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[HUMOR] You could have heard a pin drop When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its…

Ashwag Hajihamid is a young Yazidi woman who was abducted by ISIS and sold into slavery in Iraq back in 2014. She escaped Iraq and fled to Germany. All was well until one day in Germany when she encountered the man that had enslaved her. “I ran away from Iraq so I would not see that ugly face and forget…

Dawlat Abouna is a deacon in St. George's Church in Bagdad, Iraq. He comes from a family with a rich history of Christianity. Recently Mindy Belz asked him about their worship services. With so much turmoil in Iraq how is the church doing? His answer was both surprising and encouraging. “We have started…

With every new administration, there is hope that change will make a difference, even if it simply means trying out a new strategy. At the beginning of this year as President Trump took office, he had great hope that his son-in-law Jared Kushner, himself a Jew, would be able broker peace in the Middle…

In 2016, 108-year-old Hazel Nilson watched the Cubs win the World Series for the second time in her lifetime. Since her birth in 1908, there have been two world wars, the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq. She has been around long enough to see the first T.V. and now, she could have watched the Cubs…

There remains a warm place in our hearts for truth. NBC Anchor Brian Williams has lost his position with NBC’s Nightly News. NBC relieved Williams when his viewers discovered that he was not truthful in personal anecdotes he told on air about adventures in Iraq and other stories. –--Jim L. Wilson and…

The way the laws regarding aid to the families of U.S. military veterans are structured, has added millions of dollars to the cost of the wars the country has fought. The law states that surviving spouses can qualify for lifetime benefits when troops have a service-related death. Children under the age…

How do you show gratitude when just saying thank you isn’t enough? Pfc. Greg Seibert of Escondido, Calif. was coming home from Iraq. His family wanted to do something special to say thank you to the private. Before he left for the war he had bought an old Plymouth Fury. When he returned home his family…

By Vishal Mangalwadi Published April 13, 2011 | FoxNews.com In his quest to change oppressive regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, President George W. Bush argued, “Everyone desires freedom.” True. Everyone also desires a happy marriage: can everyone therefore have one? Afghanistan, Iraq, Ivory Coast, and…

I do not know how blessed Christians in Iraq feel right now, but they are enduring a tremendous time of persecution. During Mass at Baghdad’s Our Lady of Salvation Church, five or six gunmen burst into the building and set off two suicide vests filled with ball bearings. “The remaining gunmen took some…

Meet Karen Watson. She knew what it was to be real, be curious, and to be strange. Karen had gone to Iraq to help with the people in need there. She knew of the danger there, but she seemed to hear a different voice calling her to do what others would not. Neighbors of Karen said. "She would always call…

MUD A close friend of mine is a missionary in a small country near the country of Iraq. Every month he likes to write a newsletter to his friends and to the churches that support him and his family. Proudly I can say I am a member of both groups for not only is he my friend but he is also one of the…

In 1993, Lt. Col. Gary Morsch joined the Army Reserves as a doctor to care not only for U.S. soldiers, but also for wounded civilians and prisoners of war. In 2005, as a part of the war in Iraq, he was called up to serve as the field doctor for a battalion near the Iranian border. He would take care…

By the way, that destruction isn’t just theoretical either. It’s real! Fear will kill you! During the Gulf War of 1991, Iraq launched a series of Scud missile attacks against Israel. Many Israeli citizens died as a result of these attacks. After the war was over, Israeli scientists analyzed the official…

By the way, that destruction isn’t just theoretical either. It’s real! Fear will kill you! During the Gulf War of 1991, Iraq launched a series of Scud missile attacks against Israel. Many Israeli citizens died as a result of these attacks. After the war was over, Israeli scientists analyzed the official…

What would it be like to be 8 years old, thousands of miles from home, in an orphanage in a foreign country, and have no idea where your mom was? Can you imagine the lonliness? Can you imagine being in that place where you received hardly anything to eat and where you were deathly sick from malaria,…

Muslim groups reacted angrily Wednesday after it emerged that the U.S. military is using combat rifle sights inscribed with coded Biblical references. Army officials have said they will investigate whether a Michigan defense contractor violated federal procurement rules by stamping references to Bible…

Read all of this one, it is interesting!! Read down to the very bottom highlighted in green, you don't want to miss this! VERY INTERESTING- 1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq. 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization! 3. /Noah built the ark in Iraq. 4. The Tower of Babel was in…

NEW YORK — A New York City bicycle cabbie who mocked the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl and posted a prayer on the Web calling for the murder of Jews is now sending a "Get Well Soon" message to the suspected Fort Hood gunman, the New York Post reported. Yousef al-Khattab, 41, a radical Muslim…

DISCIPLESHIP The first line of defense against explosive attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad is a small wand with antennas that supposedly detects explosives. Officials from the United States military doubt the devices, which are used at 400 Iraqi police checkpoints, really work. One official described…

It is amazing to look back over the course of American history and see that with every conflict, there have existed heroes and scoffers simultaneously. On one hand, there are those who courageously lay their lives on the line to fight against tyranny. And on the other hand, there are those who mock the…

COST Americans just commemorated the first anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. While we mourned the loss of life, and were energized by the demonstrations of patriotism, the cost of September 11th will be felt for a long time to come. New York City Comptroller William Thompson says,…

GOD'S WAYS A New Jersey woman is organizing a drive to send cans of Silly String to Iraq, because she learned that in the age of multimillion dollar high-tech weapons systems, the simplest ideas can save lives. Michelle Shriver's son who serves in Iraq told her, troops often use the stuff to detect trip…

APPEARANCE Police in Baghdad Iraq had begun stopping drivers of black, blue, or dark gray BMWs after intelligence reports have indicated that insurgents in that country are using those automobiles in drive by shootings, kidnappings, and other attacks. Authorities recently set up roadblocks around the…

INFLUENCE In their book, "Lead Like Jesus", Blanchard and Hodges write, "Leadership is a process of influence. Anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of people toward accomplishing a goal in their personal or professional lives, you are taking on the role of a leader." —"Lead…