There is a pattern in some of the stories in the Bible that makes me sick. Here is this cycle: man is desperate for something and looks to God for help. God blesses man. Man thanks God and continues on his way. Man becomes complacent and lazy and sees himself

published Dec 26th 2016, 10:17 am, by Jonathan Ferziger and Michael S. Arnold (Bloomberg) —United Nations Security Council 2334, which passed Dec. 23 by a vote of 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining, describes Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and an obstacle to peace with