Mideast on the Brink
The confidence of ordinary citizens in leaders, governing bodies, and long-standing institutions is crumbling. Could we have seen this coming?
Despite a ceasefire, Israel, Gaza and the entire Middle East remain far from lasting peace—and one step from all-out war.
By Samuel C. Baxter

Professing Christianity is comprised of many groups and endless schools of thought. But does the picture today reflect the New Testament Church of 2,000 years ago?
Across the globe, it was a year of constant political, ethnic and religious clashes.
By Nestor A. Toro