“Our Need for Him” Psalm 44, pt. 1- Through the Bible series

Today we begin Psalm 44, by talking about God’s power and might, not taking glory for ourselves, the, once again, rising persecution for Jews and antisemitism, and an admonition to be true to God and his Covenant, and acknowledging out need for Him.

Listen here:

Weekly News Brief: 11/8/23

The following news is taken in whole or part from Worthy News Ministries.

Iran-Backed Militias Launch New Weapon

Several Iran-backed militias known as the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” have launched a “medium-range missile” to strike against U.S. troops on bases around Iraq and Syria, Worthy News learned Tuesday.

US and NATO To Suspend Cold War Arms Treaty

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) criticized Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and reciprocated by indicating their intention to suspend the treaty as well.

Hamas leader meets with Iranian Ayatollah in Tehran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini met with Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Hamas Palestinian terror group in Tehran in recent days, Reuters reports.

Latest World News Headlines

Russia tests Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from new strategic nuclear submarine – November 6, 2023

World’s Largest Biometric Digital ID System Hacked Affecting Nearly 10% of the World’s Population – November 6, 2023

Militia Attacks Against U.S. Bases in Iraq and Syria Risk a Direct U.S.-Iranian Conflict – November 6, 2023

Taliban’s Fake Nonprofits Scam Millions in U.S. Aid Post-Afghanistan Withdrawal – November 6, 2023

Philippines President Condemns Killing Radio Anchor – November 6, 2023

Hungary’s President In Israel Shocked About Plight Hostages – November 6, 2023

Global Anti-Israel Protests Amid Mounting Antisemitism – November 5, 2023

Feeling Forgotten, Ukraine’s President Ponders Israel Trip As Ukrainian Death Toll Mounts – November 5, 2023

Hostage Crisis Ends At Germany’s Hamburg Airport (Worthy News Radio) – November 5, 2023

Gunman Drives Vehicle Into German Hamburg Airport Tarmac; All Flights Canceled (Update) – November 4, 2023

Breaking Israel News

Large numbers of French and US Jews now considering immigration to Israel

There has been a huge spike in the numbers of Jews in the US and in France who are considering moving to Israel since the worldwide increase in antisemitic attacks that followed the Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas, and Israel’s response in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reports.

‘Hamas Terrorists Targeted, Secondary Explosions Recorded’

Israel said Tuesday that the Israeli Air Force and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nahal’s brigade attacked some “10 Hamas terrorists” in a building near Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza from where they planned “an assault” on the IDF.

Thousands Evacuate Gaza Supported by Israel

Thousands of civilians fled Northern Gaza through a corridor established by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), footage obtained by Worthy News showed Tuesday.

Latest Israel News Headlines

UN Chief: ‘Gaza Graveyard For Children’ As Israel Kills Hamas Commander – November 6, 2023

U.S. Plans $320 Million Precision Munitions to Israel – November 6, 2023

Israel likely to control Gaza after war with Hamas, official says – November 6, 2023

Israel Offers Escape For North Gaza Citizens, But Fighting Continues – November 5, 2023

Israel Facing Multiple Attacks From Gaza, Lebanon As Hamas Fighters Try To Flee – November 4, 2023

Israel Admits Hitting Ambulance, 15 Killed – November 4, 2023

Blinken Tells Israel That War Should Lead To Two-State Solution – November 3, 2023

Breaking U.S. News

FCC’s Carr Calls Biden Plan ‘Power Grab’ Of Internet

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr has called President Joe Biden’s “digital equity plan” for all internet services an unprecedented “government power grab.”

New US House Speaker Installs Anti-Porn Software On Son’s Devices

The newly elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has defended his decision to install porn-monitoring software on the devices of his teenage son.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

California: Death of Jewish man at anti-Israel rally was a “homicide,” Medical Examiner says – November 7, 2023

Former US President Trump Clashes With Judge – November 6, 2023

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Road at Port of Tacoma as Military Cargo Ship Docks (Video) – November 6, 2023

Major Legal Victory for Christian Wedding Photographer Who Refused to Participate in Same-Sex Marriage Celebration – November 6, 2023

GOP States Sue Feds to Block Mail Order Abortion Pills – November 6, 2023

U.S. Navy Flexing Its Muscles in the Red Sea – November 5, 2023

Thousands March In Biggest Anti-Israel Protests In U.S. History (Video) – November 5, 2023

Breaking Christian News

Nepal: Pastor must serve one year in prison for alleged proselytization, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court of Nepal has told a Christian pastor he must serve a one-year prison term he was sentenced to earlier this year for alleged proselytization against Hindus, Christian Today reports.

Nigeria: Terrorists attack Christian village in Kaduna state

Suspected Fulani terrorists in Nigeria’s Kaduna state killed a Christian and kidnapped 25 others during a night raid on a predominantly Christian village last week, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Sudan: Buildings belonging to Christians shelled in ongoing conflict – November 7, 2023

China: Police and government officials raid Church graduation ceremony and arrest Christians – November 6, 2023

Millions Pray For Persecuted Church Amid Global Crackdown – November 5, 2023

Cuba Threatens, Detains Protestant Pastors, Group Says – November 3, 2023

India: Three Christians detained on anti-conversion charges in Uttar Pradesh state – November 1, 2023

Egypt:Islamic extremists burn down home of Christian man – November 1, 2023

Nigeria: 16 Christians slaughtered by Islamic terrorists in Benue state – November 1, 2023

News from this Week 8/31/22

This Weeks Podcast:

Listen here:

Breaking World News

The following news is taken in whole or part from Worthy News Ministries.

Millions hit by ‘monsoon on steroids’ as Pakistan suffers ‘worst flooding in its history’

The devastating floods in Pakistan are “probably the worst in the country’s history”, according to its prime minister, as the UN appeals for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help the nation.

Last Soviet Leader Gorbachev Dies Leaving World In Turmoil (Worthy News In-Depth)

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last Soviet Union leader who helped end the Cold War but saw his reforms crumble at the end of his life, has died at the age of 91.

Latest World News Headlines

Iran tries, fails to seize U.S. vessel in Persian Gulf in latest confrontation between two nations

Russian Shelling Kills 5 In Kharkiv Amid Ukraine Offensive – August 30, 2022

Dutch PM Ashamed About Deadly Treatment of Refugees – August 30, 2022

Russia To Expand Hungary’s Only Nuclear Plant – August 30, 2022

Russia announces joint military drills with China – August 30, 2022

Iran, Russia To Dominate World’s Gas Prices – August 30, 2022

Ukraine Launches Counter Offensive In South – August 29, 2022

Christian Farmers Lose Land As Pakistan Floods Kill 1,000 – August 29, 2022

Breaking Israel News

German Jewish Leader Warns of Potential ‘Antisemitic Scandal’ at World Council of Churches Assembly

As the World Council of Churches prepares for the opening of its General Assembly in the German city of Karlsruhe on Wednesday, a local Jewish leader has warned of the risk of antisemitic rhetoric at the event as delegates debate resolutions that are harshly critical of Israel.

Israeli strike destroyed over 1,000 Iran-made missiles in Syria

An airstrike Thursday on the Syrian city of Masyaf attributed to Israel hit a missile warehouse containing more than 1,000 Iranian-made missiles, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Satellite images show ‘extensive damage’ at Syrian missile site reportedly struck by Israel – August 28, 2022

Hezbollah’s September Deadline Could Lead to War – August 28, 2022

Historic First: Jews Enter Temple Mount Through Gate of the Tribes – August 28, 2022

US hints to Gantz it’s preparing military option against Iran, Israeli official says – August 28, 2022

Breaking U.S. News

California Passes Bill To Punish Doctors Who Spread COVID ‘Misinformation’

California passed a bill Monday to punish doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 “misinformation” and “disinformation.”

Michigan: Christian healthcare group files legal challenge against transgender treatment rules

A Christian non-profit healthcare organization in Michigan filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block new state regulations that would require its staff to violate their beliefs by providing “transition” treatment to patients identifying as transgender, the Washington Times reports.

Top-level FBI agent under fire for role in Hunter Biden investigation resigns

Timothy Thibault, a top-level FBI agent who had been under fire for his role in investigations regarding President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, resigned late last week and was walked out of the FBI, two U.S. officials confirmed.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

Dutch Commando Shot Dead In US, Two Others Injured – August 29, 2022

2 Federal Courts Block Biden’s HHS from Forcing Doctors to Perform Abortions, Gender Transition Procedures – August 29, 2022

Federal Debt Has Now Climbed $3 Trillion Under Biden – August 28, 2022

California to spend up to $20 million to bring women from other states for abortions – August 28, 2022

Google filters pro-life centers from abortion-clinic searches after Democrats’ complaints – August 28, 2022

Texas: Judge blocks federal guidance claim that medical emergency care includes abortion – August 25, 2022

Breaking Christian News

Nigeria: Christian woman murdered while cleaning her church

The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state by suspected Fulani Islamic extremists continues unabated, and on August 27, a Christian woman was shot in the head and killed as she cleaned her church building, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Nigeria faces ‘sustained campaign to wipe out Christianity’ while government does nothing

Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) Johan Viljoen has joined other leaders in stating that Nigeria is facing a “sustained campaign to wipe out Christianity,” and that the government is doing nothing to stop it, Crux reports. The DHPI is a part of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

Somalia: Christians vulnerable as death toll reaches 21 in al-Shabaab attack

Somali Christians remain vulnerable to jihadist violence, as twenty-one people have now died following an attack on August 19 by the al-Shabaab Islamic terror group in Mogadishu, Somalia, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Linked to al-Qaeda, al Shabaab has been conducting Islamic jihad in Somalia and Kenya, targeting Christians as well as terrorizing the civilian population generally.

Latest Christian News Headlines

Mississippi: 180-year-old Bible survives total destruction of historic church – August 29, 2022

Ohio: 76 Clergy members petition state police force to preserve Christian chaplaincy – August 29, 2022

China: Major house church “liquidated” by authorities – August 29, 2022

Court says California churches don’t need to cover abortion in health plans – August 28, 2022

Iran Jails Christian Couple Over House Church – August 25, 2022

Islamists Behead Christians In Mozambique – August 25, 2022

Evangelicals Pray For Ukraine As Rockets Take Toll – August 25, 2022

News from this Week 4/20/22

Breaking World News

Russia Pounding East Ukraine, Terrifying Villagers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a long-awaited Russian offensive in the east has begun. As Russian forces are attacking Ukrainian positions, church charities stepped up efforts to welcome those fleeing the conflict.

ISIS urges supporters to attack the West amid Ukraine crisis

The Islamic State is encouraging supporters to take advantage of the war in Ukraine to launch a new “global offensive” against the West in revenge for the death of ISIS’s leader earlier this year.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury pushes for conversion therapy ban, says being transgender is “sacred journey”

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Rowan Williams has signed a letter asking the UK government to include trans people in a ban on conversion therapy, attesting that being transgender is a “sacred journey of becoming whole,” CBN reports. The ban that is currently set to become UK law covers only people with same-sex attraction, not transgender persons.

Latest World News Headlines

Canadian think tank: law must change after houses of worship treated ‘unequally’ during pandemic

Philippines Struggles After Deadly Storm – April 19, 2022

Russian Missiles Hit West Ukraine, Several Killed – April 19, 2022

South Africa Floods Kill 440 Raising Questions – April 19, 2022

Biden to host ASEAN summit for Southeast Asian leaders – April 19, 2022

Ukrainian Jews Face Passover In War – April 18, 2022

Hundreds of Syrian fighters sign up to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine – April 18, 2022

US: Iran will have to offer ‘reciprocity’ if it wants to negotiate status of IRGC – April 18, 2022

Putin discusses Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East with Palestinian leader Abbas – April 18, 2022

Tehran Warns Israel on Making ‘Tiniest Move’ Against Iran – April 18, 2022

Never miss a story, visit our Total News page which is updated 24 hours a day – 7 days a week!

Breaking Israel News

Hezbollah leader seeks $9 billion to destroy Israel

The head of Lebanon’s Shiite Islamist political party Hezbollah is declaring that it would take $9 billion to wipe the state of Israel from the face of the map.

PA’s Abbas ‘outraged’ as Hamas takes center stage in mediation efforts

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is enraged because Egypt, Qatar and other parties chose to hold direct contacts on ways of preventing further escalation with Israel in the aftermath of the recent tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank, a senior official with the ruling Fatah faction said.

Latest Israel News Headlines

Israel: Scientists are planting date trees from 2,000-year old seed – April 19, 2022

Israel Shooting Down Palestinian Rocket As Tensions Mount – April 18, 2022

Israel Downs Gaza Rocket, Admonishes Jordan as Jerusalem Tensions Simmer – April 18, 2022

UN Security Council to hold emergency consultation on Jerusalem unrest – April 18, 2022

Report: Putin sends letter to Bennett demanding handover of Old City property – April 18, 2022

Check our Israel Total News page which is updated minute by minute — 24 hours a day – 7 days a week!

Breaking U.S. News

ICE to release 600,000 illegal immigrants by September

ICE is getting ready to release as many as 600,000 illegal immigrants into communities before the end of September, the agency told a federal judge, giving an early estimate of the chaos the administration is predicting after it ends the Title 42 pandemic border shutdown.

Attorneys general coalition suing Biden administration over end of Title 42 grows to 21 states

Ten days after three attorneys general sued the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over its plan to terminate the immigration-related public health authority known as Title 42, their lawsuit now includes 21 states as plaintiffs.

Latest U.S. News Headlines

16 AGs urge Biden to reinstate Keystone XL pipeline – April 19, 2022

Republican governors form 26-state border task force amid worsening crisis – April 19, 2022

Judge Rules Federal Transport Mask Mandate Unlawful – April 18, 2022

Border encounters hit Biden record of 221,000 in March – while 80,000 released into U.S. – April 18, 2022

Walt Disney To Air Transgender Ad – April 16, 2022

Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis signs into law state’s 15-week abortion ban – April 14, 2022

GOP lawmakers demand FDA publish COVID vaccine safety and efficacy data going forward – April 14, 2022

New York Police Detain Subway Shooter – April 14, 2022

Police Arrest Person of Interest in NYC Subway Shooting, City Faces ‘Continued Increase of Violent Crimes’ – April 13, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear ballot drop box, absentee ballot arguments – April 13, 2022

Check our U.S. Total News page which is updated from dozens of news sites — 24 hours a day – 7 days a week!

Breaking Christian News

Nigeria: Radicalized Fulani murder 80 Christians; government does nothing about “slow extermination” of Christians

Fulani terrorists murdered at least 80 people in raids on predominantly Christian villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state on April 10, the Barnabas Fund reports. The attacks are a continuation of a 20-year-long campaign of slaughter against Nigerian Christians by Islamic terrorists, especially radicalized Fulani militants.

Iran Christian Convert Starts Prison Term

Iranian Christian convert Fariba Dalir has begun serving a two-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by establishing and leading an Evangelical Christian church,” an advocacy group confirmed.

Nigeria: Christians slain in new Fulani attack, “Where is any action?”

The relentless slaughter of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt by Fulani militants continues unchecked and, on April 11, the bodies of 17 Christians were found in the bush following a brutal attack on the community of Tior-Tyu in Benue state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Latest Christian News Headlines

India:36 Christians arrested after Hindu radicals lock 100 congregants in church – April 18, 2022

Egypt: Coptic Archbishop stabbed to death, declared a martyr – April 18, 2022

Ukraine Christians Celebrate Easter Despite Russian Shelling – April 18, 2022

Detained Iran Pastor Briefly Home For Easter – April 18, 2022

Algeria Christians Facing New Church Closures – April 16, 2022

Indonesia Jails Christian YouTuber For 10 Years – April 16, 2022

Sri Lanka Christians Pray After Buddhist Attack – April 16, 2022

Vietnam Church Face Tense Easter After Raid – April 14, 2022

Palestinian court releases evangelical pastor – April 14, 2022

Iran: Imprisoned pastor is granted 5-day home leave – April 14, 2022