This week on Jerusalem Dateline: A look ahead to 2014 and the stories that will shape the Middle East.
The nation of Israel faces some of the greatest dangers in its modern history. Every day, the Islamic Republic of Iran gets closer to producing a nuclear bomb, while Syria's civil war threatens to spill over its borders, and the international community continues to push Israel to trade its security for peace.
All the while, Christians in the Middle East are facing some of the harshest persecution in centuries and hundreds of thousands are fleeing the region.
On this week's edition of The Watchman, we take a look back at some of the major events that shaped 2013: from the Iran nuclear crisis to Syria, Egypt, Al Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, gathering threats against Israel and more.
We also take a look ahead at what's coming in 2014.
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This week on Jerusalem Dateline: The Year in Review. In 2013, raging mobs destroyed more than 60 churches in Egypt, but the Christians swear they will forgive their attackers.
Plus, Israel issues a warning: If the West won't stop Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, it will act alone and with force, if necessary.
Finally, while chemical weapons take center stage in Syria, al Qaeda-backed rebels are quietly gaining ground.
The Brody File crew heads to the mountains of Colorado to bring you this year's annual Christmas show.
Our crew gets on snowmobiles to bring you one of the most creative Brody File shows yet.
Also, we share with you some of our favorite faith-filled stories throughout the year, including spiritual revival at Texas A&M, and how "Superhero Capes" are coming to the rescue of sick children around America.
Most Americans are all too familiar with the battle over marriage and its angry activists, sound-bite slogans, and seemingly no common ground. That's why one church recently rented a night club in St. Louis for an evening of calm discussion over the red-hot topic.
I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. I'll be on vacation until Jan. 2 but will check in should any important news break.
In the meantime, let's take some restful time with family and friends, celebrate the birth of our Lord, and gear up for what promises to be a very eventful 2014. God bless!
At the last White House Correspondents' Association Dinner I was walking towards the ballroom with my guests, Duck Dynasty's Willie and Korie Robertson, when a man dressed in a black suit approached them.
"I'm with the White House and I need you to come with me," he said. Willie and Korie obeyed and quickly disappeared, beard and all, into the crowd.
Some 45 minutes later the two reappeared at CBN's table grinning from ear to ear.
The man in the black suit had whisked them away to President Obama's private pre-dinner reception.
Each January, Open Doors releases it's Worldwatch List of nations that are the worst persecutors of Christians. They'll announce the 2014 list Jan. 8.
On this week's episode of The Watchman, we sit down with author Ilan Berman to discuss his new book, Implosion: The End of Russia and What it Means for America.
We also go on the ground in Moscow to take a look at the rise of Islam in that city.
Plus, Middle East analyst Sarah Stern joins us to break down the Obama's administration disastrous Iran nuclear deal.
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I am a man. I am also a man of a certain age, with a certain number of years of tread on these earthly tires, and that had given me perspective. I have been in relationship much of my life, giving me even more material from which to write.