This Week In The News
Current Events
By Norbert Link
We begin by reporting on Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham who attacked right away Margaret Thatcher and received praise from Donald Trump; continue with our coverage on the horrible continuation and totally insane spreading of the Iran war; and speak on Trump’s primary address which constituted a wasted opportunity.
We address at length the downfall of one of Germany’s leading politicians, if not the most powerful politician, Jens Spahn, but it would be premature to conclude that his downfall is permanent. “Deadly wounds” can be healed. In fact, Spahn’s incredible pride and his past scandals mirror those of Donald Trump.
Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “The Downfall of Germany’s Most Powerful Politician.”
Speaking of Trump, we report on his effort to destroy the World Cup, showing his blatant arrogance again, and conclude with FIFA’s hypocrisy and that of Trump’s buddy, FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino.
Editorial
Close Proximity
The closer you are to God, the more immediately He can respond to any issue or trials you may be going through. Peter’s example of walking on water is evidence of this. We read in Matthew 14:28-31: “And Peter answered Him and said, ‘Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.’ So He said, ‘Come.’ And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’ And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’”
Even though Peter began to sink, he was already so close to Christ that He reached out and saved him from drowning.
It is important for us to remain close to God in order to get such a response when facing trials or imminent danger. Prayer is one tool given to us by God to achieve such a state. We read about Christ getting up early and going to a quiet place to pray. “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed” (Mark 1:35).
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Why does the Bible say that when King David died at Age 70, he was very old?
This is a very interesting question; particularly, when we think of the ages of some of the patriarchs, and we look at the ages of people at other times during the last 6,000 years. We want to briefly explore the question of life-spans and why King David only lived to the age of 70 when he was considered to be very old, which is not very old by today’s standards.
From the Bible, many people will know that Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived – he was 969 years old when he died (Genesis 5:27), Jared was 962 (Genesis 5:20) and Noah 950 years old (Genesis 9:29). The next oldest were:
Adam – 930 (Genesis 5:5)
Seth – 912 (Genesis 5:6-7)
Canaan- 910 (Genesis 5:14
Enosh – (not to be confused with Enoch) 905 (Genesis 5:11)
Mahalalel 895 (Genesis 5:17)
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