A cargo ship was attacked by Houthi terrorists off the coast of Yemen on Sunday. British maritime authorities said that the attack happened 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha‚ Yemen‚ in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. An explosion happened in close proximity to the Belize-Flagged Commercial Shipping Vessel‚ M/V Rubymar‚ resulting in damage‚ officials said in their initial report. Subsequent updates said that the crew was forced to abandon the ship due to damage from a reported fire on board. Military officials were on site providing assistance. UKMTO WARNING UPDATE 003 ATTACKhttps://t.co/qlApy9q9pq#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/1YY5GI4tJJ — United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) February 19‚ 2024 The private security firm Ambrey told The Associated Press that the ship was “being partially laden with cargo‚ but it wasn’t immediately clear what it had been carrying.” The ship also turned off its Automatic Identification System once it entered the region to make it harder for the terrorists and Iran to locate and target the ship. A Significant Fire is reported to be Burning aboard the Belize-Flagged Commercial Shipping Vessel‚ M/V Rubymar after it was Struck earlier by a Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile while transiting North through the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Gulf of Aden into the Red Sea; the… pic.twitter.com/5JUPIRWzaA — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 19‚ 2024 U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it conducted “five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles‚ one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV)‚ and one unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23‚” the statement said. “CENTCOM identified the anti-ship cruise missiles‚ unmanned underwater vessel‚ and the unmanned surface vessel in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region.” Feb. 17 Summary of Red Sea activities TAMPA‚ Fla. – Between the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Sanaa time)‚ Feb. 17‚ CENTCOM successfully conducted five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles‚ one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV)‚ and one unmanned… pic.twitter.com/TwR9RUmMMu — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 18‚ 2024 The U.S. and U.K. have launched repeated strikes against the Islamic terrorist group to degrade its ability to launch attacks; however‚ while the strikes may have limited some of the group’s ability‚ it has not deterred their mission to disrupt global trade moving through the Red Sea as the attacks have now gone of for four months.

Prayer is one of the most important parts of Christian parenting today. Unfortunately‚ it's also one of the most overlooked and underutilized.

Yes‚ the Bible tells us over and over again how much our Creator loves us‚ but have we paused to ponder what that truly means in relation to our earthly dreams?

As believers in Christ‚ we are called to be filled with the Holy Spirit‚ which means we live out His fruit in our lives. It just so happens that complaining is not on that list. Today‚ we will take time to pray against complaining in our own lives and press into gratitude by faith in Christ.

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"Wonder Years" star Danica McKellar revealed that she got to "know God better" by devoting herself to reading the Bible no matter what her hectic schedule threw her way. She also said her faith helped her realize the power of forgiveness. McKellar recently finished reading the Bible from cover to cover in a year. "It’s just‚ doing something regularly that’s always a challenge‚ right? Because you get busy. And my life doesn’t have a regular schedule to it‚ doing movies and then not doing movies‚ but I found that if I did just two sessions a day for a little while‚ I could catch up‚ like after shooting a movie. That’s the most challenging‚" McKellar told Fox News at the 31st annual Movieguide Awards.McKellar noted that the advantages of reading the Bible far surpass any challenges of finding the time to devote herself to her faith. "The most rewarding is just getting to know God better and understanding some of the patterns and going‚ 'Oh‚ this theme of ego versus humility' is like really strong through the whole story. Maybe we should pay attention to that‚" McKellar explained. McKellar said she isn't done with her Bible reading and is on "round two right now."McKellar pointed out that the power of forgiveness is something that is "beautiful." "Obviously‚ this is a big‚ big deal‚ and we need to pay attention because forgiving other people who have trespassed against us is one of the most challenging things that a human can do and yet that is our task‚" she said. "So‚ just seeing all that through the Bible again and again was just beautiful."McKellar said seeing the theme of forgiveness "through the Bible again and again was just beautiful.""Joseph forgiving his brothers‚ for example‚ in Genesis‚ I mean‚ incredible‚ and such a wonderful model for us all‚" the 49-year-old actress added. McKellar told Great American Family earlier this month‚ "I was thinking‚ what do we all want? What are we all chasing? What do most people chase? Money‚ power‚ recognition‚ and why? Why do we want these things? We want them because of the feelings they give us.""Power and money‚ they give us a feeling of security. Of course‚ the thing is‚ when those things waver‚ then you don’t have that security. You feel insecure‚" McKellar stated. "If you have money and you’re afraid of losing it‚ then you don’t have that happy‚ warm feeling that you’re supposed to get from money. Same with power. If you're in a position of power‚ you know‚ if you lost that job‚ suddenly‚ you lost that feeling that comes with it.""And recognition? Why do we want recognition? To feel accepted‚ to find recognition‚ but if that recognition goes up and down‚ then so do these feelings of validation and value and recognition. So there are things and feelings that we chase to get these feelings‚ but my revelation is that these exact feelings‚ all those things‚ that is what we get from God’s love. Those are gifts for us‚ the acceptant is for us‚ the love is for us‚" she said.Like Blaze News? Circumvent the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Archaeologists from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan have unearthed a Neolithic snake-shaped pottery handle. Radiocarbon dating found it is 4‚000 years old. Crafted in the shape of a cobra with its upper body raised and hood flattened ready to strike‚ it was discovered during a 2023 excavation of a sand dune on the northwest coast of Taiwan in the Guanyin District of Taoyuan City. The site was a major center of stone tool manufacturing during the Neolithic Snakes have symbolic significance in many religions around the world‚ including in East Asian cultures. They can represent healing‚ as on the caduceus of Asclepius‚ god of medicine‚ metamorphosis and rebirth due their ability to shed their skins‚ the circle of life‚ as in the ouroboros (serpent biting its tail) of ancient Egypt‚ as intermediaries between heaven‚ earth and the underworld‚ as in the Aztec feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl and Apollo’s python who transmitted prophecy from the underworld to earth. “Snakes are often regarded as symbolic animals in religion‚ mythology and literature‚ and are considered to be the bridge between heaven and man‚” [Hung-Lin Chiu‚ associate professor of the Institute of Anthropology at Tsing Hua] said. Given their ability to shed their skin‚ ancient societies in the region associated these animals with the cycle of life and death‚ and considered them to be symbols of creation and transition. The snake-shaped pottery handle may have come from a sacrificial vessel for shamans in ancient tribal societies to perform rituals‚ according to the researchers. “This reflects that ancient societies incorporated animal images into ritual sacrificial vessels to demonstrate their beliefs and cognitive systems‚” Chiu said.

In the karst landscapes of southern China‚ giant apes‚ known as Gigantopithecus blacki‚ once traversed the terrain. These massive creatures‚ standing three meters tall and...