Bible Club, the value of volunteers, and the many ways to share the gospel. Investing in young people is a mission that challenges us in many ways. This is reflected in the Bible Club, for example, from which numerous volunteers for the church have already arisen. It is also visible in the occasional joint church worship services: Young people participate with testimonies and worship songs. In the photo, you can see a group with their pastor (left), who studied at our Beni Bible School years...

Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN, Abdulaziz M. Alwasil, called for stronger international cooperation, expertise exchange and investment in capacity building to prevent terrorist groups from exploiting artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Adam Hadley, executive director of Tech Against Terrorism, told The Media Line that the lack of a terrorism-specific AI benchmark was the reason the organization built one. According to Tech Against Terrorism, the answer...

Bryan Johnson, the biohacker who says he wants to extend human life for as long as possible, is living with an autoimmune condition in which his stomach is “eating itself,” the tech founder shared on social media. Johnson, who was diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism at age 21, said that this condition, called autoimmune gastritis (AIG), was only diagnosed recently. Johnson eats a mainly vegetarian diet, and many vegetarians can struggle to get enough iron, as it’s harder to get adequate...

Pakistan has launched two new overland trade corridors through Iran and China, offering Central Asian countries alternative routes to Pakistani ports after Islamabad closed its main transit crossings with Afghanistan because of security concerns. The new corridors provide Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, with overland access to the Arabian Sea through Pakistan while bypassing Afghanistan. Uzbekistan has already begun using the Gabd-Rimdan route to transport...

“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal His son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen…” (Gal 1:15-16). About the Apostle Paul’s special assignment. There are, I think, four things that can be said of Paul. First, no one ever experienced such a radical conversion and calling as he did. Second, no one else can so radically testify to turning away from his old life and devotion to a new life in Christ. Third, no one...

Jews faced government harassment in 69 countries and faced harassment by private individuals, groups, or organizations in 92 countries in 2023, according to research by Pew Research Center. Overall, 55 countries had elevated (high or very high) levels of social hostilities involving religion in 2023, up from 45 the previous year. Spain’s SHI score increased from moderate to high, at least in part due to harassment of Muslims and Jews in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks. Pew Research Center said...

Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez thanked Israel for sending “a highly specialized and professional group” after the twin earthquakes that recently shook the country. Israel jumped into action immediately, with the country’s Foreign Ministry, Health Ministry, KKL-JNF, SID Israel, and others, including IsraAID, sending delegations days after the quakes. The specialized team that the country’s acting president was referring to was specifically the 30-member IDF delegation led by...

“Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us” (Luke 23:30). These words are addressed to the “daughters of Jerusalem” (v. 28). Jesus’ prophecy ignores more than 2,000 years of history. End-Time Signs Turning back to chapter 21 of Luke, He speaks of the destruction of the temple, persecution of the Jews, destruction of Jerusalem … then about the signs of His return, the parable of the fig tree, and being watchful. Something notable is found in verse...

A delegation from the Afghan Taliban met with European Union staff in Brussels for closed-door talks that focused on diplomatic services and “dignified returns” of Afghans to the isolated and war-ravaged nation, said a Taliban official. “This was a historic visit as first time ever that delegation from Islamic Emirate visited the E.U. and held talks with member states in Brussels,” said Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs who led the delegation of...

Here is a look at what the European Union is contemplating to bolster its energy security and minimize the impact of future conflicts as it turns to Gulf states and India. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed renewed interest in what is known as the India-Middle-East-Europe Economic Corridor. While the EU itself has supported IMEC through a memorandum of understanding, only a handful of its 27 member states are formal signatories. But behind the scenes, political...

The day prior to Halloween in 1938, Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre deceived the United States. They performed a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds,” transforming the four decade old novel into fake news bulletins dramatizing a Martian invasion of Earth. The broadcast was too realistic, with the actors’ voices and sound effects convincing listeners that the bulletins were genuine. Confusion and fear led to phone calls to the police, newspaper offices, and radio...

In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state’s role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture. Under the reforms, foreign investors are no longer required to form joint ventures with the state, large private enterprises will be authorized, and both Cuban and foreign investors will be allowed to acquire stakes in state companies. Daniel Torralbas, a...