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- Current Events & Trends November/December 2019 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the November/December 2019 issue of Beyond Today.
- A New Magazine Is Born (l) - Vertical Thought: a magazine of understanding for tomorrow's leaders makes its debut as a new magazine for young people.
- In the News... July 2009 (l) - In the news - July 2009.
- The Dangerous Spread of E. coli (l) - E. coli is dangerous.
- The Profit Motive and Meat Production (l) - Sometimes unhealthy food products are placed on the market because suppliers take short cuts to save money. The results can be tragic.
- The United States of Europe - A Growing Threat to American Interests (l) - Americans remain largely unaware of the European Union, now the world's biggest single economy and most powerful trading system. Bible prophecy shows that a closer union of European nations will soon be upon us.
- Britain's EU Exit Expected to Proceed, but It May Be a Long Slog (l) - In a June 2016 referendum, 52 percent of the British people voted for Brexit -- Britain's exit from the European Union -- leading to the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, an advocate of Britain staying in the EU. Incoming Prime Minister Theresa May wanted to move ahead with triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty to begin a two-year negotiated departure, but Britain's supreme court ruled in January 2017 that this had to be approved by Britain's parliament.
- Why Brexit Matters for Europe and for You (l) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union shocked the nation's and the continent's political elites. What's behind it? And what does it mean for Britain and Europe as a whole?
- Great Britain off the Map of Europe? (l) - Bureaucrats in Brussels have big plans for Great Britain. If carried out, these particular plans will seriously undermine British national identity and sovereignty--and further submerge the nation into the European Union. What are the potential implications of the revelation of this latest challenge to British sovereignty?
- Is a British Exit from the European Union Required to Fulfill Bible Prophecy? (l) - While it appears that Brexit will proceed, we should realize that it's not a foregone conclusion that Britain will actually exit the European Union. And even if it does, it may still be significantly entangled and subject to EU rules.
- The Ancient Brits Leave Modern Europe (l) - The shock waves have died down, but the effects will continue. The British people voted to leave the European Union, and it came as a great surprise to many, including even the British government under then-Prime Minister David Cameron. But the roots of this decision actually go back centuries.
- Reflections On Mitteleuropa (l) - Borders have become almost meaningless in western Europe...
- Which Way Europe? (l) - Two voting sessions within a few weeks of each other could set the direction for future events within Europe. The first was the vote for the new pope, Benedict XVI. The second is the French referendum on the EU constitution. Both could have far-reaching implications for the Continent and the world.
- From Berlin to Brussels (l) - Some Germans are questioning whether their government is still a parliamentary democracy. Their underlying concerns apply throughout the evolving EU, as national sovereignty is subtly transferred to a central authority.
- World News & Trends May 2009 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. May 2009
- World News & Trends Sept. 2009 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. September 2009.
- Consumer Protection in Britain: The Thin End of the Wedge? (l) - The E.U. Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPR) prohibits anyone offering a service from making a misleading statement. Will this be applied to religion?
- "Borderless" Europe Now Encompasses 400 Million People (l) - The EU "Schengen zone" now extends from the border of Russia and the Ukraine all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
- "Borderless" Europe Now Encompasses 400 Million People (l) - The EU "Schengen zone" now extends from the border of Russia and the Ukraine all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Turkish Prime Minister in Germany: Compliments and Controversy (l) - Will Turkey become a full member of the European Union? The underlying debate centers on whether it would bring too much Islamist influence into the EU.
- Europe Moves Closer to Grand Design (l) - Europe takes another step in the direction of its destiny. The world is moving rapidly toward a time of transition. Is your life keeping pace?
- Europe's Unbounded Schengen Joy (l) - Dec. 21 the Schengen Treaty was expanded to include nine of the 10 countries in Eastern Europe that joined the EU in 2004. "Borderless" Europe now encompasses 400 million people.
- Q: When Is a Constitution Not a Constitution? A: When It' a "Treaty." (l) - After the EU constitution had been rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands, EU leaders simply changed a few details and relabeled it a "treaty" so it could bypass European voters.
- The Growing Preeminence of Germany (l) - As just noted, many see the latest developments in the European Union as pushing Germany to greater dominance over the other member states.
- Europe Moves Closer to Fulfilling Its Grand Design (l) - Europe continues its march toward its destiny, moving rapidly toward a time of transition that will surprise and shake the entire world. How prepared are you for the changes that are coming?
- Current Events and Trends - September/October 2021 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the September/October 2021 issue of Beyond Today.
- World News Review February 2008 (l) - World News review. Feb. 2008
- World News and Trends - March/April 2008 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. Mar/Apr 2008
- A New Superpower? Europe Takes a Big Step Forward! (l) - Newspaper headlines on both sides of the Atlantic heralded the Irish ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. "Ireland's Yes vote creates a more powerful Europe," said the Scotland on Sunday. The New York Times headline even contained prophetic overtones: "Gaining a Powerful Presidency, European Union Seeks a Job Description and a Leader." What is the long-term biblical significance?
- Q: When Is a Constitution Not a Constitution? A: When It' a "Treaty." (l) - After the EU constitution had been rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands, EU leaders simply changed a few details and relabeled it a "treaty" so it could bypass European voters.
- A New Superpower? Europe Takes a Big Step Forward! (l) - Newspaper headlines on both sides of the Atlantic heralded the Irish ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. "Ireland's Yes vote creates a more powerful Europe," said the Scotland on Sunday. The New York Times headline even contained prophetic overtones: "Gaining a Powerful Presidency, European Union Seeks a Job Description and a Leader." What is the long-term biblical significance?
- A Tighter Fiscal Union in Europe? (l) - Attempts to solve the ongoing eurozone crisis could eventually lead to a restructuring or partial breakup of the 27-nation European Union.
- Under Eagle's Wings (l) - What can we learn about our relationship to God from the life of the eagle and how it raises its young?
- To Soar Like Eagles (l) - The majestic eagle can teach us much about rising above the storms of life and learning to soar.
- Under Eagle's Wings (l) - What can we learn about our relationship to God from the life of the eagle and how it raises its young?
- Proverbs and Proper Training (l) - Sometimes, especially when their children are teenagers, parents feel as if they're not getting through. They may wonder whether all their efforts are wasted. But experience shows that if they stick with a good game plan, they will eventually realize the desired results.
- What Is the Church? (l) - "As a consequence of this broad background of meaning in the Greek and Old Testament worlds, the term 'church' is used in the New Testament of a local congregation of called-out Christians, such as the 'church of God which is at Corinth' (1 Cor. 1:2), and also of the entire people of God, such as in the affirmation that Christ is 'the head over all things to the church, Which is his body' (Eph. 1:22-23)
- The Historical Background of the Term Church (l) - The term 'church' is used in the New Testament of a local congregation of called-out Christians, such as the 'church of God which is at Corinth' (1 Cor. 1:2), and also of the entire people of God, such as in the affirmation that Christ is 'the head over all things to the church, Which is His body. (Eph. 1:22-23)
- Europe and the Church, Part 3: The Early Church (l) - The first Christians expected Jesus Christ to return in their lifetime, bringing an end to the Roman Empire. But the empire was set to continue for many centuries. The relationship between the early Church and the state caused turmoil in the Church and led to the development of a very different church.
- What Happened to the Beliefs of the Early Church? (l) - Why do you do the things you do? Why do you believe the things you believe? What is the origin of your religious beliefs? Have you ever really asked yourself these questions?
- What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice? (l) - These are some of the major differences between the Christianity of the time of Christ and the apostles and that commonly practiced today. Look into your Bible to see if your beliefs and practices square with what Jesus Christ and the apostles practiced and taught.
- What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice? (l) - These are some of the major differences between the Christianity of the time of Christ and the apostles and that commonly practiced today. Look into your Bible to see if your beliefs and practices square with what Jesus Christ and the apostles practiced and taught.
- Greek Philosophy's Influence on the Trinity Doctrine (l) - Many historians and religious scholars, some quoted in this publication, attest to the influence of Greek or Platonic philosophy in the development and acceptance of the Trinity doctrine in the fourth century. But what did such philosophy entail, and how did it come to affect the doctrine of the Trinity?
- The Corruption of Apostolic Christianity (l) - In the centuries following the apostles, the entire way of life taught by the apostles was steadily abandoned until what most considered the Christian religion bore little resemblance to the original apostolic teachings.
- A Counterfeit Gospel Arises (l) - It wasn't long until a counterfeit Christianity, teaching a corrupted gospel radically different from that of Christ and His apostles, grew into a religious movement.
- The Bible & Archaeology - The Book of Acts: The Church Begins (l) - After decades of examination, Sir William Ramsay concluded that the Book of Acts is trustworthy, with a true historic sense.
- Profiles of Faith: James: Half Brother of Jesus (l) - James understood that only by obeying God's laws can mankind experience true freedom- freedom from want, sorrow and suffering, from the degrading and painful consequences of sin. He encourages each of us to be a "doer of the law" (James 4:11).
- Reexamining the Roots of Christianity (l) - Was the early church far more Jewish than has been taught?
- (l) - Teaching and practices of the early church.
- Young and Tender Things (l) - Do adults have a responsibility to guard the minds of the young?
- Will You Wait for Each Other? (l) - Why do some marriages last while others don't? I've learned some important lessons in my own journey of 40 years.
- Early Theologians on Becoming Divine (l) - While the biblical concept of deification or divinization, exaltation to godhood, is commonly ignored or dismissed in modern Christian teaching, this doctrine was well established among early theologians of mainstream tradition.
- Grace and Law: What Does the Bible Say? (l) - Many people have the impression that grace and law are fundamentally opposed. But is this what the Bible teaches? Let's examine what it really says.
- Does God Place Conditions on His Gift of Salvation? (l) - Eternal life is God's gift of grace, not something any of us deserve or can in any way earn.
- You Want to Pierce Your What? (l) - Body piercing has become quite fashionable today. But is this practice wise and, more importantly, what does God think about it?
- Our Privileged Place in the Universe (l) - A Good News Interview With Dr. Jay Richards.
- Earth's Age: Does the Bible Indicate a Time Interval Between the First and Second Verses of Genesis? (l) - On the basis of the evidence,there is far more reason to translate Gen. 1:2 as 'But the earth had become a ruin and a desolation, etc.' than there is for any of the conventional translations in our modern versions"
- Genesis 1 and the Days of Creation (l) - Did you know that no piece of ancient history is more scientifically grounded than the book of Genesis, including its description of the 24-hour days of creation?
- Our Amazing Spaceship Earth (l) - Scientists have spent multiple years and billions of dollars searching for life elsewhere in the universe, only to find that earth alone not only teems with life, but seems to be expressly designed for life. An amazing intelligence seems to be behind it all. What is that intelligence telling us?
- Just What Is the Millennium? (l) - The old Latin word Millennium doesn't appear in the English Bible, but it has been used to describe a prophesied time of peace. Is it a biblical allegory, or will it be real? What should the Millennium mean to you?
- The Universe (l) - When we look around, can we still wonder and appreciate the amazing creation we see at every level? So much has been carefully designed for us to enjoy. And most importantly, it can strengthen our faith!
- How Old Is the Earth? (l) - If you've explored this question, you've probably encountered conflicting messages—even among those who believe in the Creator. What does the Bible indicate?
- Our Amazing Spaceship Earth (l) - Scientists have spent multiple years and billions of dollars searching for life elsewhere in the universe, only to find that earth alone not only teems with life, but seems to be expressly designed for life. An amazing intelligence seems to be behind it all. What is that intelligence telling us?
- Planet Earth Will Survive and Flourish! (l) - Over the centuries many have proclaimed the end of the world - some even in recent months. What does the Bible say about our planet's future?
- Creation or Evolution: Which Is More Believable? (l) - The theory of evolution is being loudly trumpeted in this 200th anniversary year of Charles Darwin's birth and 150th anniversary of the publication of his On the Origin of Species. But have you read in detail what our Creator has to say about how mankind and the heavens and the earth came into being? Have you considered this crucial testimony?
- Planet Earth: Lucky Accident or Master Handiwork? (l) - Is our world with its teeming variety of life the result of chance, a series of lucky accidents? Or is it, as more and more scientific discoveries are revealing, a perfect habitat finely tuned for life? What does the evidence show?
- Astrophysicist - Earth, Humans are Special in the Universe (l) - Continued forays into astrophysics and the laws underlying the universe lead to the conclusion that our world and the human race are special.
- Earth's Age: Does the Bible Indicate a Time Interval Between the First and Second Verses of Genesis? (l) - On the basis of the evidence,there is far more reason to translate Gen. 1:2 as 'But the earth had become a ruin and a desolation, etc.' than there is for any of the conventional translations in our modern versions"
- Chapter Outline of the Book of Revelation (l) - Chapter Outline of the Book of Revelation.
- Our Amazing Spaceship Earth (l) - Scientists have spent multiple years and billions of dollars searching for life elsewhere in the universe, only to find that earth alone not only teems with life, but seems to be expressly designed for life. An amazing intelligence seems to be behind it all. What is that intelligence telling us?
- Shocking Teachings of Jesus - The Kingdom of God (l) - Many think the gospel message is solely about Jesus as Savior. But this is untrue. Do you understand the biblical truth about the gospel?
- Earthquake in Hawaii Shows We Are Still Not Prepared for a Disaster (l) - Hawaii survived Oct. 15's 6.7 earthquake, but the immediate aftermath was a reminder of how vulnerable our modern world is to disasters of all kinds.
- Does Haiti Have a Future? (l) - A massive amount of aid is pouring into the Caribbean nation of Haiti in the aftermath of a 7.0 earthquake. History has neglected this poor nation. Beyond this present tragedy, what is the best way forward?
- World News & Trends March/April 2010 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. March 2010
- Japan's Earthquake Disaster: A Foretaste of Worse to Come? (l) - The world was shocked by the destructiveness of the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. The disaster proved that even a modern, technologically advanced nation is helpless against the forces of nature. What perspectives does the Bible offer on this disaster?
- Earthquake Lightning (l) - Scientists find that unusual "earthquake lights" have a simple explanation.
- Waves of Devastation and Disaster: What Do They Mean for You? (l) - As we struggle to come to terms with the worst earthquake in 40 years and the Indian Ocean tsunamis that followed in its wake, we should be asking important questions like "Where is God?" and "What spiritual lessons should we learn?"
- (l) - The 20th century saw 10 devastating earthquakes, each killing more than 50,000 men, women and children. The ultimate cause of a series of end-time disasters is humanity's moral conduct.
- In the News Apr/June 2005 (l) - In the news -- Spring 2005.
- World News and Trends - May/Jun 2005 (l) - An Overview of conditions around the world. May/June 2005.
- World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2005 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. Nov/Dec 2005.
- World News and Trends - July/August 2006 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. Jul/Aug 2006
- Recent Mega Earthquakes -- Just a Coincidence? (l) - Recent months have seen major earthquakes rock Haiti and Chile. What does the Bible tell us about natural catastrophes, and what does this mean in today's world?
- The "Ring of Fire" and the end of the age (l) - No one knows the precise date of the end of the age, but Jesus Christ said there would be general indicators.
- What's Shakin' Terra Firma? (l) - When the ground beneath your feet begins to tremble, it can be terribly unsettling, especially with lives in jeopardy. Why do we live in a world of earthquakes - and will we always?
- Typhoons, Tornadoes and Cyclones (l) - Following on from October 2012 when Superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey and New York, leaving behind a trail of destruction, one particular typhoon in 2013 will also be remembered for its ferocity -- Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines very hard on Nov. 8.
- Jesus Christ's Olivet Prophecy: Where Are We Now? (l) - Jesus Christ, in the Olivet Prophecy, predicted several major trends that would increase and intensify before His return.
- Did Jesus Christ Foretell Devastating Storms? (l) - Are natural disasters increasing as Jesus foretold?
- Will Civilization End in Global Cataclysm? (l) - God will finally intervene and at last establish an everlasting Kingdom of peace and safety, but only after mankind has learned through painful experience that it's not wise to live in ways that, in effect, thumb one's nose at our Creator.
- The Cause of Natural Disasters (l) - Some experts see an overall increase in the destructiveness of natural disasters, especially in the last few decades.
- World News Review - Nov 1998 (l) - World news - Nov 1998
- Quake in Gujarat- Foretaste of the Future? (l) - Most of us viewed the deadly quake in India from the comfort of our living rooms. What would we do if we had to experience such a disaster? The Indian victims had no warning. We do...
- God, Science and the Bible: More to Consider About the Ant (l) - Consider the ant, Solomon urged, and learn wisdom from her ways (Proverbs 6:6).
- Vast Reservoirs of Water Found in the Earth's Mantle (l) - Noah's "fountains of the deep"? Unique mineral properties help scientists find evidence of water deep inside the earth.
- Abbas and Sharon: Showdown Over Jerusalem (l) - How to resolve the opposing claims over the world's most controversial city, Jerusalem, was to be part of the international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East this year. The Sharon administration yanked it out of the end of the "Roadmap for Peace" and is making it an issue now. Barely established in office, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has to get help from the Bush administration, or else Abbas' ability to lead - and his ability to make peace - will end before it begins.
- World News Review November 1999 (l) - World news - Nov 1993
- The View From Down Under (l) - The world looks different from "down under." Recent changes in the region are pressuring Australia to rethink its policies.
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World Nov/Dec 1999 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. November/December 1999.
- The Uneasy Relationship Between Church and State (l) - The uneasy relationship between church and state dominated the Middle Ages and has continued into modern times.
- A World in Chaos as America Fractures (l) - As the United States becomes increasingly divided, the effect is felt around the globe in the form of frail leadership, further division and turmoil among the nations.
- (l) - questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- 'The Son of Man Will Be Three Days and Three Nights in the Heart of the Earth' (l) - Jesus Christ plainly said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an "Easter Sunday" resurrection, which allows for barely a day and a half in the tomb? Or do the Gospels spell out a surprising, simpler solution that fits perfectly with what Jesus foretold?
- How Were Original Biblical Practices Replaced in Christianity? (l) - Biblically ordained festivals were either demoted in importance or dropped altogether. Nonbiblical traditions, such as the association of Christ's resurrection with a Sunday morning sunrise service, gained widespread acceptance and replaced the biblical festivals formerly observed.
- (l) - The following questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- What Are the Real Origins of Easter? (l) - Millions assume that Easter, one of the world's major religious holidays, is found in the Bible. But is it? Have you ever looked into Easter's origins and customs and compared them with the Bible?
- Christians Who Don't Celebrate Easter: What Do They Know? (l) - Easter is the most important holiday for hundreds of millions of believers around the world. Yet thousands of Christians don't observe it. Do they know something that others don't?
- What Some Christians Know--and Why They Don't Observe Easter (l) - Remarkably, there are thousands of Christians who don't celebrate Easter, yet they firmly believe in Jesus Christ, His sacrifice, and His resurrection. Why have they made this choice? Here they explain in their own words.
- College Professor Discusses Differences in Christianity (l) - Jesus said that He didn't come to bring peace to the earth, but division. And that has definitely happened.
- Would Jesus Christ Celebrate Easter? (l) - For millions of people, Easter Sunday is the most important religious observance of the year. But if Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee today, would He observe this holiday?
- Europe and the Church Part 4: Union of Church and State (l) - Even in this very secular age, many European countries continue a tradition established in the fourth century of a close relationship between church and state. The origins of this system take us back to one of the most significant leaders in history -- Roman Emperor Constantine the Great.
- Easter or Passover: Which Is Christian? (l) - Many believe that God's endorsement of Passover ended with Christ's death-and that He has since replaced it with the observance of Easter as a celebration of Christ's resurrection. But is that so?
- What Does Easter Really Commemorate? (l) - You might be surprised! Discover the truth of the surprising story behind one of the world's most popular religious holidays.
- The Good Friday Dilemma (l) - Early Christianity became divided over the Passover/Easter Sunday controversy. What are the Biblical proofs? Which should Christians observe?
- Something Better Than Easter (l) - Exactly how did Easter - a holiday not found in the Bible and never celebrated in the early Church - come to replace the Passover, an observance that is plainly found in the Bible?
- Where Does Easter Fit Into the Picture? (l) - Are you missing out on the deeper meaning of Christ's resurrection?
- Good Friday - Easter Sunday: It Doesn't Fit With the Bible! (l) - Jesus Christ said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an "Easter Sunday" resurrection, which allows for barely a day and a half in the tomb? Or do the Gospels spell out a surprising, simpler solution that fits perfectly with what Jesus foretold?
- How Christian Is Easter? (l) - Soon up to 2 billion people will celebrate one of the world's most popular religious holidays -- Easter. But curiously, the Bible nowhere promotes such an observance. Where did this day come from? How did it become so popular? And is it even Christian?
- What Easter Doesn't Tell You (l) - Could it be that Easter traditions leave something missing in the story of Jesus Christ?
- Where Do You Get Your Beliefs? (l) - Have you checked up on your religious beliefs to see if they agree with what is said in the Bible?
- The Biblical Alternative to Easter (l) - Are you letting religious traditions get in the way of a real, authentic relationship with God and Jesus Christ? There's an answer to this problem, and it lies in the biblical festivals observed and taught by Jesus Himself.
- What to Do When Everybody Else Is Celebrating Easter (l) - Abandoning all of the Easter traditions and replacing them with the Passover and the symbols that Christ and the apostle Paul referred to in the New Testament is a major change.
- Christ the True Passover Lamb (l) - The Bible often refers to Jesus Christ as "the Lamb of God" and "our Passover." What does this mean? What are we to learn from it, and how should it affect our lives?
- Good Friday -- Easter Sunday (l) - Jesus Christ said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a late "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an early "Easter Sunday" resurrection?
- Easter vs. the Bible (l) - For millions of professing Christians Easter is the most important day of the calendar year because it commemorates Jesus' resurrection. Easter sunrise services are considered the holiest assembly of the year--a time when Christians reaffirm that Jesus is risen and their hope in Him is true.
- How Easter replaced the biblical Passover (l) - Why did Easter replace the Passover?
- Three days and three nights (l) - The choice of a Sunday date for Easter is based on the assumption that Christ rose from the grave early on a Sunday morning. The popular belief is that Christ was crucified on a Friday and rose on a Sunday. But neither of these suppositions is true. A close reading of the Bible makes that quite clear.
- We need a Savior (l) - A main theme in the Bible is sin, which is defined in the Bible as the violation of God's law (1 John 3:4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law., King James Version), and our need for forgiveness and reconciliation to God (the theme of the biblically commanded Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread).
- What's the Rest of the Story about Easter? (l) - As we have seen, Easter and its customs did not come from the Bible, but from pagan fertility rites. It is a curious mixture of ancient mythological practices and arbitrary dating that obscures and discredits the proof of Jesus Christ's Messiahship and resurrection.
- Crucial Questions (l) - Why do we pretend that a jolly old man in a red suit who lives at the north pole rides around in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer and drops down chimneys to leave toys (made by elves) for good boys and girls on one night of the year?
- Easter: Masking a Biblical Truth (l) - Easter and its customs originated not from the Bible, but in pagan fertility rites. It is a curious mixture of ancient mythological practices and arbitrary dating that obscures and discredits the proof of Jesus Christ's Messiahship and resurrection.
- Fertility Symbols: Beneath the Dignity of God (l) - Because the ability to reproduce is critical for food and preservation of life, mankind has long been intrigued by fertility. Have you ever wondered why eggs and rabbits - the popular hallmarks of Easter - were selected as symbols of fertility?
- The Resurrection Connection (l) - How did worship of an ancient god and goddess come to be associated with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Although the details are lost in time, a closer look at the ancient mythology surrounding their worship will help us understand how pagan practices have survived in popular Easter customs.
- God's Days of Worship (l) - Observances that are rooted in paganism break the first two of the Ten Commandments. Is God pleased when people claim to worship Him by adopting celebrations of pagan gods and goddesses in man-made holidays while they ignore His commanded days and ways of worship?
- Christ's Resurrection: Bigger Than Easter (l) - The life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the key historical and spiritual reality for a Christian.
- Sign of the Messiah (l) - Mainstream Christian tradition holds that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
- What Would Jesus Do? (l) - The articles in this issue will help you understand the answers to these questions. And then there's another important question: What will you do about it?
- Easter; origin of Easter (l) - Why Shouldn't We Celebrate Jesus' Resurrection?
- Good Friday/Easter Sunday (l) - Jesus Christ said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an "Easter Sunday" resurrection? Or do the Gospels spell out a surprising, simpler solution that fits perfectly with what Jesus foretold?
- Walking With God - The Truth About Easter and Passover (l) - What do colored Easter eggs, rabbits and sunrise services have to do with Jesus Christ?
- Good Friday + Easter Sunday - It Doesn't Add Up! (l) - How can we fit three days and three nights between a Friday afternoon crucifixion and Easter Sunday sunrise? The fact is, we can't. So what is the truth about when Jesus was crucified and resurrected?
- Easter - Masking a Biblical Truth (l) - Have you ever considered what a strange holiday Easter is? People pretend that rabbits can lay colorful eggs and then hide them for children to find. Where did such bizarre customs come from? How did they come to be associated with Jesus' resurrection? The truth is stranger than fiction!
- (l) - Questions, opinions, and responses from readers of the Good News magazine; July/August 1997.
- (l) - Letters from readers of the Good News, May/June 2003.
- The Good Friday-Easter Sunday Question (l) - How do three days and three nights fit between Good Friday and Easter Sunday? Or do they?
- Does Easter Commemorate Jesus Christ's Resurrection? (l) - The surprising story behind the religious holiday of Easter.
- Good Friday -- Easter Sunday: It Didn't Happen That Way! (l) - Do you remember when you learned that Santa Claus wasn't real? Guess what? Good Friday and a Sunday resurrection aren't either. Discover the real story from the pages of the Bible itself!
- Why Don't You Celebrate Easter? (l) - Many people mistakenly assume Easter is an integral part of biblical Christianity. For those who know better, how do you explain it to friends and people you meet?
- Do You Know Why Christ Lives? (l) - Christians realize that Jesus was raised from the grave. But do you understand what His resurrection and life mean to us today?
- Does Easter Really Commemorate Jesus Christ's Resurrection? (l) - What do rabbits and eggs have to do with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Where did the name Easter originate? This holiday isn't even mentioned in the Bible-so where did it really come from?
- Would Jesus Keep Easter? (l) - For millions of people Easter Sunday is the most important religious observance of the year. But, if Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee today, would he keep Easter?
- Does God Allow Us to Choose Our Own Religious Holidays? (l) - Many think that under the New Covenant they have freedom to worship God however they want, including deciding on their own days of worship. But what does the Bible say?
- Questions and Answers - Apr/Jun 2004 (l) - Questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- Should We Celebrate Jesus Christ's Resurrection? (l) - Is the veneration of this particular day something God intended? Is he pleased with this form of worship and the activities associated with this day?
- Would Jesus Christ Celebrate Easter? (l) - For millions of people, Easter Sunday is the most important religious observance of the year. But if Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee today, would He observe this holiday?
- Easter: Masking a Biblical Truth (l) - Easter and its customs originated not from the Bible, but in pagan fertility rites. It is a curious mixture of ancient mythological practices and arbitrary dating that obscures and discredits the proof of Jesus Christ's Messiahship and resurrection.
- What Are the Real Origins of Easter? (l) - Millions assume that Easter, one of the world's major religious holidays, is found in the Bible. But is it? Have you ever looked into Easter's origins and customs and compared them with the Bible?
- Would Jesus Christ Celebrate Easter? (l) - For millions of people, Easter Sunday is the most important religious observance of the year. But if Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee today, would He observe this holiday?
- Easter: Masking a Biblical Truth (l) - Easter and its customs originated not from the Bible, but in pagan fertility rites. It is a curious mixture of ancient mythological practices and arbitrary dating that obscures and discredits the proof of Jesus Christ's Messiahship and resurrection.
- Would Jesus Christ Celebrate Easter? (l) - For millions of people, Easter Sunday is the most important religious observance of the year. But if Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee today, would He observe this holiday?
- Ancient Resurrection Myths Led to Easter Customs (l) - How did so many strange customs come to be associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ? The answer lies in pagan myths that long preceded His coming to earth!
- What Are the Real Origins of Easter? (l) - Millions assume that Easter, one of the world's major religious holidays, is found in the Bible. But is it? Have you ever looked into Easter's origins and customs and compared them with the Bible?
- 'The Son of Man Will Be Three Days and Three Nights in the Heart of the Earth' (l) - Jesus Christ plainly said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an "Easter Sunday" resurrection, which allows for barely a day and a half in the tomb? Or do the Gospels spell out a surprising, simpler solution that fits perfectly with what Jesus foretold?
- Jesus Wasn't Crucified on Friday - or Resurrected on Sunday! (l) - How can we fit three days and three nights between a Friday afternoon crucifixion and an Easter Sunday sunrise? The fact is, we can't. So what is the truth about when Jesus was crucified and resurrected?
- The Length of Jesus' Time in the Tomb Proves He Was the Messiah (l) - Jesus gave one sign that would be proof of His resurrection as our Savior--the amount of time He would spend in the tomb. Jesus stated: "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth".
- The Chronology of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (l) - Jesus Christ said He would be in the tomb for three days and three nights. What is the biblically accurate chronology of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection? This time line perfectly accommodates three full nights (Wednesday night, Thursday night and Friday night) and three full daylight periods (Thursday, Friday and Saturday). This is the only time that fits Jesus' own prophecy of how long He would be in the tomb. And fits perfectly with all the details recorded in the Gospels.
- Did Jesus Fulfill His Prophecy of How Long He Would Be Entombed? (l) - Jesus Christ plainly said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an "Easter Sunday" resurrection, which allows for barely a day and a half in the tomb? Or do the Gospels spell out a solution that fits perfectly with what Jesus foretold?
- When Was Jesus Christ Crucified and Resurrected? (l) - How can we fit "three days and three nights" between a Friday-afternoon crucifixion and a Sunday-morning resurrection?
- Would Jesus Keep Easter? (l) - For millions of people Easter Sunday is the most important religious observance of the year. But, if Jesus walked the dusty roads of Galilee today, would he keep Easter?
- Why Don't You Celebrate Easter? (l) - Many people mistakenly assume Easter is an integral part of biblical Christianity. For those who know better, how do you explain it to friends and people you meet?
- Easter: Masking a Biblical Truth (l) - Easter and its customs originated not from the Bible, but in pagan fertility rites. It is a curious mixture of ancient mythological practices and arbitrary dating that obscures and discredits the proof of Jesus Christ's Messiahship and resurrection.
- Why Don't You Celebrate Easter? (l) - Many people mistakenly assume Easter is an integral part of biblical Christianity. For those who know better, how do you explain it to friends and people you meet?
- China: Cooperation or Conflict? (l) - Concern is growing over China's increasing assertiveness and conflicts with other nations. What is behind the Asian Dragon's growing aggressiveness, and where does Bible prophecy say this will lead?
- Joe's Story (l) - In Chicago, in 1983, Joe Bauer had an experience that was unlike any in his life up until then. And he had certainly already had some perilous times in his life!
- Europe's Unbounded Schengen Joy (l) - Dec. 21 the Schengen Treaty was expanded to include nine of the 10 countries in Eastern Europe that joined the EU in 2004. "Borderless" Europe now encompasses 400 million people.
- What's Next? A Looming Trade War? (l) - News articles around the world are now focusing on another economic bubble that is bursting before our very eyes.
- "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall" (l) - This historic demand, delivered by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, came to symbolize the Eastern European revolt against Communist slavery in 1989. Nearly 2 1/2 years after the president's epochal visit, the Berlin Wall collapsed on Nov. 9, 1989. What are the prophetic implications indicated in God's Word?
- Hungary Looks West -- Again (l) - What may expansion of the European Union portend? What impact could it have on the prophesied formation of a European superpower? What part will Hungary play in an expanded Europe?
- Monarchs in the News (l) - A tragedy in Nepal and an election in Bulgaria brought attention to the world's remaining monarchies - and the possible restoration of former monarchies in Europe.
- Hands of Confusion (l) - Our age is steeped in a postmodern form of idolatry that values the power, status and celebrity that come with money. The developed world is vastly wealthy. But we have seen the fabric of that wealth can come apart with lightning speed.
- Don't Eat Cotton Balls (l) - A dangerous diet fad affecting young people.
- "Manorexia" -- New Threat (l) - Anorexia among men is a growing concern to health officials according to new statistics from the United Kingdom.
- Don't Eat Cotton Balls (l) - A dangerous diet fad affecting young people.
- Heresies denying Jesus as God in the flesh (l) - One influential and diabolical heresy was gnosticism, which was starting to form in the late New Testament period.
- Ebola: A Foretaste of Prophesied Epidemics to Come? (l) - In the advanced countries of the Western world, we assume deadly epidemics to be a scourge of the distant past. But the recent Ebola outbreak is forcing us to rethink that assumption.
- Spanish Flu - The Pandemic That Changed the World (l) - On the heels of World War I, the most deadly war in human history up to that time, came an even deadlier killer -- an influenza epidemic that killed millions. Does Bible prophecy indicate we may see such epidemics again?
- Could It Happen Again? (1998) (l) - Could conditions soon be ripe for disease epidemics?
- Ebola - New Terrorist Tool? (l) - It hasn't been lost on many observers that the Ebola threat has emerged at about the same time as the new terrorist threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
- The Euro Celebrates Its 10th Birthday (l) - The world's most ambitious currency union in modern times has reached a milestone some critics predicted would never happen.
- How the Word Church is Used in Scripture and Common Speech (l) - In contemporary English usage, 'church' as a word dominates the ecclesiological vocabulary. It comes through German and Latin from the Greek kyriakon, which means 'that which belongs to the Lord.' In NT Greek, ekklesia (almost always translated in English by 'church') is by no means so dominating or central a term.
- The Church Is Not The Building (l) - When the New Testament talks about the Church, it speaks of an assembly of people.
- Ecclesiastes: The Thinking Young Adult's Guide to Life (l) - The Bible is filled with special treasures. Here is a great book addressing some of the most important issues of life.
- Questions and Answers: Blood Moon (l) - While there are many signs that we are in the last days leading up to Jesus Christ's return, this does not appear to be one of them.
- In the News Oct/Dec 2006 (l) - In the news. October 2006
- The Global Economy's Uncertain Future (l) - What lessons should we learn from Asia's economic difficulties?
- Are We Living in a "9/10" Economy? (l) - Global financial markets were rocked last month following rising defaults affecting mortgage-backed securities. What does this mean for the world's money supply and confidence in Western financial institutions? Are we on the verge of a major upheaval in the world economy?
- The Growing Economic Crisis: A Biblical Perspective (l) - The recent turmoil in U.S. financial markets has drawn the attention of the entire world. What's behind the crisis? Where could it lead? A look from a biblical perspective helps us understand.
- Will Global Economic Turmoil Precede Jesus Christ's Return? (l) - What possible connection could the global marketplace have with Jesus Christ's return? Do you understand the Bible's prophetic links?
- Hands of Confusion (l) - Our age is steeped in a postmodern form of idolatry that values the power, status and celebrity that come with money. The developed world is vastly wealthy. But we have seen the fabric of that wealth can come apart with lightning speed.
- Four Biblical Keys to Understanding World Events (l) - Important world events are happening all around us. Do you understand the keys to properly analyze world events?
- Lessons From Survivors of The Great Depression (l) - What is it like to live when goods are scarce? What does it mean to be in want? What lessons can we learn from those who have been through tough times?
- The World's Financial Turmoil: What Are the Root Causes? (l) - Nothing has dominated the news over the last few years like the economic crises still battering many nations. What, fundamentally, is the problem? Let's examine some financial basics from a biblical perspective.
- What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leasership? (l) - End-time events can take place without warning. We are told to watch and to love the truth. If we do, we'll have the context to understand events of the coming years.
- The 2020s Are Here (l) - Entering the 2020s, the world continues to spiral out of control, and many wonder if we will ever see lasting peace. A lecture two decades ago from a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a conversation with him after pointed out some of what's needed. We must all do our part -- but human effort alone is not enough. Thankfully, rescue will come!
- Change to Really Believe In (l) - The current U.S. presidential race offers starkly different visions for the future. Which vision more closely aligns with the Bible? And what is God's vision of the ultimate government the world so badly needs?
- The World's Number One Exporting Nation (l) - The United States owes its historical dominance to being the world's biggest exporting nation. It no longer holds that position. The country that does is set to play a more dominant role in world affairs.
- Hong Kong Handover: Symbol of a Global Transfer of Power (l) - A global power a century ago, once in control of a quarter of the world's landmass,Britian is lossing yet another key posession, Hong Kong.
- Introduction: Managing Your Finances (l) - Whether due to the overall state of the economy or their own mistakes with money, many find themselves mired in debt and worried about their financial future. Where can you turn for practical guidelines to manage your money?
- America's Hope for Recovery: Real or Merely an Illusion? (l) - Has America dodged the bullet? Has the economy turned around? Will government intervention save the day? Will the country soon wake up from its financial nightmare and find that everything has returned to normal?
- The Economic Meltdown's Ugly Fruits--and the Bible's Practical Solutions (l) - A recent murder-suicide within view of my own house inspired reflections on some biblical solutions that could solve many of our national problems.
- What's Next? A Looming Trade War? (l) - News articles around the world are now focusing on another economic bubble that is bursting before our very eyes.
- 1848, 1989, 2009-Could We See Another Year of Revolutions? (l) - For more than a century, 1848 was famously described as the Year of Revolutions, as nations all across Europe were convulsed by demonstrations and civil strife that led to the collapse of the old order. More than a hundred years passed before the same thing happened again at the fall of Russia's communist empire. As people continue to lose everything in the current economic turmoil and anger grows, precipitating massive demonstrations, could this be another year of revolutions?
- Freedom and Free Enterprise - Great Biblical Blessings (l) - Few people understand how much the wonderful principles of civil liberty and free enterprise originated with God and are taught in the Bible!
- Global Economics: From Kosovo to McDonalds (l) - When all is said and done, it all goes back to money. The world has entered a new stage of homogenization never before seen.
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (l) - Great prosperity was brought to the world through the British Empire and later the United States. But, as the British retreated from their empire, many of their former colonies suffered rapid economic decline as successor governments tried a different model, that of controlling everything.
- Sept. 11 Aftermath Highlights U.S. Strengths and Weaknesses (l) - America's response to the awful events of September 11 has highlighted both her strengths and weaknesses. Ironically, some of America's greatest strengths are also potentially great weaknesses.
- Today's Economic Systems (l) - Are communism, socialism and today's capitalism endorsed in Scripture? Plus, what does the Bible explain is the astounding future of government on earth?
- Laying Up Treasure (l) - With no signs of the economy improving anytime soon, gold prices are soaring"and many are looking to precious metals to save them from ruin. How do we prepare for financial disaster?
- The World's Financial Turmoil: What Are the Root Causes? (l) - Nothing has dominated the news over the last few years like the economic crises still battering many nations. What, fundamentally, is the problem? Let's examine some financial basics from a biblical perspective.
- Christianity and Capitalism: Do They Go Together? (l) - Recently Pope Francis slammed capitalism and the free market, advocating redistribution of wealth and other steps to level out incomes between rich and poor. What does the Bible say about Christianity and capitalism?
- Is There a Biblical Economics? Part One (l) - Are you challenging yourself to "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ?" (Colossians 2:8)
- Is There a Biblical Economics? Part Two (l) - Are you challenging yourself to "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ?" (Colossians 2:8)
- Why the Growing Popularity of Socialism? (l) - In spite of its failures, socialism has been advancing in the West and is attracting a growing number of admirers in America, the world's bastion of economic freedom. What vital understanding is missing from their thinking?
- Will Global Economic Turmoil Precede Jesus Christ's Return? (l) - What possible connection could the global marketplace have with Jesus Christ's return? Do you understand the Bible's prophetic links?
- Eating Healthy Won't Break the Bank (l) - A study by the United States Department of Agriculture found that by some measures healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables do in fact cost less than foods higher in fat, sugar and salt.
- Are We Living in a '9/10' Economy? (l) - Global financial markets were rocked recently following rising defaults affecting mortgage-backed securities. What does this mean for the world's money supply and confidence in Western financial institutions? Are we on the verge of a major upheaval in the world economy?
- World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2003 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. January/February 2003.
- Peace in Nature - and Among All Peoples (l) - Peace throughout the natural realm-and a unified human race-the beautiful future God has planned for us.
- Ecstasy! A Hug Drug or the Kiss of Death? (l) - Millions of teens and young adults around the world are getting high on ecstasy. They believe it to be the ideal drug, bringing out the best in them with virtually no side effects or danger. But evidence is mounting that there are both side effects and danger--and much worse than initially thought.
- The Hug Drug - or Sorrow Sold for Sweetness? (l) - Millions of teens and young adults around the world are getting high on ecstasy. Evidence is mounting that this drug has dangerous side effects-much worse than initially thought.
- World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2005 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. July 2005
- Current Events & Trends: November/December 2024 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Beyond Today.
- Papal Authority, Protestants and Prophecy (l) - Will the Catholic Church's controversial restatement of its belief about the church derail ecumenical dialogue? What does the future hold?
- Ecumenism Gears Up for Year 2000 (l) - The drive toward uniting Christian religions is gathering momentum.
- World News Review March/April 2004 (l) - World News Review. March/April 2004.
- The Coming World Religion (l) - New religions dot the world's nations like mushrooms after a rain. They help mold and shape the course of history. A "new" religion that is really the regeneration of an extremely old faith will soon spread out to dominate all nations.
- World News Review July 1999 (l) - World news - July 1999
- What to Watch to Discern the Times (l) - A look at three key trends: globalization, religious ecumenism and global power shifts.
- Searching for Eden in the Middle East (l) - Why do nations and peoples collide in the Middle East? Why is the home to the long-ago Garden of Eden today the home to so much sorrow and suffering? Will the region ever resemble Eden again? The surprising answer is yes!
- Three Gardens With One Purpose (l) - Man's existence began with God in a garden. A garden also awaits in man's destiny with God. And a garden experience in between makes it possible. We start with the opening setting.
- Answers from Genesis - Part 4 (l) - We continue exploring the book of Genesis and the common questions asked about it. Here are the answers as we best understand them in light of the Bible.
- Saying Good-bye to Our Family's Barn (l) - Watching our family's barn being torn down was an emotional experience. It takes so much more to build than to tear down.
- The Pursuit of Nothing (l) - Too often what we are sold on turns out to be Nothing(tm).
- 'For Such a Time as This' (l) - Values, convictions and courage are like lighthouses in a dark world. Perhaps even now you are facing situations in which you seem to "stand alone" on principle.
- God, Science and the Bible (7/05) (l) - News from the world of science about God and the Bible.
- Erdogan's Grand Vision for Turkey and the Arab World (l) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's actions and words confirm his country's independence in determining its foreign affairs. What course is he charting for Turkey's future?
- Who Are the Palestinians? (l) - The Israeli Jews are regularly accused of invading and occupying land that is not theirs -- the land of Palestine that purportedly belongs to the indigenous Palestinian people. But just who are the Palestinians? Is the land theirs? What is the truth?
- Young and Tender Things (l) - Do adults have a responsibility to guard the minds of the young?
- Seven Principles That Lead to Success (l) - None of us wants to fail and there are things we can do to defeat failure. Following these seven steps can lead you on your journey to success!
- Are You Ready for a Flat Earth? (l) - High school education in the United States has been on the decline for several years. What are the keys obtaining a good education, regardless of where you live?
- Christianity: Burden or Blessing to Mankind? (l) - Christianity has been under increasing assault from those who believe it to be a source of oppression, ignorance, prejudice and superstition. But the facts show that Christianity has had the most beneficial influence on humanity of any religion or philosophy in history!
- Boring Teachers or Lazy Students (l) - This principle of hard work is a critical value for all vertical thinkers!
- Education: Why Bother? (l) - Is it really worth it? Yes, indeed! Here's why.
- Finding Good Professors (l) - Finding good professors is not that difficult when you know how to do it.
- Vantage Point - All Education Isn't Equal (l) - There's spiritual knowledge we need to learn. We must spend our lives learning the ways that lead to the peace and happiness all people desire.
- Assistance Programs Offering a Hand Up, Not Just a Handout (l) - In addition to sharing biblical teaching and the hope of the coming Kingdom of God, the publishers of The Good News support practical programs to improve the lives of many.
- Proverbs: An Empty Barn (l) - Wisdom that sticks with you - straight from God's Word.
- 2015 - A Year of Triumph or Trial for America? (l) - After years of bad economic news, some think things are looking up for the United States. But are they? What troubling signs are on the horizon?
- Atlanta Educators Guilty of Cheating (l) - In early April 2015 a group of educators in Atlanta, Georgia, were found guilty in one of the largest cheating scandals in U.S. history.
- Home Is Where Our School Is (l) - Being the teacher at home is not easy, but it has been rewarding!
- Learning to Accept What Is (l) - Life threw me a curve, and I had to consider going back to college. Would my over-50 brain still work?
- Making the Most of Public Schools (l) - Although public education has a bad reputation, there are still reasons to feel good about choosing public schools.
- The Politics of Education: "It's Not the Money, Stupid! (l) - "It's the economy, stupid!" was Clinton's theme in 1992. One of the greatest issues arising out of the current U.S. presidential election is the crisis in education. Most proposals include injecting large sums of money into the current educational system. But money alone will not bring the desired results.
- The Politics of Education -- "It's Not the Money, Stupid!" (l) - "It's the economy, stupid!" was posted in the campaign headquarters of Governor Bill Clinton during his run for the White House in 1992, reminding staff of the primary issue on the minds of the voting public. One of the greatest issues arising out of the present presidential election is the crisis in education. Most proposals include injecting large sums of money into the current educational system. But money alone will not bring the desired results.
- What Are They Teaching Your Children? (l) - The battle for social change in the United States is increasingly taking place among vulnerable young people, especially in our public schools. And the stakes couldn't be any higher.
- Planning for Life - Part 2 - Finding a Career Path That Fits (l) - Education could make the biggest difference in your career success.
- Life on Campus - Freshman Year With Darwin (l) - Coping with Darwinism in the college environment.
- For Those Who Honor Me I Will Honor (l) - Have you ever become weary while doing good? Have you ever felt that your efforts are bringing no rewards? Take a look at what April did when such feelings threatened her.
- Are You Ready for a Flat Earth? (l) - High school education in the United States has been on the decline for several years. What are the keys obtaining a good education, regardless of where you live?
- Cheating Undermines Higher Education (l) - As reported by William Chase in The American Scholar, "Every study over the decades has concluded that cheating at American colleges and universities is rampant" ("A Question of Honor," Spring 2012). Most likely partially due to widespread cheating and dishonesty, students are "learning less all the time."
- Cutting More College Costs (l) - Here are additional ways to chop down your college costs.
- World News Review Jan. 1999 (l) - World news - Jan. 1999
- Are You Ready for a Flat Earth? (l) - High school education in the United States has been on the decline for several years. What are the keys obtaining a good education, regardless of where you live?
- The New Sexual Revolution (l) - We face a serious revolution. Large numbers of young adults identify as LGBTQ. Schools are programming preteens to believe they can choose to be a boy or girl. Society is in a satanic battle against God Himself, marriage, the family, the natural order as God designed us and God's plan for mankind. This battle is already in your home!
- Avoiding the Whatever Syndrome (l) - Whatever does not work with God. He alone makes the rules and determines truth. We only get to decide wether we will accept His authority and live by His instructions or not.
- In the Principal's Office: Secrets of Success (l) - Vertical Thought discusses the pathway to a positive high school and college experience with Dan Salcedo, principal of Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, California.
- Let's Keep on Going! (l) - The adventures of the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton carry meaning and inspiration for those on the Christian journey.
- 3 Keys to Physical and Spiritual Fitness (l) - Taking good care of your body, mind and spirit is vital because you owe it to not only yourself and those who depend on you, but especially your Creator.
- Eating Choices - Does God Care? (l) - Vertical Thought discusses God's involvement in our eating habits with Hope Egan, author of Holy Cow! Does God Care About What We Eat? In her book, Ms. Egan invites readers to look at their eating habits by examining the meat-related biblical food laws and God's overall design for healthy eating.
- "Cold" Peace or Real Peace? (l) - A unique prophecy tells how Egypt, and other nations that resist the will of God, will be treated in the age to come.
- People in the Streets (l) - The quest for freedom; Common people, rising against tyranny and unjust government. It is a picture of people yearning for freedom to live and to love in peace and dignity, without another human depriving them that privilege
- Egypt's Coming Transition (l) - Egypt's president recently turned 78 years old and a change of leadership is the subject of speculation. What does the future hold for this large Arab nation?
- A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel (l) - Somalia is the latest nation to fall to the forces of radical Islam. Militant Muslims have also made advances elsewhere. Additionally, it's becoming clear that the Russians and the Chinese are acting against U.S. interests, even inviting Iran's leader to the Shanghai Cooperation Council meeting, while denying the United States observer status. Are we seeing a growing confederacy against the United States and Britain?
- World News Review February 2008 (l) - World News review. Feb. 2008
- The Significance of Egypt in Prophecy (l) - President Barack Obama's visit to Cairo returned the spotlight on Egypt. Egypt is mentioned with ominous overtones in much of the Bible, but prophecies show much brighter symbolism for the future!
- Egypt's Revolution: Will It Unsettle the Middle East? (l) - What's behind the revolutionary fever sweeping the Arab world? It's already having a major impact in the region and may spawn key changes needed to fulfill end-time events.
- What's Behind the Turmoil in Egypt? (l) - Recent headlines have been filled with accounts of riots, protests and demonstrations in several Middle Eastern countries. What's behind them? What does it all mean? Does Bible prophecy provide any clues?
- Egypt in History and Prophecy (l) - Egypt has recently been rocked by turmoil and unrest, with longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak forced from office. Could this be the beginning of a trend foretold in Bible prophecy? What else does Scripture reveal about Egypt in history and prophecy?
- Majority Rule May Spell Islamic Tyranny (l) - In discussing democracy, it's important to specify what is meant.
- Israel: Growing Danger on Every Side (l) - One of the smallest democracies in the world faces increased hostility from its neighbors -- and even from its democratic friends in the West.
- The Downside of the Arab Spring (l) - The Arab Spring brought the prospects for democratic development, but also the very real risks of Islamic ascension, political and economic chaos, humanitarian disaster and the persecution of Christians.
- Egypt in Bible Prophecy (l) - The key Middle Eastern prophecy of Daniel 11 clearly states that "the land of Egypt shall not escape" the military invasion by the king of the North (verse 42), launched in retaliation to provocation by the leader of an end-time Muslim alliance known as the king of the south (verse 40).
- Revisiting the Arab Spring (l) - Several months ago historian and political commentator Walter Laqueur voiced his concerns in World Affairs about the unexpected end results of the much-heralded Arab Spring.
- Christendom Losing Ground (l) - After Christ returns, people everywhere will learn and follow true religion -- leading at last to world peace. But today religion seriously divides the planet. And whatever goes by the name of Christianity continues to be relentlessly persecuted in many parts of the world -- especially in some Middle Eastern countries and particularly in the wake of the Arab Spring.
- Puzzling U.S. Support for Islamists Over Moderates (l) - It should be pointed out that there are truly moderate Muslims and non-Muslims scattered throughout the Middle East who desire Western freedoms. They are in the minority, however -- just over 20 percent, estimates Andrew McCarthy in his new book Spring Fever: The Illusion of Islamic Democracy (2013, p. 55). But they are not the ones receiving Western support -- even in places where they have higher numbers.
- Winter Advisory: The Arab Spring That Wasn't (l) - Despite rosy forecasts of an "Arab Spring," a cold Islamist winter grips the Middle East, as developments in Egypt make clear. What does this mean for the future of this critical region?
- Lines in the Sand: Iraq 10 Years Later (l) - Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, America considers what it's lost as Iraq struggles to redefine itself within the ever-boiling cauldron of the Middle East.
- Disappointment and Disorder: the Middle East a Prime Example (l) - End-time events continue to escalate. The trends of our time regress steadily from bad to worse. Yet another decade of pronounced world disorder seems inevitable.
- Egypt's Burden (l) - Egypt's importance stretches over thousands of years and will continue through the end of this age.
- As America Retreats, a Dangerous World Emerges (l) - What happens when the world's policeman hangs up his badge and gun and retires into the sunset? We're beginning to get a sobering firsthand look.
- January/February 2018 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the January/February 2018 issue of Beyond Today.
- The Feast of Unleavened Bread: The Lesson of Leaving Sin (l) - Our observance of the Days of Unleavened Bread helps us realize our need for Jesus Christ's help in overcoming our weaknesses. Yet this feast is certainly a time for rejoicing because Christ freely gives us the help we need.
- Who's Who in the Empires of the Bible (l) - The Bible mentions a number of kingdoms and empires. This overview will help you understand which played what roles in the history of the Bible -- and in roles yet to come!
- World News Review Jul 2002 (l) - World news review. July 2002.
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus: Exit From Egypt (3/97) (l) - Archaeologists have made many significant discoveries that make the book of Exodus and the Israelites time in Egypt come alive.
- Moses' Journey Out of Egypt (l) - Moses was called out of Egypt both physically and spiritually. His experience, though unique in many ways, is not altogether different from ours. Just as he learned to trust God during his lifetime, so should we. Moses is more like us than many think.
- The North-South Struggle for the Middle East (l) - An end-time prophecy in the book of Daniel describes a conflict between two kings. Who might they be in today's world?
- Appendix 8: Gathelus, Scota and the Exodus (l) - We should examine this in greater detail -- particularly their connection to the time of Moses and the Exodus.
- In the News Apr/June 2007 (l) - News items, April 2007
- "Cold" Peace or Real Peace? (l) - A unique prophecy tells how Egypt, and other nations that resist the will of God, will be treated in the age to come.
- Egypt in History and Prophecy (l) - Egypt has recently been rocked by turmoil and unrest, with longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak forced from office. Could this be the beginning of a trend foretold in Bible prophecy? What else does Scripture reveal about Egypt in history and prophecy?
- Egypt in Bible Prophecy (l) - The key Middle Eastern prophecy of Daniel 11 clearly states that "the land of Egypt shall not escape" the military invasion by the king of the North (verse 42), launched in retaliation to provocation by the leader of an end-time Muslim alliance known as the king of the south (verse 40).
- Egypt's Burden (l) - Egypt's importance stretches over thousands of years and will continue through the end of this age.
- Asylum in Egypt (l) - Based on God's prophecies, a few evidently made it back to Judah. But what about Jeremiah, Baruch and the kings daughters? Where did they go?
- The Exodus Controversy (l) - Did the Exodus really happen? Did God deliver the ancient Israelites from Egyptian slavery as the Bible describes? Contrary views have generated much publicity, but the facts of the Bible's side of the argument are seldom considered.
- Moses: Leader of a Nation (l) - With a humble attitude, Moses was able to be a true servant of his people.
- Pre-Christian Belief of an Afterlife in Heaven (l) - Contrary to what many think, God does not promise us we will go to heaven when we die. Instead, Jesus says those who overcome will reign with Him in the coming Kingdom of God to be established on earth at His return (Revelation 3:21; 5:10; 11:15).
- Egypt in History and Prophecy (l) - Egypt has recently been rocked by turmoil and unrest, with longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak forced from office. Could this be the beginning of a trend foretold in Bible prophecy? What else does Scripture reveal about Egypt in history and prophecy?
- Heart of Stone: Unearthing the Mysteries of the Plagues (l) - God explains again and again that Pharaoh refused to free Israel in the Exodus because Pharaoh's heart was hardened. But what does that mean?
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus--Exit From Egypt (l) - Archaeologists have made many significant discoveries that make the book of Exodus and the Israelistes' time in Egypt come alive.
- The History of the Immortal-Soul Teaching (l) - Secular history reveals that the concept of the immortality of the soul is an ancient belief embraced by many pagan religions. But it is not a biblical or apostolic teaching.
- The Exodus Plagues (l) - In the story of Israel's Exodus from slavery in Egypt, God sent devastating plagues on the Egyptians. And there's much more to these plagues than you probably realize!
- Egypt's Revolution: Will It Unsettle the Middle East? (l) - What's behind the revolutionary fever sweeping the Arab world? It's already having a major impact in the region and may spawn key changes needed to fulfill end-time events.
- Heart of Stone: Unearthing the Mysteries of the Plagues (l) - God explains again and again that Pharaoh refused to free Israel in the Exodus because Pharaoh's heart was hardened. But what does that mean?
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus: Exit From Egypt (3/97) (l) - Archaeologists have made many significant discoveries that make the book of Exodus and the Israelites time in Egypt come alive.
- Europe Braces for Terrorism (l) - Recent warnings of terrorist activity in Europe don't reveal the whole story of what is happening behind the scenes. Both security officials and terrorists know more than headlines reveal. Bible prophecy tells the rest of the story.
- The Eighth Commandment: Practice Giving Rather Than Getting (l) - The spiritual intent of the eighth commandment: practice giving rather than getting
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 1997 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. May/June 1997
- The Biblical Festivals That Reveal God's Plan of Salvation (l) - Sin has cut humanity off from God and brought the ultimate penalty of death. But God has a plan to heal the broken relationship and save mankind. That plan is revealed in a series of annual reminders-the festivals of God found in the Bible.
- Will World Peace Come in Our Time? (l) - God established a festival in the Bible, called the Feast of Tabernacles, that symbolizes coming period of peace and unparalleled prosperity on earth. What lessons does this Feast hold for us today?
- The Last Great Day (l) - The eighth day is the Last Great Day of the fall festival season, and it represents the final, or seventh, step in God's plan of salvation.
- Hell Unleashed - The Spirit Behind the Hamas Attack on Israel (l) - The viciousness of the recent Hamas attack on Israel and its occurrence on a biblical Holy Day, like an invasion 50 years before, have biblical significance, pointing to the devil's rage.
- What Is True Sincerity? (l) - What is true sincerity? Do you have it? Do you need it?
- 70 Years After D-Day: From Power to Impotence (l) - Seventy years ago, an American-led Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy marked the beginning of the end of the grip of tyranny over Europe. In little more than a year, the United States would emerge as a superpower and world policeman. Contrast that to today, when that superpower is in retreat -- its influence and power rapidly declining.
- What Have We Learned? (l) - What have we learned? Not enough to bring peace among nations. We continue to look and wait with hope for the time when Christ will restore a government of peace upon the earth.
- Suez - Important Lessons From an Event 50 Years Ago (l) - When Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal 50 years ago, it started a chain of events whose results are still being felt today.
- The Location of Sodom (l) - Is the biblical story of Sodom real or only a fanciful myth? When we examine the biblical evidence, it reveals a consistent story about a specific location -- one that may prove to be ancient Sodom itself.
- An Ancient Fortress Slowly Yields its Secrets (l) - Khirbet Qeiyafa, also known as the Elah Fortress, is the site of an ancient city about 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem.
- Eleanor Had It Right (l) - Fear can hobble us in life. Facing fears with God's help can make us grow in ways we cannot imagine.
- God Is Calling - Will You Answer? (l) - God is calling you to a special relationship with Him like no other. Answering that call will change your life, enriching it in the present and leading you into eternity!
- God's Elect (l) - God's "elect" are a patchwork of individuals --- a rich array of future leaders who have been prepared to lead with Christ.
- The power of the Chad (l) - The world's only superpower and oldest democratic republic has just come through a stunning election process.
- November/December 2020 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the November/December 2020 issue of Beyond Today.
- An Unrecognizable America? (l) - These are dangerous times. The ground is shifting underneath our feet. Prophecies of a very different world -- one in which the United States no longer exists as a viable nation -- are lining up.
- Will Iran Again Influence a U.S. Presidential Election? (l) - More than 30 years ago, Iran's theocratic regime influenced the result of the U.S. presidential election. Once again, Iran is set to be a major factor in an American election.
- Good Government and Politics (l) - Is it possible to have good government in a world of selfishness, cheating and lies?
- Putin's Party Elected Again: More Voter Fraud? (l) - Bad leadership is not new to our world, but the globalization of economies has linked us all together in ways not possible in the past.
- Iran and the Threat of EMP Attack (l) - In the wake of the Iran nuclear deal, the question looms about what Iran might do once it acquires nuclear weapons. Some are sounding the alarm about a dangerous scenario that could fatally wound a nation in an instant.
- Prudent Disaster Preparedness (l) - Experts warn about the possibility of an electromagnetic pulse attack that could knock out electricity over vast regions.
- America's Handwriting of Warning (l) - In fulfilling His overall purpose, God has brought nations to their knees with one quick unexpected strike. He overthrew Babylon in one night through the Persian army. Egypt was crippled when its army went to the bottom of the Red Sea. Could America's global dominance end in similar fashion?
- How Can You Deal With Information Overload? (l) - We're often bombarded with information of all kinds from every direction, leaving us stressed, anxious and fatigued. How can we better cope with this ongoing information explosion? How can we sort the helpful from the wasteful?
- Amusement Addiction: Society's Unhealthy Obsession With Entertainment (l) - Our society is obsessed with entertainment. Kids and adults alike seem attached to their MP3 players, PDAs, remote controls and other electronic devices. Newscasters and college lecturers have replaced "newsy" messages with more entertaining approaches. Is that bad? What steps can we take to keep from becoming addicted to entertainment?
- Tiny Technology (l) - Scientists have developed an electronic skin tattoo, called an epidermal electronic system (EES).
- Dr. Treves and the Elephant Man (l) - Where is your focus? Do you show outward concern for others
- The Luangwa Elephants: A Lesson for All (l) - Depredations of the elephant herds of northern Zambia by poaching led to a breakdown of the social structure of these magnificent creatures. Their experience holds sad and sobering lessons for people as well.
- The Acts of Moses, Elijah and the Two Witnesses (l) - Your Bible reveals there will be two witnesses in the end time who will turn the world upside down, testifying for Christ against sin and sinners. Some of the miracles they will perform will parallel those of Moses and Elijah. There's an enlightening lesson in these similarities.
- Duality in Bible Prophecy (l) - We must carefully examine the context of prophecies to understand their meaning and discern whether the prophecy seems incomplete after its first fulfillment. It is equally important to avoid reading duality into passages that do not support such interpretation.
- Did Elijah Go to Heaven? (l) - A careful reading of the Scriptures shows that Elijah's miraculous removal in a fiery chariot involved transporting him to another location in the area, not to eternal life in heaven.
- Profiles of Faith: Elijah: Uprooting Evil From the Land (l) - Ancient Israel was sliding even more swiftly into abject paganism. God sent Elijah to reverse this disastrous into heathenism.
- Did Elijah Go to Heaven? (l) - A careful reading of the Scriptures shows that Elijah's miraculous removal in a fiery chariot involved transporting him to another location in the area, not to eternal life in heaven.
- Afghanistan - Milestone on a Road to Decline (l) - America's retreat from Afghanistan is another milestone on the long road of decline for a great power. Here is what you need to understand about why it happened.
- Two Elizabeths -- A Study in Contrasts (l) - How times have changed! Queen Elizabeth I reigned over one of Britain's greatest periods of growth and increasing power. The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen the disintegration of the British Empire and the considerable decline of Britain as a military power. Why?
- Women of Valor: Queen Esther and Queen Elizabeth (l) - Biblical and later history offer lessons of convicted, courageous and wise leadership.
- The Debt We Owe to Elizabeth (l) - Queen Elizabeth I's Cause for Religious Freedom
- Make Up Your Mind, America! (l) - Is America a diverse culture of numerous religions that all worship the same God? Is it a secular or a Christian nation? Keith Ellison ignited an explosion of controversy by choosing the Koran as the book to hold during his ceremonial swearing in to the 110th U.S. Congress. There is an underlying issue involved that you will not read of in the mainstream media: America doesn't know its identity!
- Elohim: The Plurality of God (l) - Throughout Scripture we come back to the reality that God has chosen to express His personal nature in terms of a family relationship. Elohim is the Hebrew word translated "God" in every passage of Genesis 1 as well as in more than 2,000 places throughout the Old Testament.
- How Is God Revealed in the Bible? (l) - A true understanding of God comes from only one source - God's revelation to mankind, the Bible. What does it reveal about God the Father and Jesus Christ?
- Who Was Jesus? (booklet) (l) - The Logos [Word] was not only with God in the beginning, but was God (John 1:1), and it was this Logos who became flesh and is identified with Christ.
- The Plurality of God (l) - Throughout Scripture we come back to the reality that God has chosen to express His personal nature in terms of a family relationship. Elohim is the Hebrew word translated "God" in every passage of Genesis 1 as well as in more than 2,000 places throughout the Old Testament.
- Lincoln's Qualities of Leadership (l) - A major new movie examines the life and accomplishments of President Abraham Lincoln. What was it that made him an effective and inspirational leader?
- A World Embracing Evil (l) - Our world is changing before our eyes in frightening ways. What's behind the bizarre things we are seeing, and what can we do about them?
- A Gory Harvest (l) - Technology has inspired and made possible a nightmarish controversy over the use of aborted embryonic and and fetal parts in medical research.
- No Heat, No Water, No Electricity... No Plan? (l) - Are you prepared?
- No Heat, No Water, No Electricity... No Plan? (l) - Are you prepared?
- God, Goths and Emos (l) - When the culture is so clueless and corrupt, the call of countercultures is great. But there's a counterculture nearly everyone has overlooked.
- The Rise of the Goths and the Emos (l) - The 1979 "Bela Lugosi's Dead" was inspiration for the budding gothic subculture.
- Oh, What a Feeling! (l) - "I'm saved -- I can feel Jesus in my heart!" "I had an awesome experience with the Lord!" "Oh, the Spirit leads me with feelings overwhelming!" Emotion-based religious sentiments seem to be the norm these days -- but is that a good thing?
- Prayer Helps Resist Temptation (l) - A new study finds that prayer helps participants avoid temptation.
- Proverbs: Slow to Anger (l) - Wisdom that sticks with you - straight from God's Word.
- The Moses Code: New Truth or Recycled Deception? (l) - The new book and DVD The Moses Code promises the power to transform the world through a secret method supposedly revealed to Moses. But what's the story behind this secret?
- The Art of Appreciation: The Bucket Fillers (l) - Each of us has a figurative "bucket" waiting to be filled. How can you fill your own and others'?
- Emotional - Physical Health Connection (l) - Taking care of your body is an important step towards mental and emotional health. God created links between the human body and mind.
- Take Care of Yourself - Emotionally (l) - People concerned about their health start exercise programs. But they should also think about improving their emotional health.
- World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2003 (l) - After the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, homeland security became a top priority for the United States. Yet, at the same time, it seems to be overlooking the most important aspect of its safety, and the risk is incalculable. What is this crucial component of any people's long-term security?
- Head-to-Head and Heart-to-Heart (l) - Communication is one of the most important processes of human life. Yet in many ways, it is an area with the greatest need for improvement.
- Spiritual Quotient: The Type of Smarts We Don't Learn in School (l) - The understanding of life's purpose is an important but often neglected part of our intelligence.
- Head-to-Head and Heart-to-Heart (l) - Communication is one of the most important processes of human life. Yet in many ways, it is an area with the greatest need for improvement.
- God's Feelings About Emotions (l) - Why did God give us such a vast array of emotions? Can our emotions help us develop strong connections with Him and our fellow man?
- The War Within (l) - How do you handle those inner conflicts.
- Real Men Don't Cry (l) - Society has drilled into our heads that "real men" don't show emotions. Is that really what the Creator intended?
- Keys to a Long, Healthy Life (l) - Let's consider seven important health principles. Practicing these will help you live a longer and healthier life. These principles are backed by extensive research in the health-care field and by the Bible
- What Are Ahmadinejad's Aims? (l) - What's really behind Iran's nuclear program? Is something much bigger at work, something that becomes clear when we look more deeply into the Iranian president's religious beliefs? And does the Bible provide us with understanding regarding the future of the war-torn Middle East?
- Will Humanity Perish in a New Nuclear Age? (l) - In spite of a new 21st-century Cold War and fresh fears of atomic-fueled human extinction, a surprising and sure hope will intervene. But many will suffer first, and all of us face a choice.
- Iran and the Threat of EMP Attack (l) - In the wake of the Iran nuclear deal, the question looms about what Iran might do once it acquires nuclear weapons. Some are sounding the alarm about a dangerous scenario that could fatally wound a nation in an instant.
- Prudent Disaster Preparedness (l) - Experts warn about the possibility of an electromagnetic pulse attack that could knock out electricity over vast regions.
- The New Nuclear Peril (l) - The United States and its global allies face dangerous adversaries armed with nuclear weapons or who will likely possess them soon. How significant are these threats, and how do they play into Bible prophecies about what will occur at the "time of the end"? And what should you do to prepare?
- Today's Arms Race: How Will It End? (l) - America, Russia and China are locked in a new arms race involving unprecedented weapons technology. Will this growing arms race end the human race?
- Calming the Waters (l) - Everyone experiences problems with relationships. What can we do to restore happy, peaceful, respectful ones?
- Battling Empathy Deficit Disorder (l) - Empathy for others is waning. Why? And what should our focus be?
- Violent Video Games Damage Empathy, Study Finds (l) - Violent video games stunt moral development in teenagers.
- Listening--A Lost Art? (l) - Improving our listening skills can improve our relationships as well.
- My Experience With Smoking (l) - Even if many in your family smoked, you don't have to become addicted.
- Europe and the Church, Part 8...Otto the Great, Founder of the First Reich (l) - Almost everybody is aware of the Third Reich, which was meant to last a thousand years, but few today know much about the First Reich, which actually did. Although its origins go back to Charlemagne, the 10th century German Emperor Otto I was instrumental in founding the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
- The Rise and Fall of Empires (l) - With the relative stability the Western world has enjoyed over recent decades, it's hard to imagine that we could be on the verge of another earthshaking shift, a transition from one dominant empire to the next.
- The Life Cycles of Empires: Lessons for America Today? (l) - Perceptive historians recognize that great powers go through a cycle of growth, stability, maturity and decline. Where is America in this cycle? Will we learn from the lessons of history?
- Who's Who in the Empires of the Bible (l) - The Bible mentions a number of kingdoms and empires. This overview will help you understand which played what roles in the history of the Bible -- and in roles yet to come!
- The Parable of the Workers - A Fair Wage From a Fair Employer (l) - One of Christ's parables might strike some of us as unfair, but it holds valuable lessons about God's generosity and our need to stick to the course to the end.
- The Parable of the Workers - A Fair Wage From a Fair Employer (l) - One of Christ's parables might strike some of us as unfair, but it holds valuable lessons about God's generosity and our need to stick to the course to the end.
- The Empty Nest (l) - Society has changed a great deal ever since farming stopped being the norm for families. But how has the family dynamic changed as a result?
- "He has risen!" (l) - Two men ran through the streets of the city, trying to see if it was true.
- The resurrection of Jesus Christ: Miracle of the Ages (l) - After the sudden arrest, illegal trial, conviction and crucifixion of Jesus, His disciples were in shock. Everything they knew was turned upside down--their Master dead, their fellowship in hiding and their hopes crushed. Their time of rejoicing was at an end, and a funereal fog descended on the earliest disciples.
- Inasmuch! (l) - In following Jesus Christ, we must learn to love and care for others by seeing everyone as He does.
- Comfort One Another (l) - God sends hope and comfort in powerful ways -- including through us.
- Encouragement--A Powerful Parenting Tool (l) - Encouragement is a foundational parenting principle--and a priceless gift we can give our children that pays great dividends.
- The Seven Beatitudes of Revelation (l) - The seven beatitudes of Revelation, make it abundantly clear that God wants to give us His "penny," not for our thoughts, but for our actions. And if we have to wait a while, it's worth it -- because after all, there's a blessing. Seven of them!
- Close to God's Heart (l) - When we're feeling the most lonely, God can be close to us. If you're going through trials, know that God is just a prayer away.
- To Whom It May Concern (l) - Depression runs rampant in our modern age, but ours is not the first generation to experience it. Turn to God and ask for His help. He is the greatest encourager of all time.
- Contact With God's People: A Key to Spiritual Success or Failure (l) - The spiritual tool of Christian fellowship - interacting and communicating with other members of God's Church.
- Comfort Zone (l) - What to say and what not to say when your child is upset.
- Barnabas: The Encourager (l) - Have you ever had a friend stand up for you? What about someone who helped and supported you even before you became friends? Barnabas was that kind of person. His life provides some great lessons for us today.
- 10 Things You Can Say to Make Someone's Day (l) - What do you say when a friend is really hurting? Finding the perfect words is never easy, but here are a few possibilities to get you started.
- Overcoming Apathy (l) - There are times in our lives when we lose our way, become stationary and cannot seem to move forward. What can we do?
- Review: Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People (l) - "Magic" phrases that show people how to be positive and encouraging in their lives.
- Blessed are The Merciful for They Shall Receive Mercy! (l) - The best way to correct a mistake is to smother it with mercy.
- A Good Word (l) - Do your words bring joy to others, or do they cause distress?
- "Be of Good Cheer!" (l) - Everyone needs encouragement. Are we following Christ's example in giving this precious gift?
- Proverbs: When People Are Happy (l) - Wisdom that sticks with you - straight from God's Word.
- Proverbs: Words Like Honey (l) - Wisdom that sticks with you - straight from God's Word.
- Don't be a Joy Jabber (l) - Does your response to the moods of others reveal emotional maturity or selfishness?
- When Discouraged, Reflect on God's Miracles (l) - Feeling discouraged? You might have a great source of encouragement right at hand!
- Discipline With Encouragement (l) - Discipline with encouragement may seem like an oxymoron. How could discipline possibly be encouraging? Isn't it always painful and depressing? The answer is no, discipline need not always be that way. Here's why.
- A High Priest Eager to Help Us (l) - Jesus was born not only to make possible forgiveness of the past, but to help us conquer the strongholds of sin, the entrenched habits that are so difficult to dislodge from our lives. He is our merciful High Priest in heaven.
- Words of Encouragement (l) - Even death, this most extreme experience, does not separate us or our loved ones from God's plan or His love
- Steps in Dealing With Grief (l) - Steps in dealing with grief.
- How Can We Endure in Times of Crisis? (l) - How do we keep it together in a world that's falling apart? Where do we turn? Practicing these key steps will help us cope.
- Choose to Be Happy While Encouraging Others (l) - How can we find happiness in discouraging times such as these? One way is through encouraging others.
- Ten Things You Can Say to Make Someone's Day (l) - By offering some words of encouragement, we can help others face their present and future with courage!
- Isn't It About Time You Read the Book? (l) - The Bible makes the remarkable claim of being the inspired Word of God, the divine instruction for mankind. Shouldn't we learn what it has to say?
- Born to Succeed! (l) - When loneliness and depression beat you down, remember, there is Someone to help you up. Don't accept the label "loser," because you were born to succeed!
- Will God Forget the Dead? (l) - Real comfort comes from understanding the truth of God -- that He will not forget the dead, but will resurrect all who are in their graves.
- The Hope of Glory (l) - The Olympic Games represent a striving for excellence in athletic achievement. Paul used them to illustrate another great contest.
- Piggyback (l) - I was touched and inspired watching a father and his young daughter face a challenging quest together.
- Oops! I Made a Mistake! (l) - We all make misteaks (oops, mistakes). How do we respond to our own mistakes? And how do we respond to the mistakes of others? Responding in a godly way is a vital part of Christian character
- Don't Let Praise for Others Pass You By! (l) - A personal experience taught me the power of encouragement.
- Ten Things You Can Say to Make Someone's Day (l) - By offering some words of encouragement, we can help others face their present and future with courage!
- Extending Our Hand to the Grieving, Part Two (l) - Lessons from grief teach some important lessons for living.
- Where Does Evil Come From? How Will It End? (l) - The beauty and wonder of the world assure us there is a loving God. Yet the picture is marred by evil and misery. Where does evil come from? Is God powerless to stop it? Or will it cease to be?
- How Evil Will Be Ended (l) - Though evil permeates our world, we look forward in hope -- to a future day when evil will be gone at last!
- Will 2012 Bring the End of the World? (l) - It is claimed that an ancient Mayan calendar mysteriously ends at the winter solstice in the year 2012. Will that mark the end of human history? TV, magazines, major movie studios, booksellers and dozens of Web sites are fanning the 2012 craze. Does Bible prophecy reveal what's really coming?
- The "Ring of Fire" and the end of the age (l) - No one knows the precise date of the end of the age, but Jesus Christ said there would be general indicators.
- Catastrophic Conditions Presage the End of an Age (l) - Scriptural prophecies of a time of unparalleled severity have gone unfulfilled for around 2,000 and more years. Deeply troubling world events now require us to face them squarely.
- The End of the Age (l) - Jesus Christ spoke of a coming "end of the age." What did He mean? What age did He say would come to an end?
- The Time of the End: The End of What? (l) - The Bible speaks of "the time of the end." But exactly what will come to an end?
- What Is the Time of the End? (l) - Ungodly attitudes will prevent the vast majority of humanity from believing God and the biblical warning signs until all havoc breaks loose. Like the people in Noah's time who laughed and mocked his building an ark, the end of this age will come when the overwhelming majority are unprepared.
- The Destruction of Satan's Kingdom (l) - When will God put an end to wickedness? When will He eliminate Satan's influence? When will man's inhumanity to his fellowman cease?
- A Dangerous and Dying World (l) - Jesus Christ predicted massive religious deception and other conditions that will envelop the world at the end of our age.
- A Solemn Warning to Believers (l) - Although the Bible is clear that no one will know the exact time of Christ's return, both Jesus and Paul said that Christ's followers should be able to recognize the signs leading to it.
- The End of the World: What Does the Bible Say? (l) - Our main focus should be to seek God to be spiritually prepared for the times that are coming. "But keep on the alert at all times," said Jesus, "praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36)
- From the Editor - Good News Magazine Jan/Feb 2003 (l) - Why does God reveal what's going to happen? One reason is so we can be motivated to change. God doesn't want us to be caught on the wrong side of events as they unfold. Some will be, and they will suddenly be trapped like an animal caught in a snare (Luke 21:34-36).
- Titanic: A Lesson For Today (l) - From the publisher: the Titanic is a lesson to be on gurard.
- The Crisis at the Close (l) - The biblical prophet Daniel, as well as Jesus Christ, warned of an unprecedented time of world trouble and turmoil. But when will this time come? And, more important, what does it mean for you?
- World Won't End in "Fire and Ice" (l) - There are times of restoration ahead. It is when we frame our prophetic worldview in the promises and hope of that passage that we can make sense of our world and have a positive view for the future.
- Is 2012 the End of the World? (l) - An ancient Mayan calendar mysteriously ends at the winter solstice in the year 2012. Is this a sign that the Mayans knew that December 2012 is the end of human history? The History Channel, Newsweek magazine, major movie studios, booksellers and dozens of Web sites are fanning the 2012 craze. Should you be building a shelter and stowing away food for the coming disaster?
- Will 2012 Bring the End of the World? (l) - It is claimed that an ancient Mayan calendar mysteriously ends at the winter solstice in the year 2012. Will that mark the end of human history? TV, magazines, major movie studios, booksellers and dozens of Web sites are fanning the 2012 craze. Does Bible prophecy reveal what's really coming?
- 2012 - End of the world? (l) - The end of the world will not come in 2012. The Bible makes this inarguably clear. Yet human beings from time immemorial have set dates for the end.
- Will the World End in 2012? (l) - Much has been said about the world ending in the year 2012 - a fact supposedly revealed in the ancient Mayan calendar. Is there any basis or truth to this or in others who predict the end of the world next year? What does the Bible say about the end of the world? Does it tell us whether the world could or will end in the year 2012
- The End of the World: Is It Real, and If So, What Can You Do About It? (l) - Opinions are split on what will happen in 2012. Will it be the end of the world, or will the doomsday theorists have egg on their faces? Is it even possible that the world could really end?
- Are We Living in the Time of the End? (l) - Many biblical prophecies leave us in no doubt that increasingly cataclysmic events will occur before God's direct intervention in human affairs.
- (l) - Letters from readers of the Good News, Mar/Apr 2003.
- How Close Are We to the End of This Age? (l) - Seventeen percent of Americans believe that the end of the world will happen during their lifetimes." So how close are we to the end?
- Apocalyptic Prophecy - the End of Time? (l) - Or is it the end of the beginning? The popular media portrays apocalyptic prophecy in an overtly negative light. Is this the whole story of God's wonderful plan for restoring peace to the earth?
- Waiting for the "End of the World"? (l) - We are on the very threshold of a brand new millennium. But how does the Bible advise those who count on the "end of the world" around New Year's Day, 2000 ?
- The End of the World: What Does the Bible Say? (l) - Our main focus should be to seek God to be spiritually prepared for the times that are coming. "But keep on the alert at all times," said Jesus, "praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36)
- The Coming End to War (l) - As the world reflects on the great conflict that was the Second World War, two great questions are inescapable: Could it happen again? And will humanity ever find lasting peace?
- Are We Living in the Time of the End? (3/2005) (l) - 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. A series of novels based on biblical end-time prophecies have sold more than 9 million copies. Is there a way to tell if we are nearing the end?
- The Two Witnesses and You (l) - Why will God select two witnesses and what will be offered to them in their moment of greatest need?
- Will Global Economic Turmoil Precede Jesus Christ's Return? (l) - What possible connection could the global marketplace have with Jesus Christ's return? Do you understand the Bible's prophetic links?
- What's Next? A Looming Trade War? (l) - News articles around the world are now focusing on another economic bubble that is bursting before our very eyes.
- Questions and Answers June 2009 (l) - Prepared for the end times? We must remember that the Bible emphasizes looking to God for our physical needs as we seek His Kingdom. Jesus Christ warns us to be vigilant concerning our spiritual state.
- The Acts of Moses, Elijah and the Two Witnesses (l) - Your Bible reveals there will be two witnesses in the end time who will turn the world upside down, testifying for Christ against sin and sinners. Some of the miracles they will perform will parallel those of Moses and Elijah. There's an enlightening lesson in these similarities.
- Is 2012 the End of the World? (l) - An ancient Mayan calendar mysteriously ends at the winter solstice in the year 2012. Is this a sign that the Mayans knew that December 2012 is the end of human history? The History Channel, Newsweek magazine, major movie studios, booksellers and dozens of Web sites are fanning the 2012 craze. Should you be building a shelter and stowing away food for the coming disaster?
- Just What Is the End Time? (l) - Since God has promised to remove all human governments at Christ's return, there is necessarily a "time of the end" or end of the age of man's rule on earth.
- Failed Rapture and Doomsday Prediction - Again (l) - The end of the world didn't happen.
- Remembering the Titanic: Looking Back and Looking Ahead (l) - April 15, 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the most famous peacetime maritime disaster in history -- which was also one of the deadliest. The sinking of the British ocean liner Titanic continues to fascinate people today. And it still holds important lessons for tomorrow.
- Two Seconds After: What Will You Do When Crisis Overtakes the World? (l) - In a time of great crisis, what will you take with you? If you're not already preparing, the one thing that will be most valuable won't be available.
- A Great Time of Trouble (l) - The Bible says "there will be great tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be." Should we be concerned and what, if anything, can we do about it?
- The Worst World War Is Yet to Come (l) - At this 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, we must realize that an even greater global conflict is coming -- with horrors on a scale never before seen.
- Will Humanity Perish in a New Nuclear Age? (l) - In spite of a new 21st-century Cold War and fresh fears of atomic-fueled human extinction, a surprising and sure hope will intervene. But many will suffer first, and all of us face a choice.
- Babylon Stands Against God (l) - Bible prophecy shows a coming superpower called "Babylon the Great" will rise to dominate global events before Jesus Christ returns. God says to His people, "Come out of her . . . don't take part in her sins." What does this mean for you?
- Seven Prophetic End-Time Markers (l) - As there are visible signs of coming weather and seasonal change, so there are signs to look for in world conditions before the soon-coming return of Jesus Christ.
- Are We Living in the Time of the End? (l) - 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. A series of novels based on biblical end-time prophecies have sold more than 9 million copies. Is there a way to tell if we are nearing the end?
- The End of the Age (l) - Jesus Christ spoke of a coming "end of the age." What did He mean? What age did He say would come to an end?
- Biblical Terms for the Coming End of Man's Age (l) - Biblical terms for the coming end of man's age.
- The Time of the End: The End of What? (l) - The Bible speaks of "the time of the end." But exactly what will come to an end?
- The End Time in the Book of Revelation (l) - The end time in the Book of Revelation.
- God's Framework for End-Time Prophecy (l) - God's framework for end-time prophecy.
- Preparing for the End Time (l) - Being ready for the end time.
- Noah and Our Time: A Sobering Parallel (l) - The example of Noah revealed attitudes that would predominate near the end.
- Visions of Judgment: The Horsemen of Revelation (l) - The "four horsemen of the Apocalypse"-- this latter term being the Greek name for the book of Revelation--have intrigued Bible readers for centuries. What do they represent? The implications for mankind are staggering. In this first article of a series, we introduce the overall prophecy and look in detail at the first horseman.
- Graphic: Timeline of End Time Events (l) - The book of Revelation describes Satan's wrath on God's people and God's judgment on humanity as seven seals. Additional passages in Matthew, Daniel and other books add further detail. By piecing together all of these references, we can create a timeline of end-time events, presented here. Feel free to print this chart and stow it in your Bible for reference.
- 7. Instant Worldwide Communications will be Possible at the Time of God's Final Two Witnesses (l) - Another end-time Bible prophecy could not be fulfilled until this era of instant worldwide communications.
- Introduction: Seven Prophetic Signs Before Jesus Return (l) - Previous generations have thought that Jesus Christ would return in their lifetimes, but they were proven wrong. Many people alive today think Christ's return is imminent. Certainly, the Bible contains prophecies that could not have been fulfilled until this generation.
- What did Jesus mean when He said, "This generation will by no means pass away"? (l) - Many are puzzled by Jesus Christ's words, "Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place" (Matthew 24:34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.).
- The Book of Revelation: Timetable for the End Time (l) - The book of Revelation provides the sequence of events at the end of the age, leading up to the return of Christ.
- Threats to Physical Survival (l) - The nuclear menace remains the most obvious threat to human survival. But by no means is it the only one. Authorities cite several ways in which human actions or natural disasters could eliminate most -- if not all -- human life.
- A Sudden and Dangerous Turn of Events (l) - The end time will prove to be so dangerous that, unless God were to intervene, all living things would die.
- The 2020s Are Here (l) - Entering the 2020s, the world continues to spiral out of control, and many wonder if we will ever see lasting peace. A lecture two decades ago from a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a conversation with him after pointed out some of what's needed. We must all do our part -- but human effort alone is not enough. Thankfully, rescue will come!
- The Snare of Sudden Change (l) - Events like the coronavirus pandemic show how quickly things can change. Jesus foretold that end-time events would catch the world off guard. But you can prepare right now.
- (l) - First comes the tribulation, as described in the fifth seal. Next the heavenly signs, described in the sixth seal, occur. After the heavenly signs is the Day of the Lord, the day of God's wrath.
- The Horsemen of Revelation: The Pale Horse of Pestilence (l) - Previous articles in this series covered the meaning of the first three of the horsemen of Revelation -- religious deception, war and famine. What does the fourth, the pale green horse and its rider, signify?
- Visions of Judgment: The Red Horse of War (l) - Worried eyes are fixed upon the Middle East where yet another war seems imminent. What unknown forces will be unleashed should America, Britain and their allies invade Iraq? The horses are saddled and prepared. Will this be the war symbolized by the ominous red horse of Revelation 6?
- Are We Living in the Time of the End? (8/2001) (l) - 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. A series of novels based on biblical end-time prophecies have sold more than 9 million copies. Is there a way to tell if we are nearing the end?
- Coming Calamities: Does God Offer Protection? (l) - Where will you be when terror strikes the nations? Does God offer safety for anyone? Will He care about you when your fellow man doesn't?
- Does History Repeat Itself? The Biblical Verdict (l) - At a time when frightening trends in world conditions require awareness, alertness and the most sober contemplation, millions are dozing all over the globe. The masses also slept serenely at the time of Noah's Flood -- apparently unaware of an impending calamity. Is history repeating itself?
- Mass Media and Bible Prophecy (l) - Several amazing biblical passages fortell the shaping of the world at the time of the end by a powerful web of global media.
- The Apocalyptic Prophetic View: A Coming Time of Great Distress (l) - Verses from the Bible that tell about the "time of the end."
- The Horsemen of Revelation: The Red Horse of War (l) - Approximately 180 million men, women and children were slaughtered in 20th-century wars. The new millennium has continued the trend, with the addition of mass-murder terrorism. What do history and the Bible tell us about the second horseman of Revelation? We continue with our second article in a series about the horsemen of Revelation.
- Krakatoa -- Preparing for the Future? (l) - Just over 120 years ago, a terrible catastrophe occurred that can help us fathom end-time warnings.
- How Close Are We to the End of This Age? (l) - Seventeen percent of Americans believe that the end of the world will happen during their lifetimes." So how close are we to the end?
- Meeting Our Moment of Maximum Jeopardy! (l) - Human survival has been at stake in times long before our own. Mankind has already passed through several periods of extreme crisis. But the one up ahead may just be the granddaddy of them all.
- Visions of Judgment: The Ride of the Fifth Horseman (l) - Most Bible students focus only upon the first four horsemen of Revelation 6. The phrase, "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is synonymous with frightening prophecies. But there is another horseman -- a fifth, whose ride signifies a much different future. This horseman brings the hope and promise of a better age to come.
- Visions of Judgment: The Ride of the Third Horseman -- Famine (l) - With the potential for the food-producing countries to feed the entire globe, it's hard to imagine how famine could grip the earth in the crisis that ends the age. Yet, the third seal opens to a horrifying scene of food scarcity that leads to global famine. How could this happen? What will be the result?
- What Do You Know -- And What Will You Do About It? (l) - America was caught unprepared for the Sept. ll attacks. What does it take for a people to awaken to the urgency of the times.
- The Survival Game: Who Wins? (l) - Mankind's fundamental philosophy towards survival is driving the world towards disaster. Why do so many follow a way that is so destructive? What can - and should - you do to survive?
- A Place Called Megiddo (l) - In northern Israel lies a legendary site, perhaps the world's most contested piece of territory. Bible prophecy tells us it will once again be a focal point for a battle almost beyond comprehension.
- What Is Armageddon? (l) - Most people believe Armageddon is about the end of the world. But what does the Bible actually reveal? Learn the real truth!
- God's Framework for End-Time Prophecy (l) - God's framework for end-time prophecy.
- They Shall Learn War No More! (l) - As threats of catastrophic warfare loom over the world scene, we should focus on God's promises to bring lasting peace and our need to live His way of peace today.
- Will the World End in 2012? (l) - Much has been said about the world ending in the year 2012 - a fact supposedly revealed in the ancient Mayan calendar. Is there any basis or truth to this or in others who predict the end of the world next year? What does the Bible say about the end of the world? Does it tell us whether the world could or will end in the year 2012
- What Is the Time of the End? (l) - Ungodly attitudes will prevent the vast majority of humanity from believing God and the biblical warning signs until all havoc breaks loose. Like the people in Noah's time who laughed and mocked his building an ark, the end of this age will come when the overwhelming majority are unprepared.
- Was Sunday the New Testament Day of Worship? (l) - The New Testament was written over a time of more than 60 years after Jesus' death and resurrection, and nowhere does it show the day of rest being moved to Sunday.
- The Fall of Satan's Kingdom (l) - Satan will not always dominate planet earth. Bible prophecy reveals that an astounding series of events will shake our world as never before and usher in a new age-a 1,000-year era under the rule of the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:10; Luke 21:31)
- Jesus Christ's Life and Death in Prophecy (l) - Thhis explains that the Bible really is TRUTH, that any apparrent discrepancies are merrely accounts that haven't yet been proven by archeology or other scienses.
- Story Flow of the Book of Revelation (l) - Story flow of the book of Revelation.
- Understanding the Return of Christ (l) - People say Jesus will come again, but will He really? How can we know for sure? What does the Bible say conditions will be like when He comes?
- 'This Generation Will Not Pass' (l) - Once all the prophesied world conditions are present, they will not continue indefinitely. World conditions will be so threatening that they cannot continue indefinitely or we would be in danger of extinction.
- 6. The Gospel of the Kingdom will be Preached in the Entire World (l) - In His major end-time prophecy, Jesus answers the question posed by the disciples: "When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?" (Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?).
- The Good News of a World Set Free (l) - "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:9).
- The Coming European Superpower (l) - The dream of a united Europe--dating back to the Roman Empire--seems closer to fulfillment than ever. Bible prophecy reveals what will happen next.
- Berlin - Europe's Future Political Capital? (l) - British correspondent Gerhard Marx visited the German capital in mid-June. Here is his timely historical and prophetic analysis.
- 'When You See These Things, Know That It Is Near...' (l) - Jesus Christ instructed His followers to watch for a sequence of trends and events that would culminate in His second coming at the end of the present age. Are you attentive to the signs of the times?
- How Can You Understand the Rapidly Changing World Scene? (l) - The staff that produces The Good News magazine obviously plays no role in determining either Israeli or American foreign policy. We have no crystal ball to foresee day-to-day or month-to-month occurrences. What we do bring to our readers is basic prophetic insight, based on the Bible, making assessment of significant global events and trends much easier.
- The Handwriting is Still on the Wall (l) - Your Bible tells of a future worldwide conflagration that will affect every living human. This warning remains emblazoned on the walls of prophecy!
- The Crisis at the Close (l) - The biblical prophet Daniel, as well as Jesus Christ, warned of an unprecedented time of world trouble and turmoil. But when will this time come? And, more important, what does it mean for you?
- Asteroid Close Shave (l) - Experts predict that on February 15, 2013, a near-earth asteroid called DA14 will make an uncomfortably close pass by us.
- The Coming of a New Babylon (l) - The European debt crisis still simmers. Are we seeing a geopolitical development long foretold in Bible prophecy emerging before our eyes? What exactly is occurring with this world crisis?
- Noah and Our Time: A Sobering Parallel (l) - The example of Noah revealed attitudes that would predominate near the end.
- Preparing for the End Time (l) - Being ready for the end time.
- Preparing for the End Time (l) - Being ready for the end time.
- Preparing for the End Time (l) - Being ready for the end time.
- Signs of the Times (1310) (l) - What signs did Christ give us of His coming, and how should we be living until these are fulfilled?
- The Survival Game: Who Wins? (l) - Mankind's fundamental philosophy towards survival is driving the world towards disaster. Why do so many follow a way that is so destructive? What can - and should - you do to survive?
- Signs of the End Times (l) - Every generation has its prophets of doom who claim that the end of the world is right around the corner. Christians, who read the Old Testament prophets and the book of Revelation in the New Testament, often lead the charge. Could Jesus come back at any time, or are there events that must happen before He returns?
- Signs of the End Times -- Only Possible in Our Day (l) - Every generation has its prophets of doom who claim that the end of the world is right around the corner. Could Jesus return at any time, or must certain events take place prior to His return?
- Will You Be Ready to Reject the Mark of the Beast? (l) - Where there is prophecy, there is plenty of speculation. People wonder: When will the "end time" be? Who will be the Beast prophesied in Revelation? What nations will comprise that final union the Beast will head, and when will that government arise?
- Will 2012 Bring the End of the World? (l) - It is claimed that an ancient Mayan calendar mysteriously ends at the winter solstice in the year 2012. Will that mark the end of human history? TV, magazines, major movie studios, booksellers and dozens of Web sites are fanning the 2012 craze. Does Bible prophecy reveal what's really coming?
- Does the United States Appear in Bible Prophecy? (l) - Small nations like Egypt, Jordan and Libya are found in Bible prophecies of the time of the end. But what about the major English-speaking countries like the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia? Are they absent from Bible prophecy, or do we just not know where to look?
- A Great Deliverance is Coming (l) - In no way do we wish to minimize or underestimate the troubles prophesied to come on the world. Yet each one of the dark biblical passages quoted at the beginning of this feature has an encouraging conclusion.
- The End of the World: Is It Real, and If So, What Can You Do About It? (l) - Opinions are split on what will happen in 2012. Will it be the end of the world, or will the doomsday theorists have egg on their faces? Is it even possible that the world could really end?
- How Are We to Prepare for Momentous End-Time Events? (l) - God's Word contains many prophecies about dangerous and deadly events that will devastate the world in the days leading up the return of Jesus Christ. It also has words of serious warning to those who believe God and have ears to hear. Notice what God tells us to do, considering the seriousness of the times in which we live.
- After the Chaos: the Times of Refreshing (l) - In a world of troubles and grief, we are all in deep need of physical and spiritual refreshment. Even tougher times are coming, but they're followed by Jesus Christ's reign and His times of refreshing.
- Where Does Evil Come From? (l) - Every day we see and hear of terrible events -- wars, horrifying violence, bloody crimes, government corruption, gross immorality, hypocrisy and more. Where do such things come from? And will they ever end?
- Egypt's Burden (l) - Egypt's importance stretches over thousands of years and will continue through the end of this age.
- A Taste of Chaos to Come (l) - A time of judgment and justice is coming on us. And to be clear, we are not saying we are now experiencing the fulfillment of these prophecies. But we are saying this could well be a foretaste, a wakeup call, of far worse things to come.
- Seven Principles That Lead to Success (l) - None of us wants to fail and there are things we can do to defeat failure. Following these seven steps can lead you on your journey to success!
- Mission Accomplished? Not Yet! (l) - Christ alone has the privilege of bringing out the "Mission Accomplished" banner and stretching it across this earth.
- Longsuffering: A Fusion of Patience and Power (l) - The popular impatiens flowers are so named from seeming to be highly impatient! When their seed pods mature, they explode when touched, sending seeds several yards away. See how this picture illustrates the need for longsuffering, an important fruit of God's Spirit!
- Steady As She Goes (l) - When people know that you are a follower of Jesus Christ, they expect your conduct and behavior to be steady and strong regardless of the circumstances.
- Are Christians Once Saved, Always Saved? (l) - Does the Bible teach the doctrine of "once saved, always saved"? Can it be proven from Scripture?
- Perseverance: Staying With It to the End (l) - Jesus Christ is waiting to say "Well done!" to all His faithful servants who endure life's trials.
- Piggyback (l) - I was touched and inspired watching a father and his young daughter face a challenging quest together.
- Christian Living: Ordeal or Adventure? (l) - An unheralded adventure can lead to the greatest possible triumph.
- The Parable of the Workers - A Fair Wage From a Fair Employer (l) - One of Christ's parables might strike some of us as unfair, but it holds valuable lessons about God's generosity and our need to stick to the course to the end.
- Can Those God Has Forgiven Reject His Grace? (l) - Some people believe that when a person commits his or her life to Jesus Christ, accepting Him as personal Savior, then eternal salvation is totally assured from that moment on, with absolutely no possibility of ever losing it. This is often referred to as "eternal security" or "once saved, always saved." But does the Bible really teach this? Let's examine the Scriptures to understand the truth.
- "Son, You Never Quit" (l) - Three time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's battle for his life teaches a powerful lesson of persistence.
- The Christian Battle (l) - A good soldier knows many battles are always looming on the horizon, so he prepares to handle them one by one.
- Imprisoned and Faithful (l) - Do you feel imprisoned by afflictions and hardships that seem to have no end? If so, how can you stay faithful to God and His way of life?
- How Good Can Come From Suffering (l) - As Christ explained, His followers can expect to suffer. But God sometimes allows us to suffer because pain teaches us to refrain from sin even under the most difficult circumstances.
- Pray for Enemies (l) - When people hang onto anger and seek revenge, no one benefits?
- My Enemy Next Door (l) - How is it possible to love someone you consider your enemy?
- God and Satan: Truth and Life vs. Lies and Murder (l) - The Scriptures draw sharp contrasts between God and Satan that help us better understand the profound differences between their character, motivations, goals and actions.
- Loving Your Enemies (l) - I began my personal journey in learning to love my enemies 13 years ago. Many other people's stories have taught me along the way.
- Russian Resurgence in a Unipolar World (l) - Russia is a superpower no longer, so what is behind President Putin's bold actions toward Hamas, Iran, Eastern Europe and China? Russia will play a critical role in geopolitics and globalization in the 21st century. No longer a superpower, it is still a superplayer.
- (l) - For a mix of reasons, the world's largest energy consumers have joined the biofuel revolution. With fortunes already invested, they are now discovering that it's not the clear winner it once seemed to be. Would you be surprised to learn that God is a factor in whether it succeeds?
- How High Could Gas Prices Rise? (l) - Nations can and do use oil as a weapon.
- World News Review September/October 1999 (l) - World news - Sep/Oct 1999
- World News & Trends: November/December 2009 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. November 2009
- The Science of Why Science Majors Don't Stick With Science (l) - A study from the University of California at Los Angeles finds that nearly 40 percent of college students who pursue a degree in science switch to other subjects or don't obtain a degree at all. Around 60 percent of pre-medical students find themselves in the same situation.
- Scottish Vote Highlights UK Divisions (l) - On Sept. 18, 2014, Scotland's voters decided to remain a part of the United Kingdom -- at least for now. It was a long and emotional campaign. Deep divisions between Scotland and England were exposed. The union remains, but it has taken a beating.
- England's Growing Isolation (l) - As the nations of mainland Europe become tightly bound together politically, economically and militarily, what are the consequences of England's more-independent path?
- (l) - World news - Jan 2000
- World News Review June 2008 (l) - Worle news review for June 2008.
- Two Elizabeths -- A Study in Contrasts (l) - How times have changed! Queen Elizabeth I reigned over one of Britain's greatest periods of growth and increasing power. The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen the disintegration of the British Empire and the considerable decline of Britain as a military power. Why?
- (l) - The behavioral changes in Britain within one century are truly astonishing.
- Britain's Declining Respect for Biblical Values (l) - Traditional values, like basic respect for the rights and dignity of others, are fast disappearing from a society steadily undermined by secularism and growing ignorance of the Bible. How do we rebuild a culture of respect?
- Reengineering Babel (l) - Language is tricky business. Global corporations and the European Union have turned to translation technology to bring breakthroughs in the language barriers laid down at Babel.
- (l) - An overview of conditions around the world.
- (l) - Letters from readers of the Good News magazine, Jul/Aug 2002.
- Is It Anti-American to Criticize the Moral Conduct of the United States? (l) - Is It Anti-American to Criticize the Moral Conduct of the United States? Like our forefathers in ancient Israel, we have an obligation to live up to our heritage and godly calling as a nation.
- Two Nations That Changed the World (l) - Who are the British and American peoples? How do these two great powers - the United States and the nations comprising most of the former British Empire - fit into Bible prophecy?
- America and Britain's Global Reach -- Prophesied in the Bible? (l) - The United States and Britain combined to defeat European tyranny in two world wars, then Iraqi tyranny twice in the last 12 years. Why has it fallen to them to police the world?
- Humanity's Bias Against the Supernatural (l) - One wonders how many nonbelievers in God would remain nonbelievers if they read and studied the Bible and examined the evidence for its accuracy and authenticity.
- Radical Liberalism (l) - Lawyers argue in U.S. courts that pornography falls under the constitutional right of free speech. There is a strong movement to replace Judeo-Christian influences in schools with extreme multiculturalism. Radical feminists denounce concepts of the traditional family. Homosexuals want to totally redefine marriage. What is happening to America?
- Answers from Genesis - Part 4 (l) - We continue exploring the book of Genesis and the common questions asked about it. Here are the answers as we best understand them in light of the Bible.
- Was Enoch Taken to Heaven? (l) - Some people believe Genesis 5:24 and Hebrews 11:5 declare that God took Enoch to heaven. But is that what these verses say?
- Greed Is the News of the Day (l) - A warning for American business leaders: Don't give in to the selfish pulls of personal ambition and vanity. Don't look only at the bottom line of profit or stock value as the measure of success.
- Questions and Answers: I've read from your articles that Jesus Christ will return to establish the Kingdom of God on earth. (l) - Certain verses, like Luke 17:21 and Colossians 1:13, seem to indicate that believers are in the Kingdom now. Could you explain what these verses mean?
- Take Time for Hospitality! (l) - There's more to the art of hospitality than hosting dinner parties. What does the Bible say about being hospitable, and how can you become a better host -- regardless of budget?
- Keep It Simple, Warm and Cozy (l) - For the most part, entertaining was something I endured - rather than enjoyed - until I learned several basic lessons.
- How to Choose a Good Movie (l) - Almost everyone enjoys seeing a movie on occasion. But how does it affect you? More importantly, how do you decide which ones to see?
- Amusement Addiction: Society's Unhealthy Obsession With Entertainment (l) - Our society is obsessed with entertainment. Kids and adults alike seem attached to their MP3 players, PDAs, remote controls and other electronic devices. Newscasters and college lecturers have replaced "newsy" messages with more entertaining approaches. Is that bad? What steps can we take to keep from becoming addicted to entertainment?
- World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2003 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. January/February 2003.
- Alternative Entertainment 101 (l) - So what are you going to do Saturday night? Another DVD? Another movie? Time to think outside the block, buster!
- Virginity: Is It Worth It? (l) - Many people mistakenly think everyone is having sex before marriage, but the facts show otherwise -- with good cause.
- Choosing Movies and Music: What's Going Into Your Mind? (l) - Young people just want to have fun. But how should one decide what kind of music to listen to and which movies and television shows to watch?
- Do You Lack Enthusiasm? (l) - The secret of staying young of heart is found in this article. Learn it well.
- Kitchen Table Economics (l) - There are times when households reach the end of their financial resources and have to declare bankruptcy. Their income cannot meet their debts. Has America come to such a defining moment?
- Washington's Budget Impasse: the Overlooked Significance (l) - The vast majority of commentators decried the government shutdown and warned of dire consequences.
- What's Behind America's Growing Dependency Society? (l) - Has America become a nation dependent on government handouts? The evidence increasingly points that way.
- A High Priest Eager to Help Us (l) - Jesus was born not only to make possible forgiveness of the past, but to help us conquer the strongholds of sin, the entrenched habits that are so difficult to dislodge from our lives. He is our merciful High Priest in heaven.
- Pointers for a Successful Start-Up (l) - Tips on starting a business.
- Starting a Small Business—Even in Tough Times (l) - Here are the stories of four people who own and operate their own businesses.
- Who Will Turn the Earth Green? (l) - When God made the first human being--Adam--and placed him in a garden in Eden, He instructed him to "tend and keep it". We could call Adam the human race's first environmentalist. His job was to take care of the garden where God had placed him.
- Global Warming or Global Cooling? (l) - Global warming (or is it global cooling?) has become a hugely contentious issue.
- Going Green: The Story Behind the Story (l) - Global warming has become a major concern of many environmentalists. Will mankind's efforts to protect our planet be successful?
- Seeing Through the Trees (l) - One man in the jungle, working with a plan that involves trees, monkeys, bugs, roots and vines. Not too close to the trees to truly see the forest; and beyond the forest to future generations.
- The Population Bomb Keeps Ticking Away (l) - Should we celebrate that the world's population now tops six billion-or should we be alarmed? The population explosion portends problems that may crescendo into the end of this present age!
- World News Review - Nov 1998 (l) - World news - Nov 1998
- Fishy Drugs (l) - Drugs washing into waterways may be impacting fish populations.
- Superdisasters: Growing Weather Danger? (l) - Recent massive storms have brought dramatic increases in deaths and damages. What's behind this deadly trend?
- Imagine Such a World (l) - Beyond the chaotic darkness of today's society, a beacon of hope brightly shines. A new age is coming to set right all that is wrong. Can you see it? Hold on to the vision.
- Wrestling--in Prayer (l) - In hearing our prayers God sometimes makes decisions we wouldn't normally expect.
- The Book of Revelation: History and Prophecy (l) - Many people view Revelation, sometimes called the Apocalypse, as a mysterious book of strange symbols and images. Yet is has a clear and definite historical background.
- He Set Ephraim Before Manasseh (l) - As memories of the British Empire fade into the distant past, many think the United States is Ephraim and Britain Manasseh. There are sound historical reasons for this not being the case.
- COVID-19 and Rampant Fear (l) - The Bible foretells a rise of disease epidemics and other calamities, but it also foretells mass panic. Put your trust where you should and don't give in to fear.
- Could It Happen Again? (1998) (l) - Could conditions soon be ripe for disease epidemics?
- 10 Million AIDS Orphans: A Disaster for Africa (l) - AIDS has taken a terrible toll and the plague is far from over. What will stop the horror?
- World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 1998 (l) - Overview of world events. January/February 1998.
- Teen Sex: The Silent Epidemic That's Killing Our Kids (l) - Sweeping the world, this silent epidemic is largely ignored by most Western governments -- except for misguided programs that often make this devastating problem even worse. Most parents have little idea how bad this epidemic is, much less how to fight it -- yet solid biblical solutions exist.
- Disasters to Hit the United States (l) - The United States has faced its greatest national health emergencies in the past five years. What do they show about America's ability to handle national disasters? What is yet to come?
- Swine Flu Incites Fear of Pandemic (l) - Fear! Health alert! Pandemic! These are the alarming words in the headlines as the world begins to address the outbreak of a new strain of swine flu virus. Are we on the verge of the oft-predicted next great pandemic of flu that could kill millions?
- Another Apocalyptic Threat to Humankind (l) - Disease epidemics are prophesied in the book of Revelation.
- Plagues on the Horizon? (l) - A new report warns of antibiotic resistance increasing to the point where antibiotics are no longer effective. Scripture also warns of growing pestilence, but it further assures us of a hope-filled future time when the need for antibiotics is no more.
- Profiles of Faith: James: Half Brother of Jesus (l) - James understood that only by obeying God's laws can mankind experience true freedom- freedom from want, sorrow and suffering, from the degrading and painful consequences of sin. He encourages each of us to be a "doer of the law" (James 4:11).
- Radical Liberalism: What's the Harm? (l) - Lawyers argue in U.S. courts that pornography falls under the constitutional right of free speech. There is a strong movement to replace Judeo-Christian influences in schools with extreme multiculturalism. Radical feminists denounce concepts of the traditional family. Homosexuals want to totally redefine marriage. What is happening to America?
- Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite! (l) - More than 200 years ago these three French words reverberated through the streets of Paris during the French Revolution. If only every society could truly practice the biblical version of liberty, equality and brotherhood! Yet the time is coming when they will.
- All Men Are Created Equal (l) - All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Here in one sentence is a summation that God would desire each of us to have the same start in life.
- Christianity: Burden or Blessing to Mankind? (l) - Christianity has been under increasing assault from those who believe it to be a source of oppression, ignorance, prejudice and superstition. But the facts show that Christianity has had the most beneficial influence on humanity of any religion or philosophy in history!
- Is Liberty a God-Given Right? (l) - Is every individual born with great personal freedom as a gift from our Creator God? It's a topic that most people have not tried to analyze, and it is a little confusing. (This is the first article in a series on the God-given rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.")
- No Jew and No Gentile (l) - In God's Kingdom there will be no discrimination based on race, gender, culture, social status or anything else. We will be judged solely on our obedience to Him in this life.
- Intelligence Failure -- From Listening to the Wrong People? (l) - Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq have both been partially blamed on bad intelligence. It came as no surprise to this World News and Prophecy writer.
- A Crucial Factor in Producing Fruit: Eradicate the Weeds of Sin (l) - Victory requires understanding the enemy. In our spiritual warfare, the enemy is us! Raw human nature is like a field taken over by noxious weeds. We must eradicate the weeds and replace them with God's Spirit so we can produce much good fruit!
- Can We Believe the Bible? (A) (l) - Clear evidence exists that the Bible is indeed a genuine account of real persons, real places and real events recorded centuries ago and preserved for us today. What is some of that evidence?
- Erdogan's Grand Vision for Turkey and the Arab World (l) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's actions and words confirm his country's independence in determining its foreign affairs. What course is he charting for Turkey's future?
- Will the World See a New Caliphate? (l) - What can we expect will happen as Islamists take charge in the nations of the Arab uprisings? Turkey and other experiments in Muslim democracy give us some precedent. And on the horizon, the Islamist dream looms -- a restored empire of Islam. What does this mean for the future of the Middle East and the world?
- Turkish-KurdishTensions Reach Boiling Point (l) - In an already unstable region, a divided Turkey opens the door for insurgents like ISIS to take further root.
- Fallout From Turkey's Failed Coup (l) - Since 1923, following the successful Turkish War of Independence after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire of the Turks in World War I, the Republic of Turkey was organized according to the vision of one man -- Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
- On the European Union Menu: Turkey (l) - Though many in Europe oppose Muslim Turkey's admission to the European Union, the EU has agreed to begin official negotiations. Where will this lead? What does Bible prophecy reveal?
- Pros and Cons of E-readers (l) - While E-readers and tablets offer a convenient alternative to carrying around stacks of books... a new study finds that for certain aspects of comprehension, you may be better off with a paper book.
- The Different Kinds of Love Mentioned in the Bible (l) - The New Testament uses several words translated "love." Understanding their meanings helps us better comprehend God's expectations of us.
- The Future of Jerusalem (l) - Jerusalem, although holy to three major religions, is a city of seemingly endless strife with no equitable solutions. What does the future hold for this long-troubled city?
- Don't Sell Out For Soup (l) - How can we equip ourselves to withstand all of life's temptations?
- The Sons of Abraham (l) - The towering historical figures behind three religions -- Moses, Jesus Christ and Muhammad -- were all direct descendants of Abraham.
- "Ready, Aim - Peace! (l) - Learn how to administer justice and long-term peace in a new realm. We present a scenario from today's news and ask you, "What would you do?"
- Amusement Addiction: Society's Unhealthy Obsession With Entertainment (l) - Our society is obsessed with entertainment. Kids and adults alike seem attached to their MP3 players, PDAs, remote controls and other electronic devices. Newscasters and college lecturers have replaced "newsy" messages with more entertaining approaches. Is that bad? What steps can we take to keep from becoming addicted to entertainment?
- Knowledge and Understanding - Or Meaningless Information (l) - The inspired Word of God stands as the solid source of all right knowledge. The Bible provides the proper framework of the essential knowledge through which all other useful information is properly understood.
- Women of Valor: Queen Esther and Queen Elizabeth (l) - Biblical and later history offer lessons of convicted, courageous and wise leadership.
- Men and Women of Steel and Velvet (l) - When should we show tenderness and bigheartedness -- the "velvet" qualities? And when should we be like steel -- firm and resolute?
- Esther: A Woman of Faith and Courage (l) - The Bible offers Christians many examples of faith from which we can learn and be encouraged. One of the most remarkable examples is that of Queen Esther.
- Profiles of Faith - Esther: A Queen Offers Her Life For Her People (l) - Like faithful, Mordecai and Esther, we should have godly, loving faith built on a loving, trusting relationship with God.
- God Hasn't Told Me to Leave (l) - "Haiti" can be a state of mind. Life can seem out of control, threatening to overwhelm you. And, right now, all you know is that you want a "one-way ticket" out of despair.
- Questions and Answers: "Will I Go to Heaven When I Die?" (l) - Look in Matthew 25:41,46 to see Jesus Christ's view on final judgment for the believers and the unbelievers. Jesus plainly declares an eternal punishment for the unbelievers and also that the righteous will live forever in heaven with God.
- Does the Bible Speak of Hellfire That Lasts Forever? (l) - A plain and simple meaning of Matthew 25:46 that reconciles with the rest of the Bible is that the wicked are cast into a fire that annihilates them, renders them forever extinct.
- Are Some Tortured Forever in a Lake of Fire? (l) - Satan, a spirit being, will indeed suffer torment long after the wicked are burned to ashes. The evil angels-demons-will share with Satan his torment (Matthew 25:41). The beast and false prophet will have ceased to exist.
- The Spread of Freedom: Foretaste for the Entire World? (l) - In recent months we've witnessed a trend away from oppression and toward freedom in some countries. Encouraging though this is, it doesn't compare with what God has in store for the entire world!
- Editorial: Life is Fragile (l) - It was one of those moments when I felt overwhelmed by the vastness of the universe. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life?
- Jesus Christ's Resurrection: Leading the Way for Others (l) - Why does modern Christianity consistently portray Jesus Christ as dead on the cross? Could it be that many really don't grasp the importance of His resurrection and what it means for us?
- Describing the Indescribable (l) - Paul begins to paint a picture of what God gave him to see as he stood on the threshold of eternity and peeked in.
- The Kingdom of Heaven (l) - Is it more than just a movie? Is it fact or fiction?
- Peeking Into Eternity (l) - Can we come to appreciate how God through Jesus Christ has torn down every negative "no" to show us that there is much more beyond our world of limitations?
- Hope of the Resurrection - Part One (l) - If a man dies, shall he live again? If loved ones die, will you see them again?
- The Value of God (l) - Do you value God? Does He value you? How does God show how much you are worth to Him?
- Your Down Payment on Divinity (l) - Two billion Christians desire to live forever, but do they really know how it will come about? God's divine secret includes a down payment on divinity, now no longer a secret.
- Here's How You Can Be Part of the Greatest Adventure (l) - What motivates you? Does the opportunity for adventure excite you? If so, coming soon is an adventure you won't want to miss. It will pale into insignificance every past exploit or achievement and will completely surpass anything you have ever imagined!
- What Did God Plan "Before Time Began"? (l) - It's difficult for us to comprehend the concept of "before time began," much less what took place then. But Scripture reveals that God laid out His amazing purpose and plan for mankind before time began!
- Is Belief All That's Required for God's Gift of Salvation? (l) - Eternal life is God's gift, not something any of us deserve or can in any way earn. But does God set conditions for us to receive this gift? It's vitally important to your relationship with God and to your future that you understand!
- Blessings: They Are Free (l) - How aware are you of the blessings God has given you and what should be your response?
- The Everlasting Kingdom of God (l) - What is the Kingdom of God that it should be our highest priority in life?
- The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest (l) - Pentecost serves as an annual reminder that our Creator still works miracles, granting His Spirit to the firstfruits of His spiritual harvest, empowering them to carry out His work in this world.
- The Passover: Why Did Jesus Christ Have to Die? (l) - Keeping the Passover each year reminds us that God is the forgiver of sin who grants us eternal life in His Kingdom through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Passover. This observance is a memorial of our Creator's continuing role in humanity's salvation.
- How You Can Enter the Kingdom (l) - We can turn to God for forgiveness and reconciliation through Jesus Christ and begin to live by the laws of the Kingdom of God as taught by Jesus Christ.
- How Are We 'Translated Into the Kingdom'? (l) - We, as modern-day saints, also exchange systems of government when we are converted. We now give our allegiance and obedience to the Kingdom of God, even though that Kingdom has not yet fully come.
- Did Elijah Go to Heaven? (l) - A careful reading of the Scriptures shows that Elijah's miraculous removal in a fiery chariot involved transporting him to another location in the area, not to eternal life in heaven.
- Paul's Desire to "Depart and Be With Christ" (l) - The interval from Paul's last thought as a human being to the time of his seeing Christ in the resurrection will seem instantaneous, since the Bible shows that the dead know nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5). This is why Paul wrote as he did in his letter to the Philippians.
- The Resurrection: God's Answer to Life After Death (l) - Would a merciful God inflict excruciating pain and torment on human beings for millions and millions of years-throughout all eternity? Could the great Creator God of the universe be that unfeeling and uncaring? Even though "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23), the God of love, justice and mercy has no desire to see anyone, even the incorrigibly wicked, suffer in agony for all eternity.
- Are Some Tortured Forever in a Lake of Fire? (l) - Satan, a spirit being, will indeed suffer torment long after the wicked are burned to ashes. The evil angels-demons-will share with Satan his torment (Matthew 25:41). The beast and false prophet will have ceased to exist.
- Your Awesome Future (l) - The Bible reveals that the best that man can experience lies beyond the grave. It shows us that converted Christians will inherit eternal life at the resurrection and that death will never again lay a claim on them.
- Salvation Is Entrance Into the Kingdom of God (l) - Typically, Jesus' mission to earth is characterized something like, "Jesus came to die for us so we can have salvation." But to leave the purpose of Christ at this is incomplete.
- Does God Set Conditions on His Gift of Eternal Life? (l) - Can we do things -- or not do things -- that will disqualify us from receiving the gift of eternal life?
- Introduction: The Road to Eternal Life (l) - What the Bible reveals on the vital subject of eternal life.
- The rich man in mental torment (l) - What did the rich man do next? "Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame'" (Luke 16:24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.).
- God's Great Purpose for All Mankind (l) - The unimaginably good news is that every human being will have the chance to enter the family of God, receive divine glory and live forever as the same kind of beings the Father and Christ now are.
- God's Plan of Redemption (l) - God's Plan of Redemption
- The History of the Immortal-Soul Teaching (l) - Secular history reveals that the concept of the immortality of the soul is an ancient belief embraced by many pagan religions. But it is not a biblical or apostolic teaching.
- The Promise of Life After Death (l) - Would a merciful God inflict excruciating pain and torment on human beings for millions and millions of years-throughout all eternity? Could the great Creator God of the universe be that unfeeling and uncaring? Even though "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23), the God of love, justice and mercy has no desire to see anyone, even the incorrigibly wicked, suffer in agony for all eternity.
- The Grandeur of Almighty God (l) - When the prophets of the Old Testament Scriptures and the apostles of the New Testament experienced God, to a man they saw themselves as utterly inadequate in comparison.
- Jesus Christ, Our Merciful High Priest (l) - Both the Father and Son are actively involved in fulfilling Their purpose of bringing others into the divine family. It's your destiny. Will you repent and accept this marvelous calling?
- Understanding God Through Christ (l) - The image of God is what makes man unique among all His physical creation. This is what renders men, women and children truly human.
- What Does Christ's Resurrection Teach Us? (l) - The apostle Paul tells us that "flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 15:50). So Christ's resurrection to eternal life was to a glorified spirit body (Philippians 3:21), of the same divine essence as the Father.
- "It Is Appointed for Men to Die Once" (l) - It is obvious, however, that our bodies weren't designed to last forever. As Hebrews 9:27 tells us, "it is appointed for men to die once ..."
- Promise and Covenants: A Prophetic Legacy (l) - Explains the significance of the promises God made to the Gentiles.
- The Essence of the 'Everlasting Gospel' (l) - A remarkable relationship exists between Jesus Christ and those who will share responsibilities with Him in the Kingdom of God.
- Grace: How God Interacts With Us (l) - God's attitude and approach of loving care and concern-even correction for us is summed up in the term grace.
- The Need for a New Covenant (l) - The New Covenant is God's commitment to give His people His Spirit so they can obey Him.
- Our Final Transformation (l) - If we have God's Spirit, what is our destiny when Jesus returns? A final transformation to glorious, immortal spirit bodies.
- "The Firstborn From the Dead" (l) - The apostle Paul referred to Jesus Christ as "the firstborn from the dead." If He is "first," what does that mean? The obvious answer is that others will follow. You need to understand what the Bible says about this crucial subject!
- Millennium (l) - Learn what God's Elect will do during the Millennium.
- Seven Reasons Why Jesus Was Born (l) - Why did Jesus have to be born, and to die? Here are seven reasons.
- What Does the Bible Say About the Immortal Soul? (l) - Many people think the Bible says we have an immortal soul destined, at death, for heaven, hell or purgatory. What does the Bible say?
- Thy Kingdom Come (l) - Jesus Christ instructed His followers to pray, "Thy kingdom come" (King James Version). In its long-term effects this prayer is the most important request a person could make -- asking God the Father that His Kingdom would become a reality. Three of Christ's disciples were given a special preview of the Kingdom of God commonly known as the transfiguration. What does it mean for true Christians today?
- God's Vision for You (l) - In God's master plan everyone is created with many things in common. Yet each is distinct from any other human being.
- Why Were You Born? (vcm) (l) - Time and chance have a part in who we are. But God is not so concerned about where we came from as where we can go.
- If a Billionaire Was Coming to Your Town... (l) - What do we really want in life? Are we looking for it in the right places?
- Do You Know Why Christ Died? (l) - Christians generally agree that Jesus Christ died for their sins. But how many really understand the significance of that sacrifice?
- What Does God Require for Eternal Life? (l) - God promises eternal life to all who believe in and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. But do we have any responsibility beyond believing?
- What is Salvation? (l) - Millions of professing Christians believe they are "saved." But from what are they saved? How and when does salvation take place? Let's cut through the confusion and understand the truth.
- "All Those in the Tombs Will Hear His Voice' (l) - Jesus made a number of puzzling references to a future resurrection -- puzzling, that is, if we try to reconcile them with the traditional view of heaven and hell.
- Can Science Give Us Eternal Life? (l) - Man has made great strides in technology and medicine, raising the hope that human immortality may be just around the corner. How have these advances come about, and what do they mean for you?
- The Quest for Immortality (l) - The desire to prolong life or find the key to preserving life forever goes back a long way. But the real answer goes back further than even the ancient Chinese or Egyptians.
- God's Plan for Eternity (l) - God has a better plan for eternity than most realize; and it's available to everyone.
- (l) - recommended reading on the subject of eternal life
- Grace, Works and Obedience (l) - Some are confused because Jesus clearly expects us to produce fruit.
- The Giver of Life (l) - When you understand that God is the Lifegiver who created man for His own special purpose, with the potential of immortality, life takes on meaning far greater than the empty purposelessness inherent in a faith in evolution.
- Introduction: The Road to Eternal Life (l) - What the Bible reveals on the vital subject of eternal life.
- Introduction: The Road to Eternal Life (l) - What the Bible reveals on the vital subject of eternal life.
- Will a Loving God Punish People Forever in Hell? (l) - Why are so many willing to accept the idea that the God they worship would willingly inflict a burning punishment on a great multitude of people who die every single day?
- The Penalty for Unrepentant Sinners (l) - Do sinners go to hell?
- A Kinder, Gentler Hell? (l) - As opinions about Hell have changed over the years, so have the teachings of many churches. But what does the Bible say?
- Person of the Year (l) - What if we created annually a list of the "Ten Best-Lived Lives?"
- Can Those God Has Forgiven Reject His Grace? (l) - Some people believe that when a person commits his or her life to Jesus Christ, accepting Him as personal Savior, then eternal salvation is totally assured from that moment on, with absolutely no possibility of ever losing it. This is often referred to as "eternal security" or "once saved, always saved." But does the Bible really teach this? Let's examine the Scriptures to understand the truth.
- Is the Bible Still Relevant in the 21st Century? (l) - In this modern world, are the Scriptures worth reading?
- The Alpha and the Omega and Eternity (l) - Why do seemingly civilized people seethe with unreasonable hatred? America wastes its time and energy to try to understand why it is hated. What does the truth mean to you?
- A Long Time From Now in a Galaxy Far, Far Away... (l) - Science fiction movies portray intelligent life already living on other planets and in other galaxies. Could it be true? If not, then why did God create such a vast universe?
- Editorial: Life is Fragile (l) - It was one of those moments when I felt overwhelmed by the vastness of the universe. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life?
- Peeking Into Eternity (l) - Can we come to appreciate how God through Jesus Christ has torn down every negative "no" to show us that there is much more beyond our world of limitations?
- To All Who Love His Appearing (l) - Nearly 2,000 years ago, people traversed the paths of the known world at great risk telling a story that had changed their lives and that they hoped would change the lives of others.
- Introduction: Heaven and Hell (l) - Most religions teach that good people go to some sort of paradise, usually heaven, after they die. Many who profess Christianity believe the wicked will burn forever in hell. I that correct? Join us on a journey through the pages of history and your Bible. You may find the answers quite surprising!
- Fixing Our Eyes on Eternity (l) - How do we endure the challenges of this life? By God enabling us to look beyond today to what lies ahead.
- I Go to Prepare a Place for You (l) - As we focus on eternity before us, we need to understand where we're headed, what makes it possible, and the encounter that awaits us.
- Eternity on Display (l) - Scripture presents us with an awesome picture of the culmination of our lifelong journey -- our ultimate future with God.
- Living in the Light of Eternity/Today! (l) - As we conclude our series on eternity, we see that the Light shining from the beginning to endless end must shine in and through us -- forever and now.
- The Godly Gift of "Forever Eyes" (l) - "Forever eyes" see the vision that Paul so vividly describes -- the Kingdom of God.
- (l) - For a mix of reasons, the world's largest energy consumers have joined the biofuel revolution. With fortunes already invested, they are now discovering that it's not the clear winner it once seemed to be. Would you be surprised to learn that God is a factor in whether it succeeds?
- The Founder of the Situation Ethics Movement (l) - An Anglican theologian developed situation ethics in the 1960s after critiquing legalism and antinomianism.
- Situation Ethics = Pig + Lipstick (l) - Would you ever kiss a pig? What if the pig were wearing lipstick? From a distance it might look a little better. But when you got closer, you'd find the same dirty, smelly pig.
- In the News... April 2009 (l) - Items in the news - April 2009
- Right Values: Light in an Age of Confusion (l) - As the 20th century draws to a close, many wonder what happened to the values that brought us through a tumultuous century - and worry about what lies ahead.
- The Erosion of Our Moral Ozone (l) - Michael Josephson, founder and president of the Josephson Institute of Ethics and a founder of the Character Counts Coalition, describes the devastating erosion of moral values and its tragic consequences.
- Current Events & Trends- July/August 2018 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the July/August 2018 issue of Beyond Today.
- A Personal View of the Kosovo Conflict (l) - During the Kosovo war I've seen reports from people close to the conflict. Some of the reports are emotional and present points of view that are not orthodox, conventional, politically correct or even credible.
- Christian Leadership Should be Y2K Compatible (l) - F. W. de Klerk speaks about what future leaders will have to cope with in the next millennium.
- (l) - Europe is a patchwork quilt of ethnic groups, many demanding their own independence. The European makes their independence possible.
- Any Room at the Inn? (l) - Would I have opened my door to save the life of another person?
- Jamestown's Significance for Americans 400 Years On (l) - Four centuries ago the first English settlers arrived in Virginia, establishing a colony that laid a foundation for the future United States of America. What are the lessons of Jamestown 400 years later?
- Afghanistan: What's Behind a Seemingly Unwinnable War? (l) - Many on both sides of the Atlantic are saying the Afghan conflict - which has already lasted twice as long as World War I - is unwinnable. Why are the allies finding it so difficult to win this war in a backward third world country?
- The Lost Art of R.S.V.P. (l) - As a way to help make your friendships last, put into practice this important aspect of etiquette.
- The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door (l) - "So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European Union really acting in Britain's and the world's best interests?
- Current Events & Trends: January/February 2024 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the January/February 2024 issue of Beyond Today.
- World News and Trends - May/Jun 2005 (l) - An Overview of conditions around the world. May/June 2005.
- Britain and Europe: The Cross-Channel Gap Grows (l) - Britain has never been remotely satisfied with the politics of Europe.
- EU President Says Won't Punish UK for Brexit (l) - In late March British Prime Minister Theresa May sent a formal letter to the head of the European Union stating that the United Kingdom will be officially withdrawing from the EU. The British citizens voted to leave in 2016, and now the government is making it official. The process will still take a few years along with a negotiation period.
- World News Review August 2006 (l) - World news review - Sept 2006.
- The World's Number One Exporting Nation (l) - The United States owes its historical dominance to being the world's biggest exporting nation. It no longer holds that position. The country that does is set to play a more dominant role in world affairs.
- Erdogan's Grand Vision for Turkey and the Arab World (l) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's actions and words confirm his country's independence in determining its foreign affairs. What course is he charting for Turkey's future?
- Current Events & Trends - September/October 2024 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the September/October 2024 issue of Beyond Today.
- The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door (l) - "So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European Union really acting in Britain's and the world's best interests?
- The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door (l) - "So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European Union really acting in Britain's and the world's best interests?
- Current Events & Trends - March/April 2022 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the March/April 2022 issue of Beyond Today.
- The Ironies Behind the Hampton Court Summit (l) - An EU summit was hosted by the British prime minister at Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII's home in the 16th century. While Henry severed Britain's tie to Europe, recent British governments have increasingly committed themselves to European unity.
- Reengineering Babel (l) - Language is tricky business. Global corporations and the European Union have turned to translation technology to bring breakthroughs in the language barriers laid down at Babel.
- Beliefs Have Consequences (l) - Evolution leaves mankind blind to our purpose, wandering and wondering in the dark.
- Women of Faith (l) - Of all the faithful listed in Hebrews 11, only two are women: Sara and Rahab the harlot. But are there other faithful women in the scriptures and, if so, what can we learn from their examples?
- (l) - The following questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- Eurabia: A Voice Cries Out in Defense of Europe's Heritage (l) - With birthrates among traditional Europeans in decline while population growth in Europe's Muslim communities soar, one European voice asks whether Europe wants to preserve its cultural and religious identity.
- Is America in Financial Decline? (l) - The turn of the year saw a rapid decline in the value of the American dollar as international confidence in the United States and its currency declined. What is the meaning of this for Americans, and what does it portend for the future?
- Germany's Rising Economic and Political Power (l) - Germany, not the United States, is the world's biggest single exporting nation. The German-dominated European Union is the world's biggest single market. Additionally, the German-based euro is increasingly the international currency of choice. Few realize how significant these economic factors are.
- The Euro Celebrates Its 10th Birthday (l) - The world's most ambitious currency union in modern times has reached a milestone some critics predicted would never happen.
- Could a Greek Tragedy Bring Down the Euro? (l) - In the last few weeks the euro has declined in value as fears over Greece's debt problems fueled international speculation. Could Greece's problems lead to the demise of the common European currency?
- The Morning Star of Prophecy (l) - There are times when one sees a flash of light that clearly defines the prophetic landscape. I wonder if this is such a time.
- Germany and the Euro: What Will Be the Ultimate Outcome? (l) - A severe crisis often results in economic and political disaster, but it can also foster an opportunity for exercising much greater control, especially for an economically strong and dominant country like Germany. Does the Bible indicate where the current crisis (and others like it to follow) could eventually take Europe?
- Brussels' Millstone Turned Slowly" (l) - An old German proverb says that God's millstone turns slowly. Over the years the pace of developments within the European Union has also been slow, but things are changing.
- The Euro Crisis - an Unrealized Opportunity for the European Union (l) - The bailout crisis continues unabated as Greece, Portugal and Ireland (and perhaps less so Spain and Italy) experience serious financial difficulties.
- "Will the Euro Collapse?" (l) - Some great factor - quite possibly the economic crisis that is increasingly shaping up in Europe - will force the transformation of the European Union into a new, more tightly integrated and powerful alliance.
- Germany Pushes on While France Threatens the Euro (l) - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany continues to be the West's most successful political leader. John Peet, The Economist's European editor, reported that "in Europe it will be Germany that calls the tune" ("Wait for Angela," The World in 2013).
- Scottish Vote Highlights UK Divisions (l) - On Sept. 18, 2014, Scotland's voters decided to remain a part of the United Kingdom -- at least for now. It was a long and emotional campaign. Deep divisions between Scotland and England were exposed. The union remains, but it has taken a beating.
- Reflections On Mitteleuropa (l) - Borders have become almost meaningless in western Europe...
- World News Review March 1999 (l) - World news - March 1999
- The Battle of the Giants -- Who Will Win? (l) - Seemingly unnoticed, a titanic battle is underway between the world's most powerful economies. U.S. overspending and a calculated gamble to take advantage of a devalued dollar is forcing other nations -- the EU included -- to pay the tab.
- Oskar Lafontaine (l) - Radical reforms: a personality to watch
- Book Review-Euro Crash 2007 (l) - What happens is Europe doesn't get the Euro in gear? German economist,Bruno Hollnagel,pens a scary scenario in his book Euro Crash 2007 - the Count Down Has Started.
- The Euro and War (l) - Could Europe's new currency unit, the Euro,and the ecomonic unit behind it have unexpected and dangerous side effects?
- The Euro: Crucial Step for a Future Superpower? (l) - In January, 11 nations lauched the Euro, the new European currency. What does this critical event mean for the rest of the world?
- Europe's New Money (l) - The biggest currency experiment in all history starts at the end of the year when the euro becomes the official common currency of 12 European nations. But are the new bills and coins all that are being exchanged?
- How Soon Will Britain Embrace the Euro? (l) - There are many confusing signals in the British press as to the character and timing of the government's intentions toward joining the European currency.
- World News Review December 1998 (l) - World News Review - Dec. 1998
- Just What Is Happening in Europe? (l) - Prophecies in Daniel 2 can help us make sense of the rapid changes in Europe. Here are some things to watch.
- (l) - What other publications have said about the new European currency.
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 1998 (l) - brief synopsis of world events
- The Euro Is Here! (l) - But will the Euro last?
- World News Review Jun 2002 (l) - World news review. June 2002.
- The Euro-Implications for England and America (l) - The strengthening push for full political union, following monetary union.
- Europe at the Crossroads-What Does It Mean? (l) - The introduction of the euro coincides with the joint declaration of the European Union nations at the recent summit at Laeken, Belgium. These benchmark events will affect your life, long term-in ways you may not have envisioned.
- Book Review-Euro Crash 2007 (l) - What happens is Europe doesn't get the Euro in gear? German economist,Bruno Hollnagel,pens a scary scenario in his book Euro Crash 2007 - the Count Down Has Started.
- Integration or Disintegration: The Stark Choice Facing the EU (l) - The growing debt crisis in Europe is straining the monetary union and even the European Union itself. Europe has arrived at a crossroads. Which way will it turn?
- Planet Hunters: The Search for Life in Outer Space (l) - Using incredible technological advancements, astronomers are expanding their search for life in the universe. Could they be looking for right answers in the wrong places?
- Discerning This Time (l) - Three important issues of November 2009.
- Let's Finish This Together (l) - For World News and Prophecy's final Restoration column, a summary of all things WNP.
- Europe at a Crossroads (l) - Europe may be waking up to a new reality -- that waves of Muslim immigrants and Islamic terror attacks are transforming the continent before our eyes. Does Bible prophecy indicate where events might be heading?
- Empires on the Rise (l) - Will China overtake America and become a world empire? Will Russia restore the former might of the Soviet Union? Will Iran's efforts to dominate the Middle East reclaim the ancient glory of the Persian Empire? And what about Europe/will it too see the return of an ancient power?
- Europe's Great Divide (l) - Europeans are torn between two competing paths -- a bigger and more powerful European Union or individual countries having their own national control. Where is this divide leading?
- Current Events & Trends July/August 2019 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the July/August 2019 issue of Beyond Today.
- Member States of the European Union (l) - Member countries in the European Union, along with there populations, date of membership and number of members in the European parliament.
- World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 1997 (l) - A brief synopsis for world events. November/December 1997.
- World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2003 (l) - An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 2003
- The Euro and War (l) - Could Europe's new currency unit, the Euro,and the ecomonic unit behind it have unexpected and dangerous side effects?
- Is This the End of the American Empire? (l) - Is This the End of the American Empire? President George W. Bush's trips to Europe during the month of June attracted significant anti-American demonstrations. At the same time, the United States announced troop withdrawals from Europe and Korea as the handover in Iraq took place. Analysts speculate what would happen if America withdrew from its international role.
- World News and Trends - May/Jun 2004 (l) - An Overview of Conditions Around the World, May/June 2004
- What Is Berlin's Destiny? (l) - What will the map of Europe look like in the coming years? What city appears destined to shape the future of Europe?
- The Rising European Superpower: Prophesied in the Bible? (l) - Events in Europe are reshaping the world. The European Union has now expanded from 15 to 25 members. Common currency, a European constitution, military and intelligence cooperation. Why are these developments taking place? Where are they heading and how will they affect you? The shocking truth was foretold centuries ago in the pages of your Bible!
- 2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges (l) - As a new year begins, the United States faces a disunited world with dangers both external and internal.
- Are We on the Threshold of a New Age? (l) - As we enter the year 2000, what can we expect? Will we see a man-made utopia, or a time of great crisis? Or will we see something entirely different and unexpected on the world scene-the dawn of a new age? Only the Bible can give us the right answer.
- How Long Will the NATO Alliance Last? (l) - The 50th anniversary of the NATO alliance in 1999 was a celebration of the successful defense of the free world. Just 10 years later there are signs of serious trouble within the alliance.
- A Tighter Fiscal Union in Europe? (l) - Attempts to solve the ongoing eurozone crisis could eventually lead to a restructuring or partial breakup of the 27-nation European Union.
- Just What Is Happening in Europe? (l) - Prophecies in Daniel 2 can help us make sense of the rapid changes in Europe. Here are some things to watch.
- The United States and China - Destined for War? (l) - As the leaders of the two mightiest global economic and military powers warily eye and threaten each other, what are the prospects for deadly global conflict? Will that awaken Europe and Russia?
- The Element of Surprise (l) - Included in the many end-time prophecies is an often-overlooked element that stands as a powerful warning in addition to the events to take place. Why is it people will be absolutely stunned by the suddenness of prophecies being fulfilled, and what can we learn from this lesson?
- An Incendiary Arc of Instability (l) - Hamas' surprising victory in the Palestinian elections casts a giant shadow over the hoped-for road map to peace. It may even lead to a bloody conflict of massive proportions in the Middle East.
- Eurabia: A Voice Cries Out in Defense of Europe's Heritage (l) - With birthrates among traditional Europeans in decline while population growth in Europe's Muslim communities soar, one European voice asks whether Europe wants to preserve its cultural and religious identity.
- Islam in Europe: A Return to Religious Intolerance? (l) - For centuries Europeans fought wars over religion. Eventually, the proliferation of Protestant denominations led to greater tolerance. But now religious intolerance is back due to demographic changes that are changing the face of the continent.
- Peace in the Middle East? (l) - The new Middle East peace process gets off to a rocky start as international pressure rises in an effort to bring peace to the region. Israeli and U.S. relationships are at their lowest level in years and the European Union is pushing to become more involved, a shift that could lead to fulfillment of critical end-time prophecies.
- The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism (l) - European countries are experiencing a rise in anti-Semitic acts unlike any seen since World War II. Has the haunted past come knocking on the door again? The number of hate attacks has increased since the latest Mideast "intifada" began in September 2000. Where will it lead and what lies behind such deep-seated anger toward Jews and supporters of the nation of Israel?
- How Long Will the NATO Alliance Last? (l) - The 50th anniversary of the NATO alliance in 1999 was a celebration of the successful defense of the free world. Just 10 years later there are signs of serious trouble within the alliance.
- When the Gas Pumps in Europe Run Dry (l) - Because of its dependence on imported energy, the EU is an economic giant standing on feet of clay.
- Europe's Growing Energy Worries (l) - To what extent should the European Union be dependent on foreign sources of energy? That question is a matter of growing concern for EU leaders. Case in point: Natural gas.
- World News and Trends - Sep/Oct 2005 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. Sept, 2005.
- Atheism and Secularism Grow: Religion Wanes In Britain and Europe (l) - In Europe Christianity and biblical knowledge are on the wane.
- Georgia on Moscow's Mind (l) - The August miniwar between Russia and Georgia was not simply a local conflict about ethnic groups. It has huge implications for the NATO alliance and Europe's future energy security.
- The Russian Bear Has Awakened (l) - While the world was distracted by the Olympic games in Beijing, Russia suddenly invaded Georgia, a staunch Western ally and possible future NATO member. What's behind Russia's muscle-flexing?
- Always on Sunday: Europe's Official Day of Rest? (l) - Labor organizations and mainstream churches have united in an effort to promote EU legislation enforcing Sunday as Europe's official day of rest.
- World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2005 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. July 2005
- Is the Stage Being Set for the Fulfillment of Daniel 11? (l) - Daniel 11 contains a long and detailed prophecy, largely fulfilled between the time of Alexander the Great and Jesus Christ. But part of the prophecy remains to be fulfilled "at the time of the end." Recent events appear to be setting the stage for the fulfillment of this pivotal prophecy.
- World News Review Nov 2004 (l) - World News Review - November 2004.
- The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism (l) - European countries are experiencing a rise in anti-Semitic acts unlike any seen since World War II. Has the haunted past come knocking on the door again? The number of hate attacks has increased since the latest Mideast "intifada" began in September 2000. Where will it lead and what lies behind such deep-seated anger toward Jews and supporters of the nation of Israel?
- Death of a Titan: John Paul II's Impact on Europe and the World (l) - John Paul II lived in momentous times. He saw Eastern Europe freed from the shackles of communism and the European Union coming together to form a potential new superpower to eventually challenge the United States. He would personally impact these benchmark events.
- Where Is the Europe-U.S. Divide Leading? (l) - Much of Europe has long chafed at the United States' global preeminence. In recent decades Europe has dreamed of a European superpower to challenge U.S. dominance--now coming to fruition in the European Union. Three recent books help explain European thinking and resentment toward the United States, and Bible prophecy shows where it will ultimately lead.
- 1848, 1989, 2009-Could We See Another Year of Revolutions? (l) - For more than a century, 1848 was famously described as the Year of Revolutions, as nations all across Europe were convulsed by demonstrations and civil strife that led to the collapse of the old order. More than a hundred years passed before the same thing happened again at the fall of Russia's communist empire. As people continue to lose everything in the current economic turmoil and anger grows, precipitating massive demonstrations, could this be another year of revolutions?
- European Far Right Reemerges (l) - During the last few years, threats to the survival of the euro have proved a principal factor in stirring up right-wing movements in opposition to European Union policies.
- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (l) - Russia's brutal invasion of neighboring Ukraine has stunned the world and shocked Europe out of its long complacency. Does Bible prophecy shed any light on this?
- Thousand-Year-Old Lessons From the Crusades for Today (l) - Kingdom of Heaven is a movie about the Crusades, a clash of civilizations between Islam and Christianity that lasted two centuries. Could a similar clash of civilizations lie ahead?
- November/December 2022 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the November/December 2022 issue of Beyond Today.
- Push for European Military and Growing Superstate (l) - Germany released a statement to the European Union (EU) pushing for a joint effort in military power.
- A Page on the World: Menace in Europe (l) - Claire Berlinski's book, subtitled "Why the Continent's Crisis Is America's, Too," provides an engaging analysis of modern Europe--and a warning (ISBN 1400097681).
- Appendix 13: The Nobility--Also Jewish (l) - We have elsewhere seen that the royalty of Europe is descended from Judah's son Zerah, in accordance with the prophecy that the scepter would not depart from Judah (Genesis 49:10). Indeed, the royal house of Britain is a fusion of the lines of Zerah and Judah's other son Perez through his descendant King David. Because of intermarriage, the other royal houses of Europe are Davidic as well.
- (l) - One of the major legacies of Laeken may turn out to be the proposal for a directly elected president of Europe.
- School Assignment Underscores Growing Anti-Semitism (l) - It's not uncommon to hear stories of growing anti-Semitism in Europe or especially the Middle East, but a U.S. middle school seems like an unlikely place for promoting Holocaust denial.
- The Citadel and the Caravan (l) - In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel and America the caravan.
- World News and Trends - July/August 2008 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. July 2008
- World News and Trends - Jan/Fen 2000 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. January/February 2000
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 2000 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. November/December 2000
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. May/June 2002
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 1999 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. July/August 1999
- A Europe Without Borders - The "Schengen Zone" (l) - The Schengen Treaty eliminates immigration checkpoints along the borders of participating European countries. Now 26 countries have signed on, including three non-European Union states. Will this treaty serve as a model for the stalled political union of a core Europe?
- The Euro Celebrates Its 10th Birthday (l) - The world's most ambitious currency union in modern times has reached a milestone some critics predicted would never happen.
- A Page on the World...Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century (l) - Mark Leonard makes the case for a Europe that few Americans will regard as reality.
- Europe's New Money (l) - The biggest currency experiment in all history starts at the end of the year when the euro becomes the official common currency of 12 European nations. But are the new bills and coins all that are being exchanged?
- The Scottish Question (l) - Scotland has voted to establish its own national parliament. What does this mean for the future of the United Kingdom?
- (l) - "This [E.U.] constitution shall have primacy over the laws of the Member states". If that isn't a formula for ceding of national sovereignty to Brussels, what is?
- Wake Up to Events in Europe! (l) - As the world currently focuses on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Israel—not to mention a biting recession—it's easy to overlook important European events. Yet the European Union (EU) stands once again perched on the brink of approving the Lisbon Treaty (really the renamed EU Constitution), which is designed to drastically increase the structure, power and influence of this transnational governmental body. What will happen to Europe in the long run?
- World News and Trends - May/June 2003 (l) - With so much happening so quickly in today's world, how can you keep up? The Good News staff reviews dozens of news sources every day to bring you what's truly important. May/June, 2003.
- A Page on the World: Menace in Europe (l) - Claire Berlinski's book, subtitled "Why the Continent's Crisis Is America's, Too," provides an engaging analysis of modern Europe--and a warning (ISBN 1400097681).
- The Citadel and the Caravan (l) - In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel and America the caravan.
- The Eurozone Debt Crisis: Calamity Still Looms (l) - Ardent EU supporters promote a best-case scenario, the debt crisis concluding with diminished consequences. Others lay out worst-case scenarios, such as Britain's Daniel Hannan in his October 2011 Standpoint article "The End of Europe's Fantasy Is Now in Sight." Whatever happens, in the long run God's Word will be the determining factor.
- European and American Debt: No Easy Way Out (l) - The huge debt problems in Europe and the Unites States are creating enormous problems on the world geopolitical scene.
- Europe's Woes: Setting the Stage for Bible Prophecy? (l) - With the European sovereign debt crisis, the elites' dream of economic integration is in real jeopardy. Will a split come soon? What does the Bible reveal about Europe's future?
- Current Events & Trends September/October 2018 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the September/October 2018 issue of Beyond Today.
- World News Review Jan. 1999 (l) - World news - Jan. 1999
- From Kosovo to Conflict? (l) - At the end of April, four European countries agreed on the formation of a joint military structure. Did NATO's successful intervention in Kosovo lay the seeds for a challenger to its position?
- European Demographics and Bible Prophecy (l) - The demographic situation in Europe - particularly Western Europe - should cause us to consider how close we could be to the fulfillment of key end-time prophecies.
- A Page on the World: The West's Last Chance (l) - Tony Blankley's subtitle asks, "Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations?" (2005, ISBN 0895260158).
- The Euro Crisis - an Unrealized Opportunity for the European Union (l) - The bailout crisis continues unabated as Greece, Portugal and Ireland (and perhaps less so Spain and Italy) experience serious financial difficulties.
- A New Superpower to Emerge (l) - Bible prophecy foretells a revival of the Roman Empire.
- Integration or Disintegration: The Stark Choice Facing the EU (l) - The growing debt crisis in Europe is straining the monetary union and even the European Union itself. Europe has arrived at a crossroads. Which way will it turn?
- The Euro Crisis - an Unrealized Opportunity for the European Union (l) - The bailout crisis continues unabated as Greece, Portugal and Ireland (and perhaps less so Spain and Italy) experience serious financial difficulties.
- European Financial Crisis May Result in Significant Political Changes (l) - As European leaders talk of the need for greater integration of their finances, some countries may have to leave the eurozone. Could this lead to a two-tiered Europe, with a solid core of nations built around Germany and German principles of tight money?
- Brussels' Millstone Turned Slowly" (l) - An old German proverb says that God's millstone turns slowly. Over the years the pace of developments within the European Union has also been slow, but things are changing.
- The continuing German conundrum (l) - Prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former chancellor of West Germany, Helmut Schmidt, observed that the idea of a unified state of 75 million Germans arising one day in the middle of Europe was a cause of concern for many of the nation's European neighbors and partners
- Europe's "Lost Generation" (l) - While many economic experts have focused on the Greek debt crisis and the future of the euro, the plight of unemployed youth in Europe has received less attention. Rising numbers may embrace political extremism.
- The Empire Germany has Always Dreamed Of (l) - Adolf Hitler came to power only because of a major financial crisis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
- The Eurozone Debt Crisis: Calamity Still Looms (l) - Ardent EU supporters promote a best-case scenario, the debt crisis concluding with diminished consequences. Others lay out worst-case scenarios, such as Britain's Daniel Hannan in his October 2011 Standpoint article "The End of Europe's Fantasy Is Now in Sight." Whatever happens, in the long run God's Word will be the determining factor.
- Europe's Troubles: Setting the Stage for Prophecy's Fulfillment (l) - In 1933 Winston Churchill chillingly warned, "No one can watch the events which are taking place in Germany without increasing anxiety about what their outcome will be." With an economic crisis now plaguing the eurozone, will Berlin's troubled history repeat itself? What is Germany's destiny? Does Bible prophecy give us any indication of where events in Europe are leading?
- "Will the Euro Collapse?" (l) - Some great factor - quite possibly the economic crisis that is increasingly shaping up in Europe - will force the transformation of the European Union into a new, more tightly integrated and powerful alliance.
- Could Greece Wreck Europe and America? (l) - The Associated Press reports that "a disorderly and potentially devastating Greek debt default is looking much less likely.
- Is Europe Going Under? (l) - Continual financial crisis in Europe naturally raises the question, "Is Europe falling apart?" Bible prophecy shows that sudden and unexpected change is coming to the continent.
- Probabilities and Prophecy: Is Europe Heading for a Crash? (l) - From a human standpoint, accurately forecasting geopolitics often proves to be a risky venture. Particularly in today's age of the Internet and globalization, many varying forces pull nations and world leaders in contradictory directions - not to mention the generally unrealized influence of the unseen spirit world (Ephesians 2:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4).
- Europe's Growing Energy Worries (l) - To what extent should the European Union be dependent on foreign sources of energy? That question is a matter of growing concern for EU leaders. Case in point: Natural gas.
- Is Extremism on the Rise in Europe? (l) - Frederick Forsyth is a popular British novelist with a nonfiction weekly column in the Daily Express. Here's one particularly important title: "Extremism Is on the Rise Once More" (April 20, 2012).
- Brussels' Millstone Turned Slowly" (l) - An old German proverb says that God's millstone turns slowly. Over the years the pace of developments within the European Union has also been slow, but things are changing.
- Germany Conquering Europe? (l) - It's not every day that you open a major British newspaper and read a headline like this: "Rise of the Fourth Reich, How Germany Is Using the Financial Crisis to Conquer Europe" (Simon Heffer, Daily Mail, Aug. 17, 2011). Many observers are pointing out the same thing"though typically in much less blunt terms.
- Europe's Woes: Setting the Stage for Bible Prophecy? (l) - With the European sovereign debt crisis, the elites' dream of economic integration is in real jeopardy. Will a split come soon? What does the Bible reveal about Europe's future?
- The Immigration Threat (l) - A flood of immigration without assimilation has led to increased danger from foreigners among Western nations. How should we approach this matter, and what lies ahead?
- Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore (l) - Will humanity ever find a way to settle its differences without resorting to the violence of war?
- The European Union: Blessing or Modern Tower of Babel? (l) - A union of 27 nations with nearly half a billion people should not be carelessly underestimated. Yet the lofty ideals of the EU founding fathers and those of Europe's current leaders should sometimes be taken with a grain of salt.
- Islam in Europe: A Return to Religious Intolerance? (l) - For centuries Europeans fought wars over religion. Eventually, the proliferation of Protestant denominations led to greater tolerance. But now religious intolerance is back due to demographic changes that are changing the face of the continent.
- Endless Summits and the Decline of the West (l) - It usually takes a hugely charismatic leader to unite countries that have been in serious conflict over time. And the Bible foretells that just such a personality will arise in Europe and bring order out of chaos - though at enormous cost.
- Probabilities and Prophecy: Is Europe Heading for a Crash? (l) - From a human standpoint, accurately forecasting geopolitics often proves to be a risky venture. Particularly in today's age of the Internet and globalization, many varying forces pull nations and world leaders in contradictory directions - not to mention the generally unrealized influence of the unseen spirit world (Ephesians 2:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4).
- The Growing Preeminence of Germany (l) - As just noted, many see the latest developments in the European Union as pushing Germany to greater dominance over the other member states.
- Who Will Lead the New Europe? (l) - Few qualities in human affairs are more important than competent, capable leadership. With 10 nations joining the European Union (EU) on May 1, which nation or nations will exercise the most control, for good or bad? And even more importantly, who will govern Europe at the close of this age of man?
- Europe Pulled Apart and Together at the Same Time (l) - The Brexit vote in Britain to leave the European Union has provoked a great deal of anger at Britain by many in Europe, but it has also served as encouragement to many other Europeans to focus on preserving their own individual nations and cultures against pan-Europeanism and immigration from the Muslim Middle East and North Africa -- and it has led to growing support for nationalist or "far right" parties.
- European Union: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (l) - The "glacier" of European unity is now moving at a faster pace.
- European Rapid Reaction Force - Rival to NATO? (l) - The European debate over the European Rapid Reaction Force
- From Kosovo to Conflict? (l) - At the end of April, four European countries agreed on the formation of a joint military structure. Did NATO's successful intervention in Kosovo lay the seeds for a challenger to its position?
- World News Review December 1998 (l) - World News Review - Dec. 1998
- If U.S. Fades Economically, Will Europe Rise? (l) - Your Bible says that Europe will rise a final time but its impact will be great.
- Where is America headed? (l) - Not so long ago liberal commentators in the United States spoke of the European economic success in glowing terms - indicating that social democracy works.
- Europe: to Separate or Form a Superstate? (l) - What's the best course for Europe to take to emerge from its ongoing crisis?
- (l) - "This [E.U.] constitution shall have primacy over the laws of the Member states". If that isn't a formula for ceding of national sovereignty to Brussels, what is?
- A Tighter Fiscal Union in Europe? (l) - Attempts to solve the ongoing eurozone crisis could eventually lead to a restructuring or partial breakup of the 27-nation European Union.
- Europe Pulled Apart and Together at the Same Time (l) - The Brexit vote in Britain to leave the European Union has provoked a great deal of anger at Britain by many in Europe, but it has also served as encouragement to many other Europeans to focus on preserving their own individual nations and cultures against pan-Europeanism and immigration from the Muslim Middle East and North Africa -- and it has led to growing support for nationalist or "far right" parties.
- Will Enlargement of the European Union Ensure Peace? (l) - Many Europeans tend to link European unity with peace.
- (l) - An overview of conditions around the world.
- World News Review June 2004 (l) - World News Review for June, 2004.
- Member States of the European Union (l) - Member countries in the European Union, along with there populations, date of membership and number of members in the European parliament.
- Who Will Be the Next Superpower? (2008) (l) - Bible prophecy shows the United States will not be the world's preeminent power indefinitely. A new superpower is rising to challenge the United States and the other English-speaking nations.
- World News & Trends January 2010 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. January 2010
- Europe: A New Superpower on the Rise (l) - Now that the Lisbon Treaty has gained final approval by all 27 EU member nations, 2010 promises to be a significant year for the European Union. Ever since the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, Europeans have dreamed of uniting their continent. Is this long dream about to be fulfilled? Are we seeing the birth of a new superpower foretold in Bible prophecy?
- The Coming of a New Babylon (l) - The European debt crisis still simmers. Are we seeing a geopolitical development long foretold in Bible prophecy emerging before our eyes? What exactly is occurring with this world crisis?
- The Coming European Superpower (l) - The dream of a united Europe--dating back to the Roman Empire--seems closer to fulfillment than ever. Bible prophecy reveals what will happen next.
- Is This the End of the American Empire? (l) - Is This the End of the American Empire? President George W. Bush's trips to Europe during the month of June attracted significant anti-American demonstrations. At the same time, the United States announced troop withdrawals from Europe and Korea as the handover in Iraq took place. Analysts speculate what would happen if America withdrew from its international role.
- Germany and Russia-Shifting Balance of Power (l) - More than a century after his death, Otto von Bismark's, dream for Germany seems closer to being realized.
- Who Will Lead the New Europe? (l) - Few qualities in human affairs are more important than competent, capable leadership. With 10 nations joining the European Union (EU) on May 1, which nation or nations will exercise the most control, for good or bad? And even more importantly, who will govern Europe at the close of this age of man?
- Who Will Be the Next Superpower? (l) - The rise and fall of empires isn't a dry subject only for acedemics and historians-epsecially when the nexy collapsing empire maybe today's Superpower, the United States.
- Needed: A Viable Plan to Rescue the World (l) - fify years from the end of WWII, not only Europe but the whole world still needs to be rescued from numerous evil influences. How and from where will that deliverence come?
- Europe's Coming Religious Revival (l) - Europe's experience with Christianity - including the dark side of its abuses and excesses - tells and astonishing and even violent tale. If Bible prophecy is any indication, that story will again be dark and violent.
- Europe and the Church, Part 10: Napoleon's Dream of European Conquest (l) - More books have been written on Napoleon than almost any other world leader. His period of glory is still remembered in his capital city of Paris, where the Arc de Triomphe commemorates the First Empire and Les Invalides is his final resting place. But Napoleon's dream of European unity failed as did those of others before him.
- World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2003 (l) - After the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, homeland security became a top priority for the United States. Yet, at the same time, it seems to be overlooking the most important aspect of its safety, and the risk is incalculable. What is this crucial component of any people's long-term security?
- A View of Where Europe is Really Headed (l) - It's long been apparent that the European Union (as with its predecessors such as the EEC) has been slowly stealing sovereignty from individual nations, seriously undermining their democratic statehood.
- Europe's Amazing Rise: Foretold in Bible Prophecy (l) - Where is the ever-closer, ever-more-powerful union of Europe heading? Do history and Bible prophecy help us understand where these trends are leading?
- Why Brexit Matters for Europe and for You (l) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union shocked the nation's and the continent's political elites. What's behind it? And what does it mean for Britain and Europe as a whole?
- The Rising European Superpower: Prophesied in the Bible? (l) - Events in Europe are reshaping the world. The European Union has now expanded from 15 to 25 members. Common currency, a European constitution, military and intelligence cooperation. Why are these developments taking place? Where are they heading and how will they affect you? The shocking truth was foretold centuries ago in the pages of your Bible!
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 1999 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. January/February 1999
- Europe Braces for Terrorism (l) - Recent warnings of terrorist activity in Europe don't reveal the whole story of what is happening behind the scenes. Both security officials and terrorists know more than headlines reveal. Bible prophecy tells the rest of the story.
- Europe's "Lost Generation" (l) - While many economic experts have focused on the Greek debt crisis and the future of the euro, the plight of unemployed youth in Europe has received less attention. Rising numbers may embrace political extremism.
- The German Election: the Other Side of the Story (l) - The Jewish Chronicle stated in a front-page article, "Angela Merkel's historic third election victory was warmly greeted by European leaders this week" (Simon Rocker, "Board Welcomes Angela Merkel," Sept. 24, 2013).
- Out of Sight -- Out of Mind! (l) - What is the European Union (EU)? This is not such a strange question when you realize that many, if not most, Americans are largely unaware of vitally important EU activities such as the signing of the new Treaty of Rome. Yet Bible prophecy shows that future events in Europe will shock America and the world -- perhaps in the not-too-distant future.
- The United States of Europe - A Growing Threat to American Interests (l) - Americans remain largely unaware of the European Union, now the world's biggest single economy and most powerful trading system. Bible prophecy shows that a closer union of European nations will soon be upon us.
- Where Are America and Europe Really Headed? (l) - Following his success in winning the November election, President George W. Bush has shown himself willing to talk to European leaders about how to handle the world's problems. The White House no longer speaks of "New Europe" and "Old Europe." But do the most recent diplomatic initiatives by the president and Secretary of State Rice only mask bitter rifts over major international issues, including the sale of arms to China?
- A Page on the World...The United States of Europe (l) - T.R. Reid makes the case for the EU being the United States' greatest threat.
- World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2005 (l) - An Overview of Conditions Around the World; Mar/Apr 2005
- A Page on the World...Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century (l) - Mark Leonard makes the case for a Europe that few Americans will regard as reality.
- Where Is the Europe-U.S. Divide Leading? (l) - Much of Europe has long chafed at the United States' global preeminence. In recent decades Europe has dreamed of a European superpower to challenge U.S. dominance--now coming to fruition in the European Union. Three recent books help explain European thinking and resentment toward the United States, and Bible prophecy shows where it will ultimately lead.
- Europe in Crisis - Is This the End of the European Union? (l) - French and Dutch voters have rejected the new European constitution, while Paris and London are fighting over European finances. Will the European Union survive the current turmoil?
- Will EU Constitution Rejections Halt the Drive for European Unity? (l) - The citizens of both France and the Netherlands soundly rebuffed the new European constitution through recent national referendums. So where are EU politics going from here? Does Bible prophecy have any say in the matter?
- A Page on the World: The Next Superpower? (l) - Book review of "The Next Superpower?" By Ambassador Rockwell A. Schnabel
- The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door (l) - "So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European Union really acting in Britain's and the world's best interests?
- Germany Conquering Europe? (l) - It's not every day that you open a major British newspaper and read a headline like this: "Rise of the Fourth Reich, How Germany Is Using the Financial Crisis to Conquer Europe" (Simon Heffer, Daily Mail, Aug. 17, 2011). Many observers are pointing out the same thing"though typically in much less blunt terms.
- The EU: A Seventh Roman Revival in the Making? (l) - In the devastated aftermath of World War II, it seemed unimaginable that Europe could rise again. Many venerable cities had been bombed into rubble. The dead were counted in the tens of millions. Old institutions and organizations ceased to exist.
- Europe at the Crossroads-What Does It Mean? (l) - The introduction of the euro coincides with the joint declaration of the European Union nations at the recent summit at Laeken, Belgium. These benchmark events will affect your life, long term-in ways you may not have envisioned.
- New Proposal for Europe's Future (l) - Will Europe move beyond economic union to political union? Notable European politicians continue to raise the call for moving in that direction. Others are equally passionate in their opposition. Does the current situation relate to the "iron and clay" prophecy of Daniel?
- World News Review September/October 2003 (l) - World news review. September/October 2003.
- Europe at a Crossroads! (l) - Major choices on the European continent are now in the offing. Crucial decisions on defense (NATO or an EU army), the new European draft constitution and a critical one at the very pinnacle of the Vatican will be made in the not too distant future. In the light of biblical prophecy, where are these European events and trends leading the world?
- The Palace of Versailles -- Again at the Center of World Events (l) - Few news sources are reporting the growing rift between France and Germany on the one side and the United States, Britain and their allies on the other in a potential Middle East war. World News and Prophecy looks beyond the obvious, with the help of Bible prophecy to bring you unique perspective and clear understanding. You need to comprehend the forces shaping our world.
- Increasing EU Presence in Latin America (l) - The people of Latin America are voting for leaders whom they hope can lift the region's millions from the grips of poverty. The gap between rich and poor has become the main issue throughout the region and therefore a primary theme of regional leaders, whether conservative or liberal.
- World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2003 (l) - With so much happening so quickly in today's world, how can you keep up? The Good News staff reviews dozens of news sources every day to bring you what's truly important.
- A Looming EU-U.S. Trade War? (l) - Recently articles like "Europe Plans Huge Trade War" and "Costs...Will Soar in a Trade War" hit the headlines in Britain again. What is their ultimate significance?
- Has America Finally Seen the Light? (l) - The United States has generally promoted European unity. It saw Europe's integration as a device for preventing future wars within the continent and as a benign, friendly economic partner across the Atlantic Ocean. Now there are clear signals that America is seriously reconsidering this traditional position.
- America and Britain's Global Reach -- Prophesied in the Bible? (l) - The United States and Britain combined to defeat European tyranny in two world wars, then Iraqi tyranny twice in the last 12 years. Why has it fallen to them to police the world?
- Book Review: Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher (l) - A review of Margaret Thatcher's new book, Statecraft, published by Harper and Collins, London, 2002.
- The Coming Superstate (l) - Superstates have existed in various forms through the ages, but not in the way they are forming today. Many world leaders are planning on creating a system that will exercise hegemony over the whole world. Their plans will eventually lead to a beast system that will rule over the earth. But then a superstate will come on the scene and usher in the true Millennium.
- World News Review Jul 2002 (l) - World news review. July 2002.
- D-Day for Britain (l) - "Euroskepticism" has been rising in Britain while support for further integration has increased in Europe.
- World News Review May 2004 (l) - World News Review. May 2004.
- Prophecy Being Fulfilled? (l) - Recent events have shown the world dividing into three competing systems, all vying for dominance in a rapidly changing world. Does Bible prophecy indicate which will survive?
- Europe's New Money (l) - The biggest currency experiment in all history starts at the end of the year when the euro becomes the official common currency of 12 European nations. But are the new bills and coins all that are being exchanged?
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2001 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. May/June 2001
- Coming Together? (l) - "Coming together" in Europe and Iraq.
- (l) - Bold pronouncements of Günter Verheugen about lasting peace for Europe.
- World News and Trends - Jul/Aug 2004 (l) - World news and trends. July/August 2004.
- World News Review Nov 2002 (l) - World news review. November 2002.
- Who Will Lead the New Europe? (l) - Few qualities in human affairs are more important than competent, capable leadership. With 10 nations joining the European Union (EU) on May 1, which nation or nations will exercise the most control, for good or bad? And even more importantly, who will govern Europe at the close of this age of man?
- The Citadel and the Caravan (l) - In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel and America the caravan.
- Will European Unity Be Forged in Fear? (l) - The recent terrorist attack in Spain has impacted elections and policies in Europe. Is this a trigger for future events that will create a larger cohesive continental power?
- Imagine a World Without the United States (l) - Sometimes it is necessary to imagine the unimaginable.
- World News Review Aug 2002 (l) - World news review. August 2002.
- The Coming Clash Between Europe and America (l) - While the United States is focused on its war on terror and conflict with Iraq, new threats continue to emerge of which Americans are largely oblivious.
- The New European Constitution: the Last Battle for Britain? (l) - No nation has successfully invaded Britain since the Norman Conquest in 1066. In effect, the European Union may be about to do what the Spanish Armada, Napoleon and Hitler attempted but failed. Many do not realize that the identity and sovereignty of the grand old British nation may be in serious jeopardy. What is the true biblical perspective? Our U.K. correspondent reports.
- Democratic Dictatorship? (l) - Let's take another look at the 10 toes of Daniel's image to see how the potter's clay and iron are forming amidst today's geopolitics.
- The Battle of the Giants -- Who Will Win? (l) - Seemingly unnoticed, a titanic battle is underway between the world's most powerful economies. U.S. overspending and a calculated gamble to take advantage of a devalued dollar is forcing other nations -- the EU included -- to pay the tab.
- World News and Trends - Sep/Oct 2003 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. September/October 2003
- The Rise and Fall of Empires (5/2004) (l) - Europeans have worked toward a united Europe. Dreams of it go back 2,000 years to the Roman Empire, and regular efforts have been made to revive that empire along with its might and glory.
- (l) - The changing world order. December 2001.
- World News Review Dec 2002 (l) - World news review. December 2002.
- Five Trends to Watch in Europe (l) - From Santa Maria de Feira, Portugal, site of the latest major meeting of the European Commission, a report on what's ahead.
- Hungary Looks West -- Again (l) - What may expansion of the European Union portend? What impact could it have on the prophesied formation of a European superpower? What part will Hungary play in an expanded Europe?
- World News Review May 2001 (l) - World News Review. May 2001.
- The Last Battle for the British Empire (l) - Great Britain is presently sustaining a massive assault on its Anglo-Saxon legacy of empire and culture. The current conflict is wide-ranging on several fronts and British tradition is gradually losing out.
- The Euro: Crucial Step for a Future Superpower? (l) - In January, 11 nations lauched the Euro, the new European currency. What does this critical event mean for the rest of the world?
- What to Watch to Discern the Times (l) - A look at three key trends: globalization, religious ecumenism and global power shifts.
- World News Review August 2003 (l) - world news review. August 2003.
- (l) - What other publications have said about the new European currency.
- (l) - Europe is a patchwork quilt of ethnic groups, many demanding their own independence. The European makes their independence possible.
- After Iraq -- How Will Europe Get Its Act Together? (l) - The latest Gulf War highlighted the divisions and limitations of Europe. Many Europeans want a united continent rivaling America as a superpower. Is this ever likely to happen? Bible prophecy contains some surprising answers.
- England's Growing Isolation (l) - As the nations of mainland Europe become tightly bound together politically, economically and militarily, what are the consequences of England's more-independent path?
- (l) - One of the major legacies of Laeken may turn out to be the proposal for a directly elected president of Europe.
- Free Trade Area of the Americas - What Will Happen to Latin America? (l) - The United States can no longer take its superiority in the economy of the western hemisphere for granted. The EU's economic reach grows ever longer and its influence ever stronger.
- Who's Afraid of Turkey? (l) - The recent European Union summit conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, resulted in an agreement to admit 10 new members by May 2004. Turkey, however, continues to knock on the door to the EU, as it has for some 15 years.
- EU Referendum: Will Britain Choose Europe or the U.S.? (l) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair stunned everybody with his dramatic U-turn April 19 announcing a referendum on the proposed new EU constitution.
- World News and Trends - May/June 2003 (l) - With so much happening so quickly in today's world, how can you keep up? The Good News staff reviews dozens of news sources every day to bring you what's truly important. May/June, 2003.
- Deutschland AG Versus Corporate America (l) - No other country but the United States could get away with overspending on such a monumental scale.
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 1997 (l) - Illegal-drug trade builds worldwide economic powerhouse; Conflict sharpens over European Middle East role; British rule over Gibraltar threatened; Major species in jeopardy; Pope discusses evolution; Sexually transmissible diseases plague America.
- World News Review June 1999 (l) - World news - June 1999
- Significant Developments Dot the World Scene (l) - New Three-pronged axis on the rise in Europe? Adult men and teen pregnancy.
- World News & Trends: July/August 2009 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. July 2009
- Britain - Caught in the Middle (l) - Britain caught between the U.S. and the E.U.
- Trade Winds Blow Canada Toward EU (l) - Although inextricably linked with the United States by geography and economics, Canada has been increasingly voting and trading with Europe.
- Germany's Rising Economic and Political Power (l) - Germany, not the United States, is the world's biggest single exporting nation. The German-dominated European Union is the world's biggest single market. Additionally, the German-based euro is increasingly the international currency of choice. Few realize how significant these economic factors are.
- The Euro-Implications for England and America (l) - The strengthening push for full political union, following monetary union.
- World News and Trends - March/April 2006 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. Mar/Apr 2006
- On the European Union Menu: Turkey (l) - Though many in Europe oppose Muslim Turkey's admission to the European Union, the EU has agreed to begin official negotiations. Where will this lead? What does Bible prophecy reveal?
- Member States of the European Union (l) - Member countries in the European Union, along with there populations, date of membership and number of members in the European parliament.
- World News Review Aug 2001 (l) - World news review. August 2001.
- Why Is Europe So Important? (l) - From its inception The Good News has continually covered the European scene. Today this coverage is more important than ever because crucial developments in Europe are central to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
- 50 Years After the Treaty of Rome: From the Battlefield to the Conference Table (l) - After a long and bloody history, Europe has made amazing strides in the last 50 years. But now the European Union is at a crossroads. Where will it go from here, and what do Europe's choices portend for the future of the rest of the world?
- Europe's Unbounded Schengen Joy (l) - Dec. 21 the Schengen Treaty was expanded to include nine of the 10 countries in Eastern Europe that joined the EU in 2004. "Borderless" Europe now encompasses 400 million people.
- World News & Trends: July/August 2009 (l) - An overview of conditions around the world. July 2009
- Integration or Disintegration: The Stark Choice Facing the EU (l) - The growing debt crisis in Europe is straining the monetary union and even the European Union itself. Europe has arrived at a crossroads. Which way will it turn?
- A Tighter Fiscal Union in Europe? (l) - Attempts to solve the ongoing eurozone crisis could eventually lead to a restructuring or partial breakup of the 27-nation European Union.
- Europe Will Ultimately Come Together (l) - Currently there appears to be a lull in the forces that would propel Europe toward full integration.
- Europe: to Separate or Form a Superstate? (l) - What's the best course for Europe to take to emerge from its ongoing crisis?
- Roman Revivals of a United Europe (l) - How can we know that the last world superpower will be a modern-day incarnation of the Roman Empire? There are a few Bible indicators that point in that direction.
- Will Enlargement of the European Union Ensure Peace? (l) - Many Europeans tend to link European unity with peace.
- The Citadel and the Caravan (l) - In explaining Europe to Americans, and America to Europeans, I have sometimes used the analogy of a citadel and a caravan. Europe is the citadel and America the caravan.
- What is Europe? (l) - Europe is beset by growing angst about its identity and place in the world.
- Reflections on Europe (l) - To better see where Europe is headed consider its past.
- Reflections on Europe (l) - To better see where Europe is headed consider its past.
- How the EU Wastes Billions (l) - A recent article summed up the basic problem in one sentence.
- The Euro Celebrates Its 10th Birthday (l) - The world's most ambitious currency union in modern times has reached a milestone some critics predicted would never happen.
- Integration or Disintegration: The Stark Choice Facing the EU (l) - The growing debt crisis in Europe is straining the monetary union and even the European Union itself. Europe has arrived at a crossroads. Which way will it turn?
- Europe's Woes: Setting the Stage for Bible Prophecy? (l) - With the European sovereign debt crisis, the elites' dream of economic integration is in real jeopardy. Will a split come soon? What does the Bible reveal about Europe's future?
- (l) - The following questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- Assisted Suicide Gains Legal Traction (l) - Long considered to be on the darker edge of the moral grey area, euthanasia or assisted suicide is gaining legal ground in many Western nations.
- World News Review May 2001 (l) - World News Review. May 2001.
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 2001 (l) - A brief synopsis of world events. January/February 2001.
- World News Review Dec 2000 (l) - World news and trends. December 2000.
- Here Comes the Judge (l) - The verb "to judge" has become a word with a loaded meaning to many of us today.
- "Are We Right for Each Other?" (l) - These 10 questions can help you gauge the godly potential of your relationship.
- Will a Loving God Punish People Forever in Hell? (l) - Why are so many willing to accept the idea that the God they worship would willingly inflict a burning punishment on a great multitude of people who die every single day?
- Does the Bible Speak of Hellfire That Lasts Forever? (l) - A plain and simple meaning of Matthew 25:46 that reconciles with the rest of the Bible is that the wicked are cast into a fire that annihilates them, renders them forever extinct.
- The Essence of the 'Everlasting Gospel' (l) - A remarkable relationship exists between Jesus Christ and those who will share responsibilities with Him in the Kingdom of God.
- World Without End (l) - The basic lesson that comes from studying Western civilization, as well as all history, is a simple maxim: What goes up must come down.
- Everlasting Life Conquers Death (l) - Understanding the meaning of life, death and what follows this physical life can give us comfort and hope in the face of death. It should also have a great impact on the kind of people we are, motivating us to live carefully and make wise choices.
- Utopian Prophecies of Our Future Dwelling Place (l) - Bible prophecy is not just about gloomy future happenings belonging to this present evil age. It also encompasses Christ's coming millennial rule on earth and the Kingdom of God. This article focuses on our futuristic dwelling place in that glorious Kingdom to come.
- The Enduring Importance of Christ's Sacrifice (l) - While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- Back to the Beginning (l) - God calls -- invites -- us into an eternal relationship with Him as members of His family.
- DNA: The Tiny Code That's Toppling Evolution (l) - As scientists explore a new universe -- the universe inside the cell -- they are making startling discoveries of information systems more complex than anything ever devised by humanity's best minds. How did they get there, and what does it mean for the theory of evolution?
- 10 Questions to Ask About Evolution,Part 3 (l) - Can science prove the spiritual realm does not exist? Can it prove that Darwinian evolution has occurred? Can evolution discover a purpose for your life? What does God have to say?
- Prove There Is a God Even Without the Bible (l) - There are logical reasons to accept the existence of a divine Creator apart from relying on the authenticity of Scripture.
- Did Jesus Christ Fail as the Messiah? (l) - Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of Christianity. His followers claimed He was the Jewish Messiah who would rule the earth, but He was put to death as a criminal. Did Jesus fail as the Messiah?
- Was Jesus Really Resurrected? (l) - Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our faith is futile. Do we have historical evidence that it actually happened?
- A defining teaching (l) - Have you looked into that tomb and considered what it means? Have you seen that Christ has indeed risen from the dead? Have you allowed your life and your thinking to be transformed by this event?
- God's Challenge to You (l) - During the great age of exploration, visionary men sailed uncharted waters and discovered new lands. Today God issues a great challenge to us. Are you willing to take Him up on His challenge to you?
- Was Jesus Christ Who He Said He Was? (l) - The Jewish teacher from Nazereth claimed to be the promised Messiah and Son of God. COuld His assertions be true? Can we find evidence to back up His bold statements?
- 60 Years After the War in Europe (l) - Do you ever wonder what prevents evil from triumphing in the world? This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. Looking at that war should make us think about the deep currents of good and evil that flow in this world.
- 60 Years After World War II: What Have We Learned? (l) - Do you ever wonder what prevents evil from triumphing in the world? This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. Looking at that war should make us think about the deep currents of good and evil that flow in this world.
- God's Plan to End Evil and Suffering (l) - Is God blind to evil and human suffering? Why doesn't He intervene to put a stop to it? Or could it be that it's we who are blind to what God is doing and that humankind must learn some major lessons before He puts an end to evil?
- A New Way of Thinking (l) - What do you do if everyone in the world needs a heart transplant?
- The Wonderful World Beyond Today: A New Way of Thinking (l) - What do you do if everyone in the world needs a heart transplant?
- Introduction: Is There Really a Devil? (l) - Is there really a Devil? An introduction to the cause of evil and suffering.
- Why Suffering? (l) - If God is infinitely good, and infinitely powerful too, why should evil exist at all? God's purpose is best served by His giving us freedom of choice.
- Where Does Evil Come From? How Will It End? (l) - The beauty and wonder of the world assure us there is a loving God. Yet the picture is marred by evil and misery. Where does evil come from? Is God powerless to stop it? Or will it cease to be?
- Where Does Evil Come From? (l) - Every day we see and hear of terrible events -- wars, horrifying violence, bloody crimes, government corruption, gross immorality, hypocrisy and more. Where do such things come from? And will they ever end?
- Are We Underestimating Our Need to Resist Satan? (l) - All of us need reminding of a vicious enemy who wants to tear our lives into pieces. But we can take heart in being able to resist him. God's Word shows us how.
- How Evil Will Be Ended (l) - Though evil permeates our world, we look forward in hope -- to a future day when evil will be gone at last!
- Why Does Evil Exist? (l) - There is a reason for mankind's experiencing evil. The answer to the question "Why evil?" explains how perfection in mankind will come that would not have been there without having to choose between the alternatives of good and evil.
- Real Peace Is More Than the Absence of War (l) - War and peace both begin in the heart. The Creator of the human heart has much to say about how real peace will be achieved.
- Reflections on the Dunblane Tragedy (l) - Was the massacre of innocent schoolchildren in Scotland only an isolated incident, or is it an indicator of a much greater problem?
- The Death of Innocence (l) - Terrorism continues to strike America's schools. How can we understand such tragedy?
- The Boston Marathon Bombing Opens a Window on All Time (l) - The cold-blooded attack on innocent bystanders at the Boston Marathon didn't come out of nowhere. It's one of many tragedies that should give us pause and cause us to contemplate several lessons about life.
- How Can We Resist the Devil? (l) - We must actively seek to eliminate Satan's way of thinking and behaving from our lives.
- Unmasking the Spirit World (l) - We hope this issue of Vertical Thought will likewise open your eyes to the reality of the spirit world.
- What Is Channeling? (l) - Most have heard of the term channeling. It has become increasingly popular on TV and radio, especially with the arrival of the "New Age" movement. This is a modern version of mysticism with roots in Hinduism, Buddhism and occultism.
- What if You Are Confronted by the Dark Side of the Spirit World? (l) - The Bible provides a guide to successfully countering any of Satan's deceptions. Below are several principles you should follow.
- Where Vampires & Werewolves Don't Exist (l) - Witchcraft in all its forms is part of the devil's marketing efforts.
- Gargoyles, Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins? (l) - Does our modern world take the spirit realm too lightly?
- Self-harm, Cutting and Demons (l) - The prevalence of self-harm through cutting is increasing rapidly in this evil age
- An Evil Spirit World (l) - What's the source of so much sorrow and suffering in our world? God's Word reveals surprising details about a spiritual dimension -- the angelic world -- and an evil being and his cohorts who are the enemies of God and those who follow His ways.
- Did God Create People Evil? (l) - Viewing the suffering around the globe caused by evil leaders is discouraging. Some countries are run by outright drug lords. Others are ruled by leaders who abuse their own people. Saddam Hussein has become a poster boy of the evil tyrant in the 21st century just as Hitler and Stalin were in the 20th. Why would a good God create such evil people?
- Why a Loving God Allows Suffering (l) - Most people fail to recognize that God doesn't have to directly intervene every time we sin; the spiritual laws He set in motion are self-enforcing, bringing their own punishment when we break them.
- Did a Good God Create an Evil World? (l) - Is it possible to completely expunge all evil from the world? It is not only possible, it will be done! The Bible reveals how God will eventually banish evil from existence!
- The Origin of Evil and Suffering (l) - Editorial: Where did evil come from?
- Is Our Mass Media Leading Us Astray (l) - Mass media wields tremendous power and influence over today's society and culture. And often that influence is not good. In fact, it's much like the false prophets of ancient biblical days.
- God, Science and the Bible (3/05) (l) - The remains of the biblical Pool of Siloam. DNA evidence "has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce life, that intelligence must have been involved."
- A Good News Interview With Michael Behe, Ph.D. (l) - What Do DNA Discoveries Mean for Evolution?
- DNA: The Tiny Code That's Toppling Evolution (l) - As scientists explore a new universe -- the universe inside the cell -- they are making startling discoveries of information systems more complex than anything ever devised by humanity's best minds. How did they get there, and what does it mean for the theory of evolution?
- In the News Jul/Sep 2005 (l) - In the News - July 2005
- Belief in God Is a Choice (l) - Have you heard of the flower that is pollinated by "tricking" bees into taking a bath or of the flower that "shoots" its pollen onto a bee's back? We can see the design of the Creator -- if we choose to.
- Intelligent Design v. Evolution: The Latest Battle in the Culture Wars (l) - How will the ruling against teaching intelligent design in science classrooms in Dover, Pennsylvania, affect education throughout the United States?
- The Intelligent Design Revolution (l) - A new movement is starting to shake a scientific establishment built on the assumptions of Darwinian evolution. What is intelligent design, and why is it gaining so much ground?
- A Tale of Two TV Commercials (l) - It's ironic that in an age when knowledge is exploding, we choose to remain so clueless about one of the basic functions of life -- sex.
- In the News Jan/Mar 2006 (l) - In the news -- Jan. 2006
- Questions and Answers - Jan/Mar 2006 (l) - The following questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- Can You Believe Both the Bible and Evolution? (l) - A number of the world's mainstream religions have come to accept Darwinian evolution as the explanation for our existence. But does Darwinism really square with the Scriptures?
- God, Science and the Bible (7/06) (l) - News from the world of science about God and the Bible.
- The Fish That Shoots Down Evolution (l) - This unusual fish uses a specialized system to blast insects out of the air. How could this evolve slowly over time when there is no survival advantage without the whole system working perfectly?
- From a Scientist Who Believes in God (l) - Vertical Thought discusses evolution and the problems with this theory with Dr. Steven Holladay, a professor of anatomy and toxicology at Virginia Tech's College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Pecking Holes in Evolution (l) - Evolutionists have a hard time explaining how the woodpecker's magnificent features all evolved at just the right time so the bird could survive.
- Mothballing Evolution's Peppered Moths (l) - A supposed proof of evolution turns out to be flawed.
- Darwin, Charles: Evolution of a Man and His Ideas (l) - Almost 150 years have passed since the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species launched a theological, philosophical and scientific revolution. Nearly everyone knows about the theory of evolution, but few know the man and motives behind it.
- The Battle Over God (l) - I hardly expected to witness such a sudden rise of militant atheism that boldly denounces both Bible and believer alike.
- The Debate Over Life's Ultimate Question: Does God Exist? (l) - A reemergence of aggressive atheism has helped focus people's attention on that most crucial of all questions: Does God exist?
- Myths of Evolution - Part 1 (l) - If the theory of evolution is such a sure thing, why have so many doubts been raised about it? Why do so many fight so hard to prevent alternatives from being seriously considered? Most important of all, what does the evidence really show?
- A Challenge to Evolution--On the Beach! (l) - How a squid developed its complex ability to capture and use tiny luminous bacteria exactly on the right part of its body, create a lens for it and even regulate the light is something scientists cannot explain.
- Myths of Evolution - Part 2 (l) - Some may be shocked to find that long-heralded "proofs" of evolution are anything but. Here we examine four widely used examples to learn what the evidence really shows.
- Collateral Damage: The Darwin Bomb (l) - What may seem like a good idea at the moment doesn't always turn out to be good in the long run. This is certainly the case with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
- Intelligent Design's Sherlock Holmes (l) - Here is the amazing story of a professor who did some detective work to determine if the universe was intelligently designed.
- Help Your Child Refute Evolution (l) - Your children are likely being indoctrinated almost continuously with evolutionary teachings and ideas not only at school, but just about everywhere. Here are some tips for helping them deal with these false concepts.
- Some Resources to Help Your Children Refute Evolution (l) - Reading material that counters Darwinism.
- IR Bequeath Thee--Hopelessness! (l) - The popular teaching of evolution reared its ugly head over a century ago. Of all mankind's efforts to deny the one true God, this was perhaps the most devastating because it robs mankind of a purpose in life and hope for a future.
- Evolution: A Published Obituary (l) - The theory of evolution has been the fundamental basis of much of the scientific thought for the last century and a half, but its influence extends far beyond science.
- New Discoveries Challenge Darwin's Deceitful Theory (l) - Are we being told the whole story when it comes to evolution and creation? If Darwin's theory of evolution is truly scientific, why are evolutionists so reluctant to let it be questioned?
- 10 Questions to Ask About Evolution, Part 1 (l) - How did the universe, the heavens and the earth, come into existence? How did life begin? Does your life have a purpose? Can science answer these questions? What does the Bible say?
- 10 Questions to Ask About Evolution,Part 2 (l) - What is the difference between science and biblical faith? Can science prove that the Bible is not true? Has science proven that the worldwide floods described in the Bible did not occur? Has science proven the assumptions that age dating methods are based on?
- 10 Questions to Ask About Evolution,Part 3 (l) - Can science prove the spiritual realm does not exist? Can it prove that Darwinian evolution has occurred? Can evolution discover a purpose for your life? What does God have to say?
- Life on Campus - Freshman Year With Darwin (l) - Coping with Darwinism in the college environment.
- Creation or Evolution: Which Is More Believable? (l) - The theory of evolution is being loudly trumpeted in this 200th anniversary year of Charles Darwin's birth and 150th anniversary of the publication of his On the Origin of Species. But have you read in detail what our Creator has to say about how mankind and the heavens and the earth came into being? Have you considered this crucial testimony?
- How Darwin's Theory Changed the World (l) - A great deal of attention has been given to how Darwin's theory of evolution contradicts the biblical account of creation. But little attention has been paid to how his theory changed the world's thinking in dangerous ways.
- The Evolution vs. Intelligent Design Debate (l) - Jonathan Wells holds a Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University. He is the author of many articles and the books Icons of Evolution (2000) and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design (2006), and coauthor of The Design of Life (2007) and How to Be an Intellectually Fulfilled Atheist (or Not) (2008).
- What About Plant Evolution? (l) - A major problem for Neo-Darwinism is the complete lack of evidence for plant evolution in the fossil record.
- How Can You Talk With Your Children About Evolution? (l) - Almost everywhere you turn, your children are being exposed to the "facts" of evolution rather than the flaws in the theory. What can you do to properly educate your kids? They need you to spell out the truth!
- Scientism Infects Darwinian Debates (l) - Now there is not only one theory of evolution, but twelve! Shouldn't they first get the original theory right?
- Prove Evolution is False (l) - There are logical reasons apart from Scripture's direct testimony to reject the theory of evolution and accept creation and a Creator.
- Prove Evolution Is False Even Without the Bible (l) - There are logical reasons apart from Scripture's direct testimony to reject the theory of evolution and accept creation and a Creator.
- Hey, Hey DNA! Proving God's Existence - Genetically (l) - Recent discoveries about DNA have left scientists flabbergasted, and the evidence points clearly to a supreme Intelligence having imbedded an incredible multifaceted code in our genes.
- More Useless Body Parts? (l) - Were human beings put together with definite purpose, or are we merely evolutionary happenstance?
- Useless Body Parts? (l) - Did chance evolution leave us with unneeded vestigial body parts -- or did a Creator carefully design every part of us? As it turns out, there are uses for body parts previously assumed to be useless!
- Society's Five Rotten Apples: Part 1- Bad Philosophy and Corrupt Theories (l) - Why is the world the way it is? What's shaped our society and the kind of people we are? We've come up with all kinds of great things, like technology, medicine and governing constitutions. But the way we live is only getting worse and worse. Why?
- God, Science and the Bible: More to Consider About the Ant (l) - Consider the ant, Solomon urged, and learn wisdom from her ways (Proverbs 6:6).
- The Rotten Apples That Are Corrupting Society (l) - Why is the world the way it is? What has shaped our society and the kind of people we are? We've come up with all kinds of great advancements -- like technology, medicine and governing constitutions -- yet in many aspects the way we live is growing only worse and worse. Why?
- Divine Creation or Happy Accident - the Debate Continues (l) - The philosophy of secular humanism is the leading belief system in entertainment, journalism and science.
- An Evolutionary Fantasy (l) - Did chance evolution leave us with unneeded vestigial body parts -- or did a Creator carefully design every part of us? As it turns out, there are uses for body parts previously assumed to be useless!
- Evolution (l) - Charles Darwin admitted that the available fossil evidence didn't support his theory of "survival of the fittest," better known as evolution. But he expected that plenty of evidence would be found in the coming years. Now, more than a century and a half later, the evidence still fails to support his theory -- showing people accept Darwinian evolution more as an article of faith rather than of fact.
- Darwinism Is Not the Same as Evolution (l) - There is a reason many Darwinists are so adamant about their theory. They know the implications if they fail: The alternative explanation of life on earth is a Creator God.
- Microevolution Doesn't Prove Macroevolution (l) - Some cited examples of evolution at work are really no proof at all of anything -- much less how any of these creatures --- moths, dogs, finches or human beings --- came to exist.
- Blood Clotting: A Biological Miracle (l) - The only way this intricate system works is when many complicated chemical substances interact.
- Can Evolution Explain Life's Complexity? (l) - Natural selection only preserves existing genetic information (DNA); it doesn't create genetic material that would allow an animal's offspring to sprout a new organ, limb or other anatomical feature.
- Competition or Cooperation: How Symbiosis Defies Darwin (l) - Symbiosis, the interdependent relationships between living things, is an obstacle to the theory of evolution.
- Oddities in Nature That Defy Evolution (l) - Over one hundred years of research has provided numerous examples in nature in which complex organs in animals could not have developed by small, successive steps.
- Scientists, Creation and Evolution (l) - No one should assume that scientists uniformly agree that there is no God and that the world around us is the product of a mindless evolutionary process. Consider what some scientists have to say about creation and evolution.
- Science, the Bible and Wrong Assumptions (l) - The theory of evolution is increasingly questioned because as scientific knowledge has increased, researchers have not been able to confirm basic assumptions of the evolutionary theory -- and, in fact, some have been outright refuted.
- Society's Dramatic Shift (l) - Could man create a religion with no god? The widespread acceptance of evolution shows that we have done just that. The Bible teaches us that God created man. Evolution teaches us that man created God.
- What Does the Fossil Record Show? (l) - What traditional evolutionary theory predicts and what the biblical account predicts concerning the formation of life forms.
- Baptized Into a Spiritual Body (l) - Many excellent books have been published in recent years detailing scientific findings that compellingly demonstrate the impossibility of evolution.
- The Problem of "Living Fossils" (l) - Several discoveries of "living fossils" have cast doubt on the long-accepted interpretation of the fossil record.
- The Societal Consequences of Darwinism (l) - The consequences of accepting Darwinian theory have been profound. Enormous moral and social damage has been wrought in classrooms and to society.
- Evidence All Around Us (l) - The precision of our universe is not the result of an accident. It is the product of a meticulous Creator and Lawgiver, the universe's Master Watchmaker.
- The Giver of Life (l) - When you understand that God is the Lifegiver who created man for His own special purpose, with the potential of immortality, life takes on meaning far greater than the empty purposelessness inherent in a faith in evolution.
- Life's Purpose and the Consequences of Ideas (l) - Nothing has a more direct impact on our moral choices than whether we believe in God. The moral choices we make determine the outcome of our lives and, collectively, of society.
- Meet God (l) - The Bible claims to be the Word of God Himself. This is where He has revealed Himself as the Creator and shown the purpose for His creation.
- The Universe (l) - When we look around, can we still wonder and appreciate the amazing creation we see at every level? So much has been carefully designed for us to enjoy. And most importantly, it can strengthen our faith!
- Sound Science and the Bible (l) - Do They Conflict? Science has advanced a great deal since the days of Darwin. If we knew then what we know now, would some of today's bad science -- rooted in flawed philosophy rather than firm facts -- have ever been believed and accepted?
- Honeybees (l) - A great deal of life on earth is sustained by the amazing life and work of the tiny honeybee. Without its carefully tuned and executed cycle of pollination, many kinds of plants would cease to exist -- and even mankind would be at risk.
- Beliefs Have Consequences (l) - Evolution leaves mankind blind to our purpose, wandering and wondering in the dark.
- Foresight or Blind Evolution? (l) - The argument that nature is a result of blind chance that only appears designed is becoming harder to defend with growing evidence of foresight and planning.
- The Problem With Evolution and the Return of God (l) - What does biochemistry tell us about the entrenched idea that life resulted from random chance over billions of years? Will we see a resurgence in belief in God as the true explanation?
- Contemplating Hummingbirds (l) - God's eternal power and divine nature are clearly seen from what He has made.
- Adaptation - Designed by God, Not From Evolution (l) - Genetic adaptation to environment has been attributed to natural selection for advantageous mutations. But scientists have recently learned that adaptations come mostly from genetic switches responding to circumstances -- proof of design, as attested by the Bible.
- "Good Story!" (l) - My boss asked me to teach history classes, and didn't mind if I taught them from a biblical perspective, even in secular Holland. But what would he think when he walked in while I was tracing the identity of the lost tribes of Israel?
- Noah's Flood: Serious Problems With Dating Methods (l) - Why do geologists so frequently fail to understand that the biblical Flood was the force that created some geologic formations? One important answer lies in the way they date these formations.
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 1997 (l) - Illegal-drug trade builds worldwide economic powerhouse; Conflict sharpens over European Middle East role; British rule over Gibraltar threatened; Major species in jeopardy; Pope discusses evolution; Sexually transmissible diseases plague America.
- The Case Against Evolution (l) - A list of books against evolution.
- (l) - Letters from the readers of the Good News magazine, Sep/Oct 2003.
- The Bible Was Right After All (l) - Bible critics and skeptics abound, but there are inspiring cases of some who have changed their minds. What kind of evidence brought about their surprising turnarounds?
- Creation or Evolution: Did God Create Man? (l) - A series on creation and evolution. Did God form the heavens and earth, or is the world and everything in itthe result of mindless, random evolutionary forces?
- How Did Life Begin? (l) - Science has long sought answers to several important questions: What is life? Where did it come from? How did it begin? But you won't find the answers while peering into a microscope, telescope or test tube.
- Coming to a School Near You: Darwinism in the Classroom (l) - If you believe the biblical account of creation and the origin of man, what stategies can you as parents and staudents use when confronted with the theory of evolution?
- Evolution or Creation: Does It Really Matter? (l) - Is Evolution true?
- Creation or Evolution:An Interview With Phillip Johnson (l) - Phillip Johnson answers questions about the theory of evolution and his books about the subject.
- Does It Really Matter What You Believe? (l) - Beliefs determine actions - sometimes with dire consequences.
- Proving God (l) - At age 19 she was challenged to prove her religious beliefs. It's been a rich and rewarding journey ever since...
- Evolution: Fact or Fiction? (l) - Are scientists quietly discarding Darwin's venerable theory of the origin of the species? The Good News continues its examination of creation and evolution.How solid is the evidence supporting natural selection and evolution? Can they be proven?
- Drawings Faked to Support Evolution (l) - Drawings faked to support evolution.
- A Course on Evolution and Faith (l) - What happens when a young person who believes in God studies evolution? Read this first-hand account to discover what happened to one college freshman.
- Science, the Bible and Wrong Assumptions (l) - The theory of evolution is increasingly questioned because as scientific knowledge has increased, researchers have not been able to confirm basic assumptions of the evolutionary theory -- and, in fact, some have been outright refuted.
- The Tiny Miracle That's Toppling Evolution (l) - DNA has profound implications regarding Darwinian evolution.
- 10 Questions to Ask About Evolution, Part 1 (l) - How did the universe, the heavens and the earth, come into existence? How did life begin? Does your life have a purpose? Can science answer these questions? What does the Bible say?
- Charles Darwin's Deadly Secret (l) - Especially in the Western world, most people simply accept the theory of Darwinian evolution as a fact. What many don't know is that this theory is partially responsible for many of the most tragic historical events of the 20th century.
- God, Science, Bible March/April 2009 (l) - News from the world of science about God and the Bible. Mar/Apr 2009
- God, Science and the Bible (7/05) (l) - News from the world of science about God and the Bible.
- Creation and Evolution: The Bible Explanation (l) - The findings of modern science in the light of God's Word.
- In the News Jan/Mar 204 (l) - Items in the news. Jan-March 2004
- The Miracle of the Eye (l) - Charles Darwin described the eye as one of the greatest challenges to his theory. How could he explain it?
- What Does the Fossil Record Show? (l) - What traditional evolutionary theory predicts and what the biblical account predicts concerning the formation of life forms.
- A Course on Evolution and Faith (l) - What happens when a young person who believes in God studies evolution? Read this first-hand account to discover what happened to one college freshman.
- God, Science and the Bible (3/05) (l) - The remains of the biblical Pool of Siloam. DNA evidence "has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce life, that intelligence must have been involved."
- News for Youth - Apr 2003 (l) - Fun News of the Past; Evolution Challenged in the Classroom?; Teen Abortion Rate Dropping; Tips for On-line Safety
- A Course on Evolution and Faith (l) - What happens when a young person who believes in God studies evolution? Read this first-hand account to discover what happened to one college freshman.
- Coming to a School Near You: Darwinism in the Classroom (l) - If you believe the biblical account of creation and the origin of man, what stategies can you as parents and staudents use when confronted with the theory of evolution?
- Darwinism in the Classroom (l) - When you believe God created the heavens and earth, what strategies can you use when confronted with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?
- In the News Jan/Mar 204 (l) - Items in the news. Jan-March 2004
- What Would Charles Lindbergh Think? (l) - It's crucial that you arm yourself with the facts about the key questions of life, including whether God really exists, whether the Bible is His inspired Word, and what His plan and purpose is for you.
- Coming Soon to a School Near You (l) - If you believe the biblical account of creation and the origin of man, what strategies can you as parents and students use when confronted with the theory of evolution?
- Myths of Evolution - Part 1 (l) - If the theory of evolution is such a sure thing, why have so many doubts been raised about it? Why do so many fight so hard to prevent alternatives from being seriously considered? Most important of all, what does the evidence really show?
- Helps in Dealing With Evolutionary Teaching (l) - To help our readers cope with the avalanche of evolutionary doctrines brainwashing our present world, the publishers of The Good News have produced two booklets that directly confront the theory of evolution.
- (l) - Readers of The Good News share their thoughts.
- A Biblical Worldview in a Darkening Era (l) - We need a proper lens to filter the input we receive. Where can we find a reliable frame of reference through which to see the world?
- Baptized Into a Spiritual Body (l) - Many excellent books have been published in recent years detailing scientific findings that compellingly demonstrate the impossibility of evolution.
- The Case Against Evolution (l) - A list of books against evolution.
- Darwinism in the Classroom (l) - When you believe God created the heavens and earth, what strategies can you use when confronted with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?
- Baptized Into a Spiritual Body (l) - Many excellent books have been published in recent years detailing scientific findings that compellingly demonstrate the impossibility of evolution.
- Drawings Faked to Support Evolution (l) - Drawings faked to support evolution.
- Baptized Into a Spiritual Body (l) - Many excellent books have been published in recent years detailing scientific findings that compellingly demonstrate the impossibility of evolution.
- The Battle Over the Bible (l) - A cultural clash is ripping at the fabric of Western societies. It's most pronounced in the United States, where history is being rewritten and culture reshaped in a battle over the Bible.
- The Miracle of the Eye (l) - Charles Darwin described the eye as one of the greatest challenges to his theory. How could he explain it?
- Myths of Evolution - Part 2 (l) - Some may be shocked to find that long-heralded "proofs" of evolution are anything but. Here we examine four widely used examples to learn what the evidence really shows.
- The Beginning of the Universe (l) - Has the universe always existed, or at some definite point in time, did it have a beginning?
- Evolution: Fact or Fiction? (l) - Are scientists quietly discarding Darwin's venerable theory of the origin of the species? The Good News continues its examination of creation and evolution.How solid is the evidence supporting natural selection and evolution? Can they be proven?
- The Bible Was Right After All (l) - Bible critics and skeptics abound, but there are inspiring cases of some who have changed their minds. What kind of evidence brought about their surprising turnarounds?
- Darwinism in the Classroom (l) - When you believe God created the heavens and earth, what strategies can you use when confronted with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?
- Noah's Flood: Did the Noachian Flood Cause Global Catastrophe? (l) - when the geologic strata and the fossil record are interpreted in light of what the Bible reveals, it becomes plain that many of the layered sedimentary rocks were in fact deposited in rapid succession rather than over eons of time (as evolutionists have long claimed).
- There Is No God? (l) - How was life on earth created, was it all by chance or was there a creator?
- What Does the Fossil Record Show? (l) - What traditional evolutionary theory predicts and what the biblical account predicts concerning the formation of life forms.
- The Miracle of the Eye (l) - Charles Darwin described the eye as one of the greatest challenges to his theory. How could he explain it?
- Upcoming Debate Between Creationist and Evolutionist (l) - A February 4th debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye puts the origins of the universe in the spotlight, once again.
- Trial by Tile (l) - A small cleaning job turned into a big repair job ... and a reminder of something deeper.
- With a Little Care (l) - Unlike the great care taken in endeavors of the space program, we often allow ourselves to rush through life without much thought or planning. What lessons can we learn from the mistakes of the space program?
- Just Like Her (l) - There are some people who jump right into our lives and then there are those who enter quietly, but make a great impression.
- "Please, Lord, Save Me From Your Followers" (l) - What kind of bumper sticker would you inspire?
- Setting the Bar (l) - Is the example of our lives truly in line with that of Jesus Christ? Do the little things in our lives point to God?
- Handhold, Splintered Reed or Stumbling Block? (l) - When someone needs a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on, or someone to listen, can they turn to you?
- I Couldn't Help But Notice (l) - When it comes to relationships, if our focus is on style over substance, aren't we really missing what's important?
- Living As Lights in the World (l) - Christians have a responsibility to display the fruit of God's Spirit and His love toward others through their behavior and example.
- A Candle in the Window (l) - As a candle shines through darkness can our lives do the same? Here's how.
- "Please Lord, Save Me From Your Followers" (l) - Have you ever wondered what kind of bumper stickers YOUR example may inspire?
- Person of the Year (l) - What if we created annually a list of the "Ten Best-Lived Lives?"
- Coping with Cliques (l) - No one likes to be excluded, but it happens often in our society. Here is valuable information to help you know how to respond to the problem of cliques.
- Promises, Promises! (l) - "No ifs, ands or buts," some will say! "Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'" (Matthew 5:37). We demand unconditional love and promise keeping. We consider a person of high value if he or she keeps to their word "come hell or high water."
- It's Only... It's Just... (l) - They are used again and again in our own lives. Our children especially use them, and we only hurt ourselves when we allow them to control us. What are they?
- What Science Tells Us About Habits (l) - The study, published in the November 2004 issue of Psychological Science, suggests that old habits are relatively automatic, while new learning requires control.
- In the News Jan/Mar 2006 (l) - In the news -- Jan. 2006
- Fitness or Fatness: What's Your Plan? (l) - We generally take care of our cars, but most people don't have much of a plan for their health. With so much working against us, how can we choose fitness?
- In the News... April 2009 (l) - Items in the news - April 2009
- How to Beat a Bad Mood (l) - Everyone faces frustrating and irritating situations from time to time. We don't have to pretend they're fun. But we also don't have to -- and shouldn't -- let these things get to us.
- Yoga's a Stretch (l) - A study has found that the physical exercises in the discipline of yoga, an ancient practice of stretching and meditation from India, help to relieve pain in the lower back -- but that there is no evidence that the meditation element of yoga increases relief.
- Emotional - Physical Health Connection (l) - Taking care of your body is an important step towards mental and emotional health. God created links between the human body and mind.
- Gray Dumplings: Gray, Slippery, and Very Chewy! (l) - What we eat affects our health and well being.
- Daily Exercise Helps Prevent Health Decline (l) - Study results show that daily exercise can help stabilize metabolic health.
- Keys to a Long, Healthy Life (l) - Let's consider seven important health principles. Practicing these will help you live a longer and healthier life. These principles are backed by extensive research in the health-care field and by the Bible
- Current Events & Trends - March/April 2023 (l) - An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the March/April 2023 issue of Beyond Today.
- Vibrant Health - The Crucial Biblical Keys (l) - The Creator God, who is sometimes called the Great Physician, knows everything about what is best for our health.
- You Can Have Healthy Children - Here's How (l) - What can we do to help our children adopt healthy habits as a way of life?
- Prepare for a Long, Healthy Life (l) - Most teens assume they will always be healthy, but research shows that modern teens are starting to have serious health problems. What can you do to increase your odds for a lifetime of good health?
- The Mind-Body Connection: Move Yourself to a Better Mood (l) - There are some simple things that can help us get out of bad moods so we may not have to seek professional help.
- From Empire to Exile (l) - How can we find the lost tribes of Israel? We need to look at the general region to which they were exiled and see if a people suddenly appeared in the region with characteristics that link them to the refugees of Israel's northern kingdom.
- Prophecies of Israel's Resettlement in Northwestern Europe (l) - Biblical passages indicate that the captive Israelites would eventually move on from their land of exile in northern Mesopotamia to ultimately settle in Northwestern Europe-the major maritime and coastal region north and west of their Middle Eastern homeland.
- Joe's Story (l) - In Chicago, in 1983, Joe Bauer had an experience that was unlike any in his life up until then. And he had certainly already had some perilous times in his life!
- Prove There Is a God (l) - There are logical reasons to accept the existence of a divine Creator apart from establishing the authenticity of Scripture.
- Prove There Is a God Even Without the Bible (l) - There are logical reasons to accept the existence of a divine Creator apart from relying on the authenticity of Scripture.
- Did Jesus Christ Really Exist? (l) - Was Jesus Christ real? What does the evidence say? In spite of what you may have heard, we have compelling historical documentation of His existence. And you need to understand not only that He came, but also why He came!
- Groping for Meaning and Morality (l) - Man has developed three views, nihilism, humanism & immanence, that attempt to explain the meaning of life without God. These have had an enormous impact on the world and the way people live.
- National Deliverance from Egyptian Slavery (l) - national deliverance from Egyptian slavery prefigured our own personal redemption from sin. Christ is our Passover
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus--Exit From Egypt (l) - Archaeologists have made many significant discoveries that make the book of Exodus and the Israelistes' time in Egypt come alive.
- The Bible and Archaeology (l) - The Bible is the inspired Word of God, and its accuracy continues to be validated by the spade of archaeology.
- Appendix 8: Gathelus, Scota and the Exodus (l) - We should examine this in greater detail -- particularly their connection to the time of Moses and the Exodus.
- Prophecies of Israel's Resettlement in Northwestern Europe (l) - Biblical passages indicate that the captive Israelites would eventually move on from their land of exile in northern Mesopotamia to ultimately settle in Northwestern Europe-the major maritime and coastal region north and west of their Middle Eastern homeland.
- The Exodus Plagues (l) - In the story of Israel's Exodus from slavery in Egypt, God sent devastating plagues on the Egyptians. And there's much more to these plagues than you probably realize!
- The Exodus Controversy (l) - Did the Exodus really happen? Did God deliver the ancient Israelites from Egyptian slavery as the Bible describes? Contrary views have generated much publicity, but the facts of the Bible's side of the argument are seldom considered.
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus: Exit From Egypt (l) - Discoveries confirm the Exodus account of the Bible.
- Mankind's Choice: Freedom or Slavery (l) - Captivity begins with human choice, spirit and character. Discover how we can we freed from spiritual slavery.
- A Good News Interview with Bryant Wood, Ph.D. (l) - There are many archaeological and historical proofs of the Bible, but they are very difficult to publish in academic journals, because of the anti-Bible bias they hold to.
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus--Exit From Egypt - Part 2 (l) - In earlier issues, The Good News examined archaeological finds that illuminate portions of the book of Genesis and Exodus. In this issue we continue our exploration of discoveries that confirm other aspects of the Exodus account, beginning with the incident of the Israelites' worship of the golden calf.
- The Red Sea or the Reed Sea? (l) - For many years scholars have disagreed over the identity of the sea the Israelites crossed and thus the site of the drowning of Pharaoh's army. Three routes for the Exodus have been proposed and continue to be debated.
- Archaeology and the Book of Exodus: Exit From Egypt (3/97) (l) - Archaeologists have made many significant discoveries that make the book of Exodus and the Israelites time in Egypt come alive.
- Moses: Leader of a Nation (l) - With a humble attitude, Moses was able to be a true servant of his people.
- Sound Science and the Bible (l) - Do They Conflict? Science has advanced a great deal since the days of Darwin. If we knew then what we know now, would some of today's bad science -- rooted in flawed philosophy rather than firm facts -- have ever been believed and accepted?
- Surprising Discoveries About Our Universe's Origins (l) - Modern science has discovered that the universe had a beginning, is expanding and is fine-tuned by natural laws allowing us to exist. But the Bible revealed this long before!
- Raising the Global Alarm (l) - The direction of international events in the time ahead of us is vitally important for all people.
- 'What I Expect From My Parents!' (l) - Essays from teens about what they expect from their parents.
- God's Way -- An Adventure Abroad (l) - Ever think God's way of life was cramping your style? Keeping you from doing all those fun things in life? Or maybe limiting your success? Think again. I interviewed two former exchange students, both of whom are striving to live God's way, and found quite the opposite to be true. Following God's way actually contributed to the success of their trips.
- Good Government: The Best Is Yet to Come (l) - Much of history is a chronology of failed governments. While at times governments have shown potential for great strides in bettering people's lives, still humanity aches for good government--and it is coming!
- Balance Your Books (l) - What does it really take to balance our books?
- The World's Number One Exporting Nation (l) - The United States owes its historical dominance to being the world's biggest exporting nation. It no longer holds that position. The country that does is set to play a more dominant role in world affairs.
- The World's Number One Exporting Nation (l) - The United States owes its historical dominance to being the world's biggest exporting nation. It no longer holds that position. The country that does is set to play a more dominant role in world affairs.
- Questions and Answers - Apr/Jun 2003 (l) - Questions and answers on issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.
- So, Who Goes First? (l) - The 'invisible' first victims -- the German men, women and children who were murdered or sterilized by the Nazis because of conditions such as schizophrenia, genetic diseases, physical handicaps and developmental disabilities.
- Seven Counterfeit Values Ensnaring Society (l) - The world around us prizes qualities that are ultimately worthless and harmful. Your awareness of them will help protect you and your children.
- "I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds" (l) - God's Word offers great hope -- hope of an astounding new world where weaponry will become a thing of the past: "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore" (Isaiah 2:4).
- World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2003 (l) - After the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, homeland security became a top priority for the United States. Yet, at the same time, it seems to be overlooking the most important aspect of its safety, and the risk is incalculable. What is this crucial component of any people's long-term security?
- Saving Marriage: Beyond Constitutional Amendments (l) - In response to same-sex marriages in some states, many are pushing constitutional amendments to preserve the traditional marriage relationship. But it will take much more if marriage is to be saved.
- What If You've Made a Mistake? (l) - When it comes to sex, people make mistakes -- both premarital and extramarital. Sometimes after making a sexual mistake, people will reason that since they've already committed the sin, they may as well continue doing so. This is faulty thinking.
- Extraterrestrial Letdown (l) - New analysis from Harvard University lends support to the long-held conclusion of many that no extraterrestrial life exists in the universe.
- Does Life Exist Somewhere Out There? (l) - For years people have wondered: Are we alone in the universe? Do other life forms exist out there? Will we ever find them?
- Man's Search for Meaning in the Universe (l) - Humankind seems to be "wired" to want to explore, to learn, to reach out, to understand why we are here and where we are headed.
- A God-Centered Universe (l) - Human history is filled with misguided views of the universe. The heart of the problem is man's failure to understand that God is at its center!
- Planet Hunters: The Search for Life in Outer Space (l) - Using incredible technological advancements, astronomers are expanding their search for life in the universe. Could they be looking for right answers in the wrong places?
- Extraterrestrial Life: What Does the Bible Say? (l) - Humans have long searched the heavens for signs of other life. Is there life out there? Is there a way to know for sure?
- Is Mars the Next Frontier? (l) - Americans are by nature a restless, inquisitive, pioneering-type people. Little wonder that their president would articulate their ambitions in space with his vision of a manned mission to Mars. But what is the biblical verdict on space exploration? And what is its connection with mankind's true destiny?
- No Excuses (l) - The evidence is mounting that there is only one valid scientific explanation for our existence.
- The Search for Life (l) - Over recent decades mankind has spent billions of dollars and untold hours searching for life outside of planet Earth. What's driving this desperate search? What do we hope to find? And do we understand what we're really looking for?
- An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Mar/Apr 1997 (l) - World without war; Crime and sexual freedom; extreme weather; British monarchy; Church unity
- Political Correctness Hides the Truth (l) - Our relations with the rest of the world will only be helped if we clean up our nation and become a godlier people. "... if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth" (Deuteronomy 28:1).
- Extremist Attacks are Signs of the Times (l) - People desire signs. Signs are very important to an ordered society, like directing traffic and reaching a destination
- Too Many Friendships Can Make Us Introverted (l) - New research analyzes the ebb and flow of friendships and happiness.
- Don't Miss the Mark! (l) - I was on duty when the call came in. The supertanker Exxon Valdez had run aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, unleashing a huge oil spill! Why did it happen? And what lessons are there for us today?
- Forgiving the Unforgivable (l) - Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address challenges the nation to "forgive the unforgivable and offer dignity to those in the throes of defeat."
- Profiles of Faith: Matthew - From Serving Mammon to Serving God (l) - We abruptly meet Matthew in the Gospel that bears his name. What more can we learn about this disciple?
- The Eye of a Needle (l) - What did Jesus Christ mean when He said, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God"?
- Blessed Are Your Eyes (l) - We greatly prize the amazing sense of physical sight. But the ability to see spiritually is even more miraculous!
- Proving God (l) - At age 19 she was challenged to prove her religious beliefs. It's been a rich and rewarding journey ever since...
- The Blind Shall See... (l) - Recent research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that even when sight is absent, the part of the brain that processes visual information is still active, proving the brain is more flexible than previously understood.
- Successful Parenting: What Makes It Work? (l) - Many parents can find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to parenting. What biblical keys can lay the right foundation?
- Ezekiel's Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones: What Does It Mean? (l) - The prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of vast numbers of people resurrected to live again as physical human beings. What is the meaning of this mystifying vision, and what does it teach us about God's plan?
- The Latter, or Major, Prophets (l) - Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are known as the major prophets and wrote the books that bear their names. Each man told of his own fascinating contribution to the Bible.
- The Center of God's New Global Village (l) - God's temple will stand in the center of God's global village in Jerusalem. This will provide the seat for a civilization centered on the universal principles and laws of Almighty God.
- Homeland Security: What Crucial Piece Is the United States Missing? (l) - After the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, homeland security became a top priority for the United States. Yet, at the same time, it seems to be overlooking the most important aspect of its safety, and the risk is incalculable. What is this crucial component of any people's long-term security?
- Another Important Author (l) - Ezra compiled and inscribed both 1 and 2 Chronicles, and added them to the canon of the Old Testament
- Nehemiah: Portrait of a Leader (l) - In the book bearing his name, Nehemiah records his memoirs. He tells how, against tremendous odds, he accomplished an unimaginably difficult undertaking.
- How Did We Get the Bible? (l) - How was the Bible actually put together? How do we know that the Bible contains the books that it should have? These are important questions, and many books have been written to address them.
- Profiles of Faith - Ezra: Spiritually Restoring a People (l) - Ezra's role in the restoration of Judah.
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