Making Sense Out of Syria

Some of our readers have been asking about the ongoing situation in Syria. It’s very tragic–and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in the crossfire between the Assad government and rebel forces.

Why is all of this happening? We know the Assad government has been a ruthless dictatorship and a major state sponsor of terrorism over the years, but would a rebel-run government be any better?

More importantly, is there light at the end of the tunnel? In this guest editorial (below), our friends at Israel College of the Bible point us to Isaiah’s prophecies and the prophet’s vision of a future Day when Syria will be Israel’s friend! Now that’s a refreshing thought in the midst of the current barrage of bad news from the Middle East.

Enjoy!

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Just How Trustworthy Are Those “Bible Answer” People?

Can you imagine what it must be like to be the evangelical world’s self-proclaimed “Bible Answer Man”?

Quite a billing to live up to, I’d say!

A friend from Ohio just sent us this cover from a past issue of Hank Hanegraaff’s Christian Research Journal:

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Make Your Own Horseradish for Passover!

Our non-Messianic friend Yaakov Kirschen, whose cartoons from Israel are simply delightful, has a fun video on YouTube demonstrating the correct technique for preparing your own horseradish for Passover this year.

Go ahead and take a gander:

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Dancing with the Enemy

The headmaster of a Palestinian high school in the West Bank has been reprimanded by the Palestinian Ministry of Education.

What was his offense? During a field trip to Israel, some of his 11th and 12th graders met some Israeli young people on the beach in Jaffa–and a spontaneous party broke out!

Yes, the Israeli young folks and the Palestinian young folks evidently hit it off immediately and before long, they were dancing together–to the beat of an Israeli DJ–right there on the beach. Horror of horrors!

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Warfare of the Future

Hey, Does This Look Like a Battleground?

This high-rise building might not look like a dangerous battleground, but it is. You see, the way nations conduct warfare is evolving.

Instead of sending in troops, tanks, and planes to duke it out on the battlefield, a country can hack into an enemy’s computer networks and disrupt critical systems and vital, national infrastructure without firing a single shot. 

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