Why Does God Allow Disasters?
On TV newscasts and in newspapers and magazines we have seen in living color the "what"—the deadly waves, the devastation, the anguish, the results. But what about the "why"? How do we make sense of indiscriminate destruction on this scale? Why did God allow this disaster? Could the tsunami be His will? If so, how? And why?

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Wars: The Chief Man-made Disaster
Are the Thousands Who Perished in the Tsunami Lost Forever?

Feature Articles

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: Foretaste of Things to Come?
Most of us have probably heard that the Bible talks about natural disasters such as earthquakes, droughts and famine. Where do catastrophes like the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami fit in the long train of prophetic events

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Natural Disasters: A Biblical Perspective

Australia: An Underappreciated Nation
Australia paid a heavy price fighting alongside Britain and the United States in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and Iraq. The world might be very different without her contributions.

What Does It Mean to Be Redeemed?
The Bible speaks quite often of redemption, a concept rightly bound up with the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. But what does it mean? Who does the redeeming? What are we redeemed from, and at what cost?

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The Role of God the Father
National Deliverance from Egyptian Slavery

The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ: 'The Son of Man Will Be Three Days and Three Nights in the Heart of the Earth'
Jesus Christ plainly said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. But how can this be reconciled with a late Friday burial and a Sunday morning resurrection, which total only a day and a half?

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The Chronology of Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection

The Wave Sheaf: How an Ancient Ceremony Foreshadowed Jesus' Role
The Old Testament describes many ceremonies that sound quite odd to us. Yet the wave-sheaf offering, one unusual ceremony, teaches us about a crucial aspect of Jesus Christ's role in mankind's salvation.

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How Were Original Biblical Practices Replaced in Christianity?

Are We Living in the Time of the End?
A Newsweek report notes that more scholarship has been devoted to the study of end-time biblical prophecies in the past 30 years than in the previous 300. Is there a way to tell if we are nearing the end?

Living Christianity: Horses That Keep the Sabbath
It's been said that the relationship between humans and horses is one of the most ancient and mutually beneficial relationships ever between man and animal. For Linda Henderson this has certainly proven true.

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