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"If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book... every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the LORD bring upon you until you are destroyed" (Deuteronomy 28:58, 61).

God did not intend for humanity to suffer with diseases and sickness, but allowed it as a result of mankind's choices. Learn more about why disease is here and how it will be stopped, once and for all.

Ghana at 50: A Time to Remember

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Long ago God promised that descendants of the biblical patriarch Abraham, through the children of his great grandson Joseph, would "become a multitude of nations" (Gen 48:19). This was partly fulfilled in the British Empire of which Ghana, as the Gold Coast, was a part. Economic development and political stability were two of the greatest gifts England gave her colonies.

Do You See the Canaries?

  • by Graemme Marshall
Canaries were once used to warn miners of toxic gas in underground mines. There is a lesson for our cultures. Can you see the "canaries" warning us about a toxic society?

Why U.S. Population Growth Has Produced Little Joy

  • by John Ross Schroeder
Throughout most of its history, a growing population was considered the United States’ most treasured national resource. Yet the news about America’s population reaching the 300 million mark has caused almost no celebration among the populace. Why?

World News and Trends: Incurable TB threatens South Africa

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
According to The Guardian, "Doctors at the Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry [in South Africa] were already grappling with the onslaught of AIDS and its partner in death, tuberculosis."

In the News...Endangered Bananas!

  • by Amanda Stiver
Will you miss the banana on your morning cereal? Will the banana split be the same without the main ingredient? These may become important questions if Tropical Panama Disease Race 4 reaches the shores of Central America and affects the Cavendish banana.

The Terror of Cocaine 'In Dust We Trust'

  • by Cecil Maranville
Why do people use cocaine, in spite of the widespread knowledge of its dangers? What are the costs, both to the individual user and to our society? None of us is immune to the clutches of cocaine.

Half of Africa Is Disappearing

  • by Rex Sexton
A large portion of the native population of southern Africa is dying. Efforts to deal with the problem in some cases only are making matters worse.

Tower Of London Prepares For Bird Flu

  • by Peter Hawkins
While we try to protect the ravens in the Tower of London from bird flu, like many other Western nations we seem unwilling to tackle what is far more likely to bring down our nation—the destruction of the family and ignorance of God's moral code.

Food Insecurity in a Hungry World

  • by Cecil Maranville
Starvation, malnutrition and consequent diseases are an all-too-familiar fixture in today's world. This article reports on the current situation and looks through the window of prophecy at the future. The present is bleak, but the future is fabulous!