This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with the ongoing fight between Germany’s government and the new Trump administration; and especially Germany’s and Europe’s attacks on Elon Musk, report on the “hostage” deal between Israel and Hamas and its present and future consequences; and speak on the war between Russia and Ukraine.
We continue with articles on two interesting personalities in Germany and Austria; Pope Francis’ “moral blindness” and “hypocrisy”; anxiety and fears in Norway; and Trump’ challenges, comments and actions, including his executive orders. In this regard, please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Will the USA Take the Panama Canal Back?”
We speak on former President Biden’s objectionable actions just prior to his departure.
We conclude with another sick example of man’s cruelty towards animals.
Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader.
Editorial
It’s Not Random
When considering the creation of the universe and the life that resides on Earth, it is fascinating to contemplate the complexity involved. The function of the eyeball, which amazingly detects light and connects with the brain to stimulate the thought of an image boggles the mind. The planets, stars and other cosmic substances contain an ordered form that is stunning to see. The Earth resides in just the right place in the solar system, with just the right atmosphere that can sustain life. Even the simple building block of a protein molecule works in such a way that it functions in harmony with other protein molecules to fulfill very complex biological functions like digestion, immune response, and reproduction. Of course, we can go on and on with other examples of creation’s complexity and elegant beauty which demonstrate how all the many pieces fit together.
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What lessons can we learn from the instructions given to kings to write out a copy of the law? (Part 2)
In the first part of this two-part series, we began our review of Deuteronomy, chapter 17:14-20, where we read about an instruction that was to be given to a king showing that he was not to look after his own personal interests as being foremost in his activities, but to learn to fear God and to observe His law and statutes. We read in verse 14:
“When you come to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me’…”
But why did God talk about a future king when Israel was a theocratic institution? We read in 1 Samuel 8 that Israel demanded a king. In verses 1-4, we read that Samuel was old and that his sons didn’t walk in the ways required of them. Then in verse 4, we see how this affected the nation:
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