Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

The 29th of March, 2019, is soon approaching. It is the date the United Kingdom is scheduled to formally ‘exit’ the European Union (EU), after 46 years of membership. The EU will be reduced from 28 to 27 member nations. This ‘exit’ is popularly known as ‘Brexit,’ a contraction of ‘British exit.’ Make no mistake about it: Brexit is the single-most important event in the United Kingdom since the end of the Second World War. And it promises to affect the nation, continent, and the world. Before we focus on the present, let’s take a quick look at the past. The European continent was wracked with unimaginable horror - twice in one century. These horrors were two world wars, both of which were fought on European soil. Millions were killed and injured and the continent was laid waste. With the vision to avoid future European wars and enter into a period of permanent peace and prosperity, the European Union was born. Less well known, though no secret either, is that the founders

‘Brexit,’ ‘National Elections,’ ‘Syrian withdrawal,’ ‘Trump & the Democrats,’ by all accounts, 2019 promises to be an eventful year. Respected conservative Los Angeles radio personality Dennis Prager wrote an insightful article entitled ‘The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year.’ We will refer to his article later (and the URL is included), however, we can view 2019 from the prism of 3 cities and the world: London, Jerusalem, and Washington DC . Here’s what to watch for: LONDON: As stated in our separate article, Brexit is the single-most important event in modern British history since the end of the Second World War. It ramifications affect not only the United Kingdom, but also Europe and the world. For all practical purposes, ‘Brexit’ or ‘British - exit’ from the European Union (EU) is a divorce. Even under the most amicable conditions, divorces are almost never pain-free. Since the June 2016 EU ‘Brexit’ referendum, the British people have more or less accepted that thei

Recognising Progressive Churches Part 02: Attitude To God’s Word The Culture War : We have focused on this topic for several months - and for good reason. In order to ‘understand our times,’ we need to gain hold of the single-most critical issue of our day: the conflict between left-leaning progressives and traditional values conservatives. This is part of the half-century old ‘cultural civil war’ or ‘culture war.’ Conservatives wants to preserve the good things of western civilisation: rule of law, parliamentary democracy, constitutional government, and, above all, Judeo-Christianity. Progressives wants to either alter or destroy the West as we know it, all for the sake of ‘progress.’ We learned that this war is no longer strictly a secular phenomena. Progressivism is now affecting Christian churches: liberal, mainline, and even some evangelical. The process happens over time but some constant trends include high emphasis on relevance to the world system and culture.

In Part 01 of our series, we learned that Christians have been visiting the holy city in a continuous flow since the early years of the church. Today, the number of incoming Christian visitors to Israel, with the ostensible goal of visiting Jerusalem, is around 60%, or more. In Part 02 , we learned about the strong ‘tourist factor’ which helped stimulate Christian visits. In Part 03 , we have seen that this ‘continuous flow’ and ‘tourist promotion’ has increased visits by Christians to Jerusalem and Israel, worldwide. In Part 04 , we began to define the Christian visitor, either as a ‘tourist,’ ‘pilgrim,’ or both. Here in Part 05 , we will continue to explore this fascinating topic: are today’s Christian visitors to Jerusalem ‘tourists,’ ‘pilgrims,’ or both. This is not an easy task. One reason is that today’s Christian visitors, unlike ‘classic pilgrims of old,’ tend to visit non-traditional and even non-Christian and/or non-Biblical sites, like the Western W

PART 01 Introduction As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams — Daniel 1:17 A multi-metalled statue, a fiery furnace, a king goes mad and eats grass like an animal, a night in the lion’s den, these are some of the images that come to mind when we consider the Book of Daniel. Yet, it has value beyond memorable, faith-building Sunday school stories. For the Book of Daniel is a handbook for end-time prophecy, detailing the end of the ‘Times of the Gentiles’ and the ‘kingdoms of men,’ and the transition to the ‘Time of Messiah’ and of the ‘Kingdom of God.' Though the book is written in Hebrew for the sake of Israel and its future, Chapters 2-7 are in Aramaic, so that the Gentiles can also learn of God’s purpose for them, too. Daniel is considered the Old Testament twin of the Book of Revelation. For the sake of understanding God and His end-time plan, the Book of