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The current tragedy between Israel and Hamas in Gaza carries immense cultural and historical baggage, and it requires patience to sift through cluttered headlines, posts, statuses and stories.
While persecution is on the rise, the total number of refugees resettled yearly in the U.S. has dropped. In 2016, according to the “Closed Doors” report, 32,248 refugees from countries on Open Doors’ World Watch were resettled in the United States. That number dropped to 11,528 in 2018 and then to 5,390 in 2020.
What you believe about the end directly impacts how you live right now.
Here is a brief note on the human condition: We want control, and understanding is a form of control. Therefore, we seek understanding of what is to come (whether we should or not) because we think that if we can understand it, we can control it or at least prepare our reactions to it.
The current tragedy between Israel and Hamas in Gaza carries immense cultural and historical baggage, and it requires patience to sift through cluttered headlines, posts, statuses and stories.
While persecution is on the rise, the total number of refugees resettled yearly in the U.S. has dropped. In 2016, according to the “Closed Doors” report, 32,248 refugees from countries on Open Doors’ World Watch were resettled in the United States. That number dropped to 11,528 in 2018 and then to 5,390 in 2020.
What you believe about the end directly impacts how you live right now.
Here is a brief note on the human condition: We want control, and understanding is a form of control. Therefore, we seek understanding of what is to come (whether we should or not) because we think that if we can understand it, we can control it or at least prepare our reactions to it.
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