U.S. environmental groups are calling for a cessation of licensing agreements for nuclear power plants, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered a halt to new reactor construction and the closing of some existing ones in the wake of the apparent meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima power plant.

This is our third article on the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25. It’s part of an ongoing survey of our book The Kingdom, Power and Glory. As we said in our last issue, this parable is very controversial and many see it quite differently than we do, so be sure to use Acts 17:11 as you read:

In his 1922 science fiction novel, The Chess Men of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs describes a Mars whose inhabitants are so advanced that they prize contemplation above all and exist simply as heads. They have no need for oxygen or food and move using the bodies of headless creatures.

Many of our supporters (and their family and friends) have understood that from the conception of Koinonia House we have had two objectives that the Lord has used to guide our efforts.

It continues to be disturbing to discover how many of our Christian friends still indulge in perpetrating what we call “the most painful sin.” We have published the equivalent of these remarks on several occasions before, yet we find that this still continues relatively unabated in certain quarters. Prayerfully consider the following reflections...

In the 1700s, most of the world got its energy from windmills, water wheels, whales and plants. Plants contributed not only the wood for generating heat but also the internal fuel to power the labor of humans and animals. Since the Industrial Revolution over 200 years ago, fossil fuels have been the engine that has driven the global economy. The world is living in the age of petroleum.

Last month we began a three-part series on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. This is part of our ongoing survey of our book, The Kingdom, Power and Glory. This particular parable is very controversial and many good scholars see it very differently than we do. So again, be as the Bereans and see what the Holy Spirit confirms to you.

The recent cyber-attack on Iran’s nuclear program has been called by analysts as the first use of a specially designed cyber weapon. They fear that cyber warfare will replace nuclear war as the greatest threat to the world today...

The highly publicized arrest and later resignation of International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn raised more questions than it answered...

Here is a book of the Bible which is among the least studied and the most emotionally controversial. It’s a book with only 117 verses and 470 Hebrew words, yet it is among the most difficult and mysterious books in the entire Bible. It’s a book about lovemaking from an author who had 700 wives and 300 concubines.

Misuse of standard antibiotics has led to the rise of drug-resistant “super” bacteria. If antibiotics don’t quite kill off all the bacteria in their host, the most drug-resistant ones are left to reproduce after their kind, producing virulent strains that refuse to die through normal treatment. Typical drugs also kill the beneficial bacteria that bodies need to function well.

This true story is distributed to schoolchildren in New Zealand as part of their Maori heritage...

God is the author of all life. It was He who created every kind of thing, living and non-living. He designed every living thing, using the building blocks of DNA. This begs the question, “Is it right for Man to be modifying God’s design with Genetic Engineering (GE)?”

Ecumenicalism is defined as “concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions, so pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world.” And the mantra of the “whole world” is one in which we all need to just get along.

Last month we talked about the Jewish Marriage ceremony and its parallels to the Christian life. In summary, our Justification can be compared to the Jewish betrothal. Our Sanctification can be compared to a Jewish woman preparing herself for her future wedding.

The current status of the individual states that comprise the United States of America could be defined with the possible title for a television reality show—“The Sane, The Insane, and Those in Between.”

For the last several months, we have concentrated on the Judgment Seat of Christ (the Bema Seat as it is often called) and learned what it is, what happens there and what some of the rewards are that will be handed out. The next event that occurs in heaven is the gathering of the “bride” to attend the Marriage Ceremony itself (Rev 19:7-8).

Al Qaida is making the most of the situation in Libya, according to reports by an Algerian security official. Weapons from Libya have been smuggled toward Al Qaida destinations in western Africa, and governments in the region are concerned that Al Qaida’s forces could step into the void left if Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is forced to step down.

We tend to use the term “The Gospel” rather loosely. However, Paul specifically defines The Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and includes the following essential, minimalist details:

As Israel celebrates her national birthday on May 14th, we acknowledge that one of the greatest miracles of the Bible is before our very eyes: the continuing existence of the Jewish people.