In March of 2021, the first ever papal visit to Iraq took place. When Pope Francis reached Mosul, he was faced with a fact that I am sure caused him to recoil because of how ISIS used his churches.

The first time I heard about ISIS and archeology was when I saw images of them destroying ancient artifacts at a place called Hatra in Iraq.

When putting a puzzle together, I have always heard that you should start with the corners and then the border before trying to put pieces together from the middle.

I am in awe about how the human mind works, especially when it mixes signals and brings an unintended deep truth up from the subconscious. Such was the case for former President George Bush as he tried his darndest to throw President Putin of Russia under the bus for invading Ukraine in 2022.

When it comes to who was calling the shots in the creation of the country of Iraq, you might assume that the movers and shakers were men.

After digging deep into the history of Iraq, I think there could have been another sitcom called the British Hillbillies who, through war, discovered that Iraq was filled with Black Gold and Tehran Tea… you know, oil that could keep their empire stashed with cash for a really long time.

There are two prophecies in the Hebrew scriptures that clearly state that Babylon would not be rebuilt and there would be no repopulation program.

As I was thinking about how to introduce this episode, I was standing in line at the grocery store and saw an intriguing LIFE magazine. I quickly opened it to see if Abraham’s hometown in Iraq made the list as “one of the holiest places on earth.”

After getting a glimpse into the conflict between Saddam Hussein and the Shiite Muslims in the marshland, I realized that it was a microcosm of a macro mess that had morphed throughout the Middle East.

In 1991, the United States led coalition forces from dozens of countries against Iraq in a 43-day war that changed the Middle East and the world. After the U.S. accomplished its mission, President George Bush Senior encouraged the people of Iraq to take things into their own hands and overthrow Saddam Hussein.