Square hosted a riot across the street from the American Embassy. Paris was convulsed by general strikes and student riots in May ‘68. President de Gaulle […]
The land of Egypt is going through convulsions. The Middle East’s most populous country and the cultural center of the Arab world is experiencing riots in the streets. Media spin is trying to describe these events as a domino effect due to Tunisia’s recent “jasmine revolution” – when President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali succumbed to […]
The prophet Daniel had no idea what forces would be unleashed when he interceded to God about the return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. Major spiritual warfare exploded, with the Archangel Michael and Gabriel wrestling with demonic forces known as the “princes of Persia and Greece” (Daniel 9-10). After the dust […]
“Where seldom is heard a discouraging word” “Home on the range” is a famous American folk song (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_on_the_Range). Known as the unofficial song of the American West, as well as the state song of Kansas, it describes a pastoral scene where deer and antelope frolic, where buffalo still roam, where there are no clouds in […]
Christmas cheer fills the homes and shopping malls of the Western world, and the words of the angelic chorus echo softly in the background – “Peace on earth to those with whom He is pleased” (Luke 2:14). The year 2011 is nearly upon us. As the world stumbles further into World War Three, here is […]