Excuse Me, Do You Have the Time the Millennium Starts?

A new millennium began 12 years ago (technically, 11 years ago, for we usually start counting things with one not zero), according to the Common Era calendar. But when will the Millennium begin? The Millennium, with a capital M, usually refers to the belief that Jesus...

First U.S. Missionaries’ Legacy Continues in Myanmar

Two hundred years ago this month, the first foreign missionaries from the United States arrived in India. The famous “haystack prayer meeting” in 1806 led to the forming of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) four years later....

Israel and Palestine: Is Peaceful Coexistence Possible?

May is a time of celebration in the modern nation of Israel. On May 15, Israel will celebrate its 64th birthday, as the establishment of the State of Israel took place on that day in 1948. Previously, in October 1946, President Harry S. Truman issued a statement...

Some Pray; Others Reason. Can We All Listen?

The 61st annual National Day of Prayer is being held today, May 3, as it is on the first Thursday of May every year. Today is also the 10th annual National Day of Reason. As an alternative to both the Day of Prayer and the Day of Reason, I am proposing a National Day...