Feature Articles

What's Behind Today's Worldwide Wave of Terrorism Passenger jets blown out of the sky, suicide bombings that deliberately target innocent civilians, men who shoot fleeing schoolchildren in the back -- what do these horrifying attacks have in common, and why?

Sidebar: Terror Attacks Planned From Iraq?

Iran's Growing Nuclear Threat World attention has been largely focused on Iran's two neighbors, Afghanistan and Iraq. But attention will increasingly focus on Iran, a major Islamic nation well on the way to acquiring nuclear weapons.

What Will Tomorrow's Mothers Be Like? What kind of mothers will today's "tweens" make for tomorrow? What type of young woman is modern Western culture producing? Girls have a clear choice between two wildly contrasting possibilities.

Christmas: The Curious Origins of a Popular Holiday What do Santa Claus, evergreen trees, reindeer, mistle toe and yule logs have to do with the birth of Jesus Christ? And was Jesus really born on Dec. 25 ? You need to discover the real history of Christmas!

Sidebar: Biblical Evidence Shows Jesus Christ Wasn't Born on Dec. 25

Give and Forget It's human to expect something in exchange for our giving. But is that the kind of giving God wants from us? Several Bible passages help us better understand that we really need to learn to give and forget.

Did God Create People Evil? Viewing the terrible suffering around the globe caused by evil leaders is discouraging. Some countries are ruled by cruel leaders who abuse their own people. Why would a good God create such evil people?

The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving The origin of the Thanksgiving holiday goes back to well before the United States became a country. The concept of giving thanks goes back much further. What lessons should we learn from this holiday?

Sidebar: Thankless Self-Absorption: One for Whom the World Was Not Enough