This was the heading of an article by well known commentator, Mark Steyn, on the outcome of the seizure and subsequent highly publicised release by the Iranians of fifteen British Navy and Marine personnel at the head of the Persian Gulf. Steyn noted that The Associated Press reported the story unde…
Iran’s Bluff Humbles Britain Read More »
For over a year it has been obvious Iraq has become a quagmire for the “coalition of the willing”. The military forces spearheaded by the United States and the United Kingdom, that overthrew the regime of Saddam Hussein and whose stated objective is to bring democracy to Iraq, appear to face ins…
The Road to Baghdad Runs Through Jerusalem Read More »
The year 2009 marks the bi-centenary of Charles Darwin’s birth in 1809, and the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the publication of his best known work “On the Origin of Species”. Those whose sympathies lie with the theory of evolution might be expected to make much of these anniversari…
As it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded (Luke 17:28). We are familiar with this warning from our Lord and readily recognise its general applicability to these times immediately prior to the return of our Master. The warning reminds u…
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One of the most breathtaking developments in recent years is Russia’s religious revival. Reading Christadelphian prophetic literature written in the 1960s and 1970s, you sense a desperate search for anything which may suggest that Russia may be seeking after religion again. Any potential links wit…
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Since the last issue, events have rocked the world at a rate that has even the most optimistic gasping with uncertainty and fear. The financial world, driven by greed and dishonesty, has continued to plummet, plundering the nest eggs of hardworking people across the globe; environmental issues have …
A Time of Trouble Such as Never Was Read More »
We are not surprised by reports of anti- Semitism in places such as Europe or the Middle East. In Europe the rising trend of anti-Semitic behaviour and violence can in part be accounted for by growing Muslim populations in many European countries. But Hitler and the Nazis did not need any Muslim the…
Latter Day Anti-semitism Read More »
In October a group of children playing in a park in the outer suburbs of Sydney found a suitcase floating in a pond. Inside was the body of a two year old boy. A few days later the boy’s mother was charged with his murder. Understandably, this very tragic crime provoked an outpouring of grief and …
Perilous Times Shall Come Read More »
Coalitions form, evolve, decay and reform all the time. Nations that are now firm friends and staunch allies have in the past been bitter enemies, and the reverse is true. The only thing constant is change.
Mortal men and women, whose lives are time-bound and relatively short, often misread the s…
Gog and Tarshish Regroup Read More »
In 1917, Bible students were thrilled when the British, assisted by her “young lions” began pushing the Turks out of Palestine. That October, the success of the legendary cavalry charge by the Australian troopers of the 4th Light Horse Brigade against the strategically placed Beersheba, opened t…
The View from Over There Read More »
