Rob Dalrymple

A week ago, I was in a meeting in which one of the participants was a colleague in Bethlehem. He noted that he was anxiously awaiting a call from his mother, who was in Gaza. Without her call, he did not know if she was alive, let alone well.

When we combine these two factors, Israel has virtually all the power, and Israel’s government is, to an extent, beholden to some of these extreme Zionists. There is little doubt that as long this conflict remains on its present path, the goal of many within Israel to gain complete control of the land with as few Palestinians as possible will come to fruition.

If you love Israel, then advocate for an end to this war. If you love America, then advocate for an end to this war. If you love your neighbor as yourself, then advocate for an end to this war. If you don't love any of the above, I doubt that you have read this far. So, to the rest, I say, "Let's advocate for an end to this war."

Is the world a better place for the millions who have been displaced as a result of our war efforts? Is it a better place for the hundreds of thousands who have died? For their loved ones? It is undoubtedly a better place for several C.E.O.s.But that is how the Beast works.

Now, this should not surprise me. After all, the Book of Revelation and the rest of the Scriptures agree that Satan is the deceiver (Rev 12:9; 20:8, 10). This is how he operates. Yet, the more I search, the more convinced I am that things are a lot worse than we thought. 

In other words, the invasion of Kursk was a relatively minor accomplishment. This region has little strategic value. Thus, the assertion that Russia will have to negotiate is ludicrous. Mearsheimer also added that since Russia has few people in the region, it has been able to bring in massive airpower against the Ukrainian troops who remain in the open and easy to strike.Consequently, Mearsheimer says the invasion was foolish.

Moreover, torture has been demonstrated to be ineffective. Instead of protecting a nation’s national security interests, it undermines it. The use of torture also jeopardizes our service men/women by subjecting them to reprisals.But these points shouldn’t matter. Torture is inhumane.

The question is simple: Should we allow our democratic process to be determined by money? Last month, I wrote about the hijacking of American democracy.

What if we are wrong? The fact that Christians have not always held to the convictions that are staples of evangelicalism today and that many Christians today do not affirm all of the beliefs of evangelicals suggests that we may not be correct on everything. This demands grace.

It appears that it is easier to cry out against the travesty of Abortions and to demand laws so that others cannot have an abortion than it is to sacrifice some of my own well-being to truly effect change.It appears to be easier to deny the reality that global warming is a product of human activity than to make real changes in our lives.It is easier to deny the need for educational reform than to pay more taxes so that others might have the same opportunities for success.