Church Issues

• Archbishop Welby denies God is male: The Archbishop, speaking in London on Monday, joined a number of clerics seeking to move away from traditional notions of God as male, saying that “God is not male or female. God is not definable”. Read more here.

World Scene

• European Court submits to Islam: The European Court of Human Rights has ruled to protect Islamic blasphemy laws that prevent criticism of the prophet Mohammad, finding an Austrian woman guilty for calling Mohammad a paedophile. Read more here. Meanwhile, a Polish Holocaust memorial has been desecrated with vile pro-ISIS, anti-Semitic graffiti.
  
• Jewish hearts for Pittsbugh: In the wake of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, two local ladies have invited crafters around the world to contribute Stars of David to hang around the city to encourage local residents. So far, over 2,000 knitted, crocheted and hand-made stars have been sent in. Read more here.
  
• US abortions hit record low: Following the passage of Roe vs. Wade in 1973, US abortions peaked in the 1980s and have been in decline ever since. Latest statistics bear this out. Read more here.
  
• US forces to stay long-term in Syria: The US is now committing not only to help stabilise the area post-ISIS, but to oust Iran from the region completely. Read more here. Meanwhile, a former CIA director has said that the Iranian regime is playing for time, doing its best to outlast the Trump administration. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Netanyahu narrowly avoids early elections: The Israeli PM has managed to stabilise the Government following the shock departure of Defense Minister Liberman, taking on the role of Defense Minister himself and persuading coalition partners to stay put. Read more here. Meanwhile, the Shin Bet has foiled a major Hamas terror plot targeting the West Bank. Cynically, Hamas used a Palestinian cancer patient receiving treatment in Israel to pass intel.
  
• PA cracks down on Palestinians selling land to Jews: Two Palestinians have been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for selling land to Israeli Jews. Read more here. Also this week, the Gatestone Institute has sought to expose the PA’s habit of arresting women who dare to contradict its rule – to the total disinterest of international humanitarian groups and media.
  
• Scientists try to explain Sodom and Gomorrah evidence: A secular academic paper proposes a meteor explosion theory to explain a sudden fiery destruction that destroyed civilisation on the Dead Sea plains some 3,700 years ago. The archaeological evidence is in in complete congruence with the Genesis account. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• Christmas Moedim meeting (London): Friday 14 December, 6:30-9:30pm, All Souls Clubhouse (W1T 6QG). To include a telling of the story of Messiah’s birth inspired by the format of a Passover seder. Free/on donation, but bring nibbles to share. Confirm your attendance by emailing Steve Maltz at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Day of Prayer for Britain (London): Saturday 5 January, Wembley Arena. Led by David Hathaway. More details to be released soon.

Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!

Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.

We also recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective:

• Christian Concern (UK)
• Christian Institute (UK)
• JNN News (Barry and Batya Segal, Israel)
• Worthy News (Israel)
• Family Watch International
• Barnabas Fund
• Kehila News (Israel)