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Good News magazine

July/August 2009
Vol. 14, Number 4

Editorial: Sounding a Warning
A Good News editorial

Cover Story

The New World Disorder: Where Is It Taking Us?
Why does the world seem to be crumbling into chaos? Can we restrain the forces of anarchy? Is it possible to right the course of our severely straying civilization and solve our problems? Sadly, we seem to have chosen to either reject or ignore the God who offers the only viable solutions to the enormous problems afflicting our troubled age.

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The Warnings Are Loud and Clear—But Are You Listening?

Four Biblical Keys to Understanding World Events
Important world events are happening all around us. But what do they mean? Can we understand? Here are four key principles for analyzing world events from an all-important biblical perspective.

What's at the Heart of National Problems?
In the Bible we find page after page of warnings to ancient Israel of the inevitable negative consequences of national and individual sins. But are we any different? Is there a message here for us today?

A Modern Menace: Emerging and Reemerging Diseases
Worried health officials have declared the latest swine flu outbreak to be a global pandemic, though so far it has proven not to be as deadly as first feared. But is this a warning of greater dangers to come?

God's Appointment With You
Did you know that God set aside a special day so you can have meaningful, lasting contact with Him? Nearly 6,000 years ago our Creator declared the seventh-day Sabbath a day of rest and fellowship with Him.

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From Sabbath to Sunday: How and Why the Change?

Meekness and Gentleness: Strength With a Tender Touch
The biblical qualities of meekness and gentleness are misunderstood and undervalued in today's society of extremes—where all too often people tend to angrily overreact or passively underreact.

A Lesson in Prayer
You've probably heard about the power of prayer. But have you ever prayed and nothing happened? It's not that God doesn't care. The problem could be that you don't know what Jesus taught about prayer.

Regular Features

World News and Trends
An overview of conditions around the world.

Letters From Our Readers
Readers of The Good News share their thoughts.


Youth Focus From Vertical Thought
The World's a Mess: Can You Be Positive?

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