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And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth. Zechariah 14:8-9
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Micah 4:2
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In a few days, I will be going back to Israel again as your ambassador of hope to suffering people. We are focusing a special new outreach on boys and girls who have lost one or both of their parents. They have not only suffered this most devastating loss, but many of them are desperately poor and don’t have enough food or clothing or care. Together we can change that. Your gift today of $80 will meet the most urgent needs of a Jewish orphan.
There are more orphans in Israel today than at any time in the modern history of the Jewish state. The impact of the war on these precious young people has been devastating. A shocking recent report revealed that 40% of them are living in poverty. The government of Israel has been financially drained by more than two and a half years of war, and there simply isn’t enough money to go around. That’s why our help is so vital right now.
The people of Israel are suffering greatly right now, and while they need our prayers, they also need our help. Together we are answering the command of God, “Comfort ye My people.” Together we are telling, and more importantly showing, the people of Israel that they are not alone. Please send your most generous gift today and share this with everyone you know.
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(12) Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. (13) In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, (14) Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. (15) Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: (16) It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, (17) Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? (18) Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: (19) How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? (20) They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. (21) Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. King James VersionChange email Bible version
When we closely examine the nature of the being that troubled Job’s friend, we learn that this spirit appealed to the carnal desire for a special revelation. If we remember the content of the serpent’s appeal to Eve, “Your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:5), we see a similarity.
We notice that the spirit came at nighttime, in the form of a nightmare, an approach that could be characterized as intimidation, not an approach that God chooses to use with believers. We remember from Paul’s second letter to Timothy that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (II Timothy 1:7).
Generally in Scripture, when people express fear at the appearance of angels, the angels comfort them, saying something akin to “Fear not” (see, for example, Daniel 10:12; Luke 1:13, 30; Revelation 1:17). Yet, this elusive being in Job 4 prefers to remain obscure and daunting, something atypical throughout God’s Word.
We also observe that this spirit’s message begins with an accusation, a technique usually ascribed to Satan(Revelation 12:10). The being insinuates that God does not trust the angels. However, we understand that God often entrusted His Word and weighty responsibilities to angels. If this spirit is so sensitive about God charging some of His angels with folly, it is perhaps that this message came from one of the rebellious angels who followed Satan. It is no wonder this evil spirit had bitterness and animosity against God.
In several places, the Bible contradicts the assertions that this demon makes. In fact, God Almighty has trusted His church—human beings!—with the mandate to carry His priceless gospel throughout the world. As for no one observing when a person perishes, we are assured by Christ Himself that no human being ever dies without God being mindful. As He keeps meticulous records of all the falling sparrows (Matthew 10:29), He also keeps track of the deaths of His saints, which He regards as precious (Psalm 116:15). Our God is not intent on destroying us, as the demon intimates, but as Paul writes in Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Several Bible commentaries, including Barnes Notes,erroneously suppose that this communication is consistent with God’s revelations. We can extrapolate from God’s stern rebuke of Job’s friends (Job 42:7-9) that He considered the communication not to have been consistent with His character.
Remember, the main principle of interpreting Scripture is that the Bible interprets itself. Contextually, then, Eliphaz probably received his counsel from a familiar spirit totally out of sync with the whole counsel of Scripture.
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Among the most confusing and important Social Security issues are the differences between spousal and survivor’s benefits. Not knowing the differences can cost you or your spouse thousands of dollars in lifetime benefits.
The rules are so confusing that the Social Security Administration (SSA) often makes mistakes, as documented by its Inspector General.
Though survivor’s and spousal benefits seem to overlap and have similarities, they are separate benefits with different rules. Realizing that reduces confusion and improves planning.
A married person has three potential benefits during his or her life: retirement, spousal and survivor’s benefits.
Retirement benefits are based on your earnings history. Spousal and survivor’s benefits are based on your spouse’s earnings history. Spousal benefits are paid while your spouse is alive. Survivor’s benefits are paid after your spouse passes away.
If your lifetime earnings are higher than your spouse’s, your retirement benefits probably will be higher than the spousal and survivor’s benefits. But you might receive more from spousal or survivor’s benefits than retirement benefits when your spouse had higher earnings.
When you’re eligible for more than one benefit at the same time, most of the time you’re considered to have applied for all the benefits for which you’re eligible and will be paid only the higher of the benefits.
Those are the general rules. Now, we look at the details of spousal benefits.
You don’t need to qualify for a retirement benefit to be eligible for a spousal benefit. To qualify for a spousal benefit, you must have been married for at least one year, and your spouse must qualify for a retirement benefit, have claimed that benefit, and not have suspended the benefit.
Sometimes the lower-earning spouse can’t claim a spousal benefit because the other spouse hasn’t claimed his or her retirement benefits. When one spouse hasn’t claimed retirement benefits yet, the other spouse is eligible only for their retirement benefit, if one was earned.
After the other spouse claims retirement benefits, you can switch to the spousal benefit if it is higher than your retirement benefit. The switch is supposed to occur automatically when SSA receives your spouse’s benefit application, but it doesn’t always happen. Know the rules and monitor the situation so you can notify SSA if the benefit change doesn’t occur.
Both spouses can claim their own retirement benefits when those benefits are higher than either’s spousal benefits.
The spousal benefit is up to 50% of your spouse’s full retirement benefit (FRB). The FRB is the monthly benefit the spouse would receive by claiming at full retirement age.
If your spouse waits until after full retirement age to claim retirement benefits, he or she will receive more than the FRB. But you’ll receive only 50% of the FRB as the spousal benefit.
Spousal benefits can be claimed as early as age 62, just as retirement benefits can.
But if you claim either your retirement benefit or the spousal benefit before your full retirement age (not your spouse’s full retirement age), then the benefit will be reduced. For example, if you claim retirement benefits before your full retirement age, you’ll receive less than your FRB.
And if you later switch to spousal benefits, the spousal benefit will be reduced to less than 50% of your spouse’s FRB because you claimed retirement benefits early.
There’s no benefit to waiting to claim spousal benefits after your full retirement age. Unlike retirement benefits, spousal benefits don’t increase for each month you delay receiving them after full retirement age through 70.
Suppose the wife is the lower-earning spouse and claims retirement benefits at age 64. Her full retirement age is 66 and six months. The retirement benefit she receives will be less than her FRB, because she claimed early.
Her husband claims his retirement benefit at age 70, maximizing the benefit. The wife is past her full retirement age at this point and switches to a spousal benefit because it is higher than her retirement benefit.
The wife’s spousal benefit will be less than 50% of the husband’s FRB because she claimed retirement benefits before her full retirement age.
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Survivor’s benefits are paid based on the deceased spouse’s earnings record and can be claimed as early as age 60.
The amount paid as a survivor’s benefit can be complicated and depends on both when the deceased claimed his or her retirement benefits and the survivor’s age when claiming the benefits.
Only one Social Security benefit is paid to the household after a spouse passes away. The survivor receives the higher of his or her retirement benefit and the survivor’s benefit.
The general rule is the survivor’s benefit is the retirement benefit the deceased was receiving at the time of his or her demise. But there are exceptions.
If the deceased was not receiving retirement benefits on the date of death, then the survivor’s benefit is what the deceased would have been entitled to at full retirement age or at the time of death, if it is later than full retirement age.
For example, if the deceased hadn’t reached full retirement age, the base survivor’s benefit is the deceased’s FRB. But if the deceased lived past full retirement age, the base survivor’s benefit is the benefit he or she would have been entitled to if benefits were claimed on the date of death.
But the survivor’s benefit is reduced below the deceased’s FRB if the deceased claimed retirement benefits before his or her full retirement age.
That’s why in Retirement Watch, The Spotlight Series, and my books I emphasize that spouses should coordinate their benefit claiming decisions and look to the time when only one spouse is alive. They should want the survivor to receive the maximum possible benefit.
That’s usually done by having the higher-earning spouse delay receiving his or her retirement benefit until as close to age 70 as possible.
Survivor’s benefits have other unique rules.
Unlike spousal benefits, the survivor’s benefit is not reduced if the survivor claimed his or her retirement benefits before full retirement age.
Also, a survivor who is eligible for more than one type of benefit can file to claim only one benefit and later switch to the other benefit. Applying for only one benefit is particularly beneficial when the survivor is between ages 60 and 70 and definitely when the survivor is younger than full retirement age.
For example, the survivor might claim his or her retirement benefit at age 62. After reaching full retirement age, the survivor might switch to the survivor’s benefit, which would be maximized by that point. Or the reverse strategy might be best, claiming the survivor’s benefit first and delaying the retirement benefit until full retirement age or it is maximized at age 70.
Survivor’s benefits are maximized at the survivor’s full retirement age, and might be maximized at an earlier age, depending on when the deceased claimed retirement benefits.
Survivors also should know that claiming survivor’s benefits based on a deceased spouse’s earnings record might not be available if they remarry before age 60. But survivor’s benefits don’t change if the new marriage occurs after age 60.
A surviving spouse has more choices than other Social Security beneficiaries, and the decisions can alter lifetime benefits by tens of thousands of dollars.
The options are so tricky that SSA often makes mistakes involving surviving spouses. It is important to know all the options. It is best to either work with a financial professional who has some expertise in Social Security benefits or use one of the Social Security claiming software programs available.
Claiming either spousal or survivor’s benefits doesn’t affect the retirement benefits paid to the other spouse. Retirement benefits are based on the recipient’s earnings history.
While spouses and others also can claim benefits based on that earnings history, those claims don’t affect the retirement benefits paid to the primary earner.
Both spousal benefits and survivor’s benefits might be available to a divorced spouse. I’ll cover that in the future.To a better retirement, Bob Carlson Editor, Retirement Watch WeeklyEditor’s Note: Right before the end of his first presidential term, Donald Trump signed a key bill into law.
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There is a deep cynicism at the heart of the shooting industry. The same estates that advertise days in pursuit of wild, free-flying birds – charging their clients thousands of pounds for the privilege – often source those birds from breeding stock that have spent months in cages.
Pheasants and partridges used for egg production spend a large part of their adult lives held in what are known as ‘raised laying units’: raised cages. They spend months suspended above the earth in wire mesh cages, never making contact with soil, leaf litter, grass or anything that might connect them to the natural world they are being sold as representing.
This is a business decision. Cramming as many birds into as little space as possible. And the birds pay for it with their physical and mental health every single day.
A pheasant is not a domesticated animal. Thousands of years of selective breeding have not dulled a pheasant’s instincts or reshaped a pheasant’s needs.
These are birds that have evolved to forage. To scratch at the earth, turn over leaves, and investigate their surroundings. A pheasant makes hundreds of small decisions every day about where to go, what to eat and how to interact with other birds. These are not optional extras in a pheasant’s life – they are the behaviours that define them. Remove them, and you do not have a pheasant living a reduced life. You have an animal in a state of chronic deprivation.
And that is precisely what the raised cage does. It removes everything. The wire mesh floor means the birds cannot scratch, cannot dustbathe, cannot forage. The cage dimensions mean they cannot move freely, cannot escape conflict with other birds, cannot make any meaningful choice about how to spend their time.
In their glossy video Heart of England talk about how they have ‘enriched’ the birds’ environment. Enrichment is apparently a piece of wood. There is no complexity.
There is just feed, water, and wire. And a bit of timber.
Here’s a screenshot from the Heart of England Farms promotional video. But this is only part of the story.
These birds, non-native Red-legged or French Partridges, will spend months in the cages before being boxed up, trucked to a shooting estate, and put in front of the guns…
This is sensory and behavioural poverty on an industrial scale, imposed on creatures that are, by the shooting industry’s own proud description, wild.
The consequences of caging are not theoretical. They are visible, documented and deeply disturbing. Crowded, unstimulated birds under chronic stress do what stressed, bored animals do: they turn on each other. Feather pecking, aggression and injurious behaviour are endemic in these systems.
The industry’s response to this suffering has not been to question whether the cages themselves are the problem. Instead, it has reached for a technological fix. Beak guards — plastic devices attached to a bird’s face to prevent it from inflicting wounds — are routinely fitted to pheasants and partridges in cage systems like these. Saddles are strapped to the backs of hens to protect them from the damage caused by repeated, stressed mating in confined spaces.
We will be examining these practices in detail in the coming weeks, because they deserve far more scrutiny than they have ever received. What they represent is not about animal welfare or animal care. They are damage limitation tools applied to animals that should never have been put in these conditions in the first place.
None of this can be fixed with a welfare code. None of it can be addressed through voluntary guidelines or industry pledges to do better.
The raised cage is not a flawed version of an acceptable system — it is the definition of a system that should not exist.
The shooting industry has spent decades hiding this reality behind images of rolling countryside and talk of conservation and stewardship. It has sold a fantasy of wildness while operating an infrastructure of confinement that would generate public outrage if it were applied to any other species.
That outrage is overdue. This industry does not need reform. It needs to be held to account for what it actually is — and what it has been allowed to be, in plain sight, for far too long.
At Heart of England Farms in Warwickshire, our undercover investigator found something even more shocking: colony cages — cages arranged in long rows and stacked three levels high, housing birds at every tier. The inevitable consequence of this arrangement is as straightforward as it is appalling: the birds on the upper levels defecate onto the birds confined directly below them. There is nowhere to move. There is no escape. The birds on the lower tiers simply endure it.
The noise in the shed where these cages are housed is overwhelming. But Heart of England has tried to promote these hellish cages as an improvement, a step forward. The level of suffering they are attempting to whitewash has to be seen to be believed.
In our upcoming Substack posts, we will be taking a detailed look at these colony cage systems. It is not easy to look at, but PLEASE don’t turn away. The birds are counting on us.
All images are screenshots recorded by our undercover investigator at Heart of England. All of these cages were in use at the time of filming in 2025.
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Over the coming months our campaign will look at the shooting industry at every level. We will highlight the suppliers — the farms, hatcheries, importers and breeders producing tens of millions of birds under conditions that would provoke public outcry if applied to any other animal. We will expose the providers — the estates and syndicates that take those factory-farmed birds and sell the experience of killing them as leisure. And we will look at the clients — the paying guns who are fully aware of the wildlife crime, the trapping of native predators, and the mass suffering involved, and who have decided that none of it is reason enough to stay away.
This industry survives because suppliers supply, providers provide, and clients pay. We intend to examine them all.
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Among the most confusing and important Social Security issues are the differences between spousal and survivor’s benefits. Not knowing the differences can cost you or your spouse thousands of dollars in lifetime benefits. 
Robert C. Carlson is the author of the books The New Rules of Retirementand Retirement Tax Guide, editor and investment director of the popular retirement newsletter, Retirement Watch, and editor of the free weekly e-letter, Retirement Watch Weekly. Bob is a frequent speaker at investment conferences around the country, and you can also hear Bob as a featured guest on nationally-syndicated radio shows, such as The Retirement Hour, Dateline Washington, Family News in Focus, The Michael Reagan Show, Money Matters and The Stock Doctor.
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