Russia’s Road to the Middle East
Black Sea waters presented some difficulties for the ancient Mediterranean Greeks who navigated what poetically came to be called the…
Understanding Conflict in the Middle East–Part One
Israel’s continuing presence in the Middle East, particularly in the region of Palestine, was affirmed by the Apostle Paul who explained in an allegory that a new national covenant will someday be mediated by Christ for the…
Understanding Conflict in the Middle East–Part Two
Israelis see the city of Hebron as being the symbolic bedrock of their national conscience and identity in the region of Palestine, which is reasonably understood because the area of Hebron was an historical settlement of the patriarchs and also…
Could Jerusalem Become an Internationalized City?
Nation building is tricky political business and it is not without its cultural and humanitarian pitfalls, and the evidence for this is clearly seen in the European and American geopolitical interventions of the…
Understanding Prophetic Boundaries
Abram came from the ancient Sumerian city of Ur in the region of Chaldea. His journey to Canaan was the result of a command from God, for Abram was found to be obedient to God’s law and to the…
What Hand will Shape the 21st Century?–Part One
The disciples of Jesus wanted to know about the future. Certainly, they wanted things to work out for everyone’s benefit and well-being. They were as concerned about their lives, and the lives of their families and friends, just as…
Evolution and Creation: Explaining the Great Leap–Part One
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World in the year 1492, he discovered something that would challenge a long-held belief about the book of Genesis. He discovered an unknown people on a then uncharted…
The Elusiveness of Knowledge–Part One
Many people might suppose that in our modern world we possess a greater amount of knowledge than the generations that preceded us. Many in the developing nations would probably consider themselves to be more…
The Elusiveness of Knowledge–Part Two
Jerusalem, under the reigns of King David and King Solomon, had become a center for commerce and learning as the capital of a regional empire in the Middle East. Consequently, in Solomon’s day there were people who could navigate the seas, build marvelous buildings, paint, sculpt, go to war, explain the…
Iran’s Dual Political Voice–Part One
Iranian leaders know the challenges they face as they walk a thin line between achieving modernization—while positively participating in a globalizing world—and preserving a Muslim national identity for the Islamic State of Iran…
Iran’s Dual Political Voice–Part Two
Iran plays a strategically important role in the Persian Gulf–economically and militarily–and because of its proximity to the Gulf States, Iran naturally acts as a critical geopolitical link between Eurasia and the West, and a stepping stone to the…
Iran’s Dual Political Voice–Part Three
The nations of Eurasia are diverse in their histories, cultures and traditions, and the many peoples of this vast geopolitical landscape are capable, enterprising and inventive, with the potential to forge out a better world for themselves and for…
Mapping the World of Our Mind–Part One
People want to know more about human behavior. They want to know if we are destined to have a meaningful beginning and ending to our lives, and whether or not there is a purpose that explains our temporary existence and our future. People also want to know why…
Mapping the World of Our Mind–Part Two
Some years ago it was not uncommon to hear how some people, some who were disenchanted by what society had to offer, were out trying to “find themselves,” which is to say they were looking for…
Thinking to Change Times and Laws–Part One
The difficulty in explaining our universe and our time spent living in this universe lies in the fact that humankind was not around at the beginning of the universe, which has limited people’s awareness of their…
Thinking to Change Times and Laws–Part Two
When Julius Caesar decided that he would borrow from the Egyptians to help him establish the Julian calendar—surviving for some 16 centuries—there were problems that developed in counting the days with the…
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