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TURKEY IN TURMOIL

Oh, No! Another Coup? It was a horrible sense of deja vu. In 1960, 1970, 1980, and a soft postmodern version in 1997, Turkey had military coups. It was the Turkish government’s worse nightmare. Then, on 15 July 2016, it looked like Turkey was experiencing yet again another coup. This time, however, it failed. The toll, however, was high, with 290 people killed and 1,440 wounded. The Inevitable Crackdown: With great rapidity, the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took strong action in a matter of hours and days to stamp out the ‘coup virus.’ Consider these statistics (courtesy of Incontext Ministries): •    22,000 people in education suspended; •    9,000 in the military arrested; •    2,700 in the judiciary arrested; •    50,000-60,000 government employees dismissed. A 3-month state of emergency has been declared in Turkey, giving President Erdogan sweeping powers. The purpose of the emergency, so the gov...

Do You Want to Understand the Times? Here’s The Bedrock!

A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished — Proverbs 22:3; 27:12 (NKJV) If you consider the nature of our world today, it is very strange. Common sense is in short supply, the exception is the rule, minority or individual rights trump community welfare, and the once respected Christian Church is held in ridicule. What is happening in our world and why? For starters, we need prudence if we are going to face the future with confidence. By definition, ‘prudence’ means ‘ the state of being careful in decision-making as to avoid unnecessary risk; careful thought for the future’ . Indeed, without prudence, there may be no future at all. In this series, we want to learn about the TEN TRENDS that are changing our world forever. Before we even begin with the first trend, we need to understand the over arching premise. It is this: We are in the Last Days First, what does this phrase mean? It does not mean a literally 24 h...

‘UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES’ AUSTRALIA-WIDE TOUR - A DREAM COME TRUE

Of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do — I Chronicles 12:32 Can you imagine it? An early-warning service about global trends as a series of meetings - not in central places like America or Europe - but in far away Australia. Some of the meetings were even in the great Australian outback. What was this all about? It is called ‘ Understanding the Times ’ Tour ( UTT) . During a 5 week period, my wife Leanne and I travelled from north to south (Melbourne to Sydney to Cairns) and then east to west (Brisbane to Adelaide to Perth) and visited regional areas, too. We travelled to 26 places and held 29 meetings. The goal? Like the ‘ children of Issachar, ’ UTT aims to help people ‘ understand the times. ’ To know what is happening and why. When you ‘ understand the times, ’ a great miracle occurs. God will download into your spirit how, when, where, why, and what you need to do. Let ’ s face it - even intell...