This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with reporting on America’s attack on three Iranian nuclear sites. We also discuss Trump’s subsequent ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel and the question as to what exactly was destroyed and what Iran might do next. We also discuss Iranians’ demands and wishes for regime change. Please view in this regard our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Iran no longer a threat?”
We continue with the ongoing and extremely controversial raids and immigration policy by the Trump Administration and fears that America is coming to an end. We also speak on NATO; Putin’s claims towards Ukraine and Germany’s suppression of free speech and other developments in that country.
Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader.
Editorial
Different Breaking Points
Due to differences in upbringing, experiences and backgrounds, each of us has developed a different level of resilience. Likewise, everyone has their own learned strategies for dealing with problems, losses, or setbacks in life.
Every person has their own unique, acquired values, hopes, and resources in life. Jesus called them “your treasure,” where your heart will be, and also “the light.” In Matthew 6:21-22, it says: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.”
These are the things we focus on and rely on to give our lives meaning, a sense of belonging, a sense of self-worth, and security.
That is why it is important to be aware of what your true treasures, your hopes, and your values are! These can be false values, desires, or feelings that Satan has planted in our minds or that we have adopted from our society, which is cut off from God and His ways.
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How to prepare for death?
To think about death is not something we like to do. Even though we know that we will die eventually, we love to concentrate on other and seemingly more important and pressing matters. It is indeed not pleasant to think about the inevitability of our death. Still, the Bible is filled with admonitions in this regard, and it gives us advice as to how to deal with this subject matter in a balanced and right way.
Death is unavoidable. Psalm 89:47-48 tells us: “Remember how short my time is… What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 states as a matter of fact: “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die…”
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