In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina put four feet of water in our neighbor’s house, owned by Monica’s sister. The house has since been demolished. (more…)

UCG elder Dick Thompson might have wondered if he could "fill the bill" as President. Not if he is comparing himself to President William Howard Taft. (more…)

The calendar says that spring is here. Maybe we are on a time delay in Troisdorf. (more…)

Today I met a fellow Missourian, my old friend Darris McNeely. At Darris’ invitation, I helped him present a "World News and Prophecy" seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina. (more…)

"All good things come in threes" is a German saying. Even though he now lives in Italy, it seems that German Pope Benedict XVI remembers that saying. For the third time in as many years he has offended people. (more…)

Those who read UCG’s publications may remember a "Good News" article published some months ago, titled "The Element of Surprise". Written by UCG’s President after a visit to Berlin in January 2006, the article described how things in world affairs sometimes happen quickly – and unexpectedly. (more…)

With the exchange rate being $1.55 to 1 €, the value of the euro reached an all time high today. Considering the weakness of the euro just eight years ago, the turnaround in its value is remarkable. So is the current view of a former euro skeptic. Read more »

With the British parliament now having rejected a national referendum on the ratification of the EU's Lisbon reform treaty, the path seems clear for the treaty's implementation in January 2009. Or does it? One country is a cause for concern in Brussels. (more…)

Remember the Danish cartoon controversy when a Danish newspaper published several images of the prophet Muhammad in September 2005? Now the Netherlands braces for the reaction from the Islamic world to the Dutch "movie controversy." Read more »