Hardly a week goes by without some national or worldwide crisis leading the news headlines. And too often fear and anxiousness grip our hearts as we watch the news or are directly a_ected by the events ourselves.Near the end of Jesus’ ministry, His disciples asked some questions about the future. In response, Jesus spoke of troubling conditions that would descend upon the world. However, He wove into His message words of assurance, saying, “See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.” (Matthew 24:6) Jesus’ prediction of the future included disturbing events ...