Good News Magazine: January - February 2015

It's remarkable how past and present—and, yes, sometimes even future—collide in the Middle East.

Once again the Middle East is being transformed before our eyes, with a near-constant stream of headlines describing chaos and upheaval. What does it...

The brutality of the Islamic State and various terrorist organizations is shocking and horrifying—beheadings, suicide attacks, slaughter of prisoners...

Many believe peace would be achievable in the Middle East if not for the nagging problem of Israel. They blame the ongoing regional conflict on the...

Those who state that Islam is a peaceful religion usually point to several verses in the Quran to support their view.

Out of a world population of about 7 billion, approximately one in four to five people—1.5 to 1.6 billion—is Muslim (though some place the number of...

In October 2014, Sweden's government officially recognized a state of Palestine, and Britain's parliament called for recognizing it in a non-binding...

The news out of the Middle East today leaves us with little hope and very little good news. Does anyone have solutions to these huge problems?

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...

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...

Cancer is a deadly scourge that affects the lives of millions. What can you do if it afflicts you or those you love?

I've planted many vegetable gardens over the years. The lessons I've learned match what Jesus Christ said about the sowing of the seed of the gospel...

Jesus followed up on His Sermon on the Mount in His revelation to the apostle John. In it He gave seven more "beatitudes" central to the Christian...

In previous studies we've covered many aspects of understanding God. This study is a step beyond, showing how to really know God through developing a...

How can we get to know God? Here are several good ways to start!

Rising "lone wolf" Islamist attacks against the West should compel us to learn the importance of seeking true security.

The heightened religious tensions in Jerusalem caused by ongoing Jewish-Muslim conflicts are spilling over to Europe.

The deadline for an agreement on capping Iran's nuclear program in exchange for Western powers easing economic sanctions was pushed to the end of June...

In November 2014, police in a Florida town performed an active shooter drill in a local middle school.

Since the Russian takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, economic sanctions have been imposed on Russia as a punitive reprimand by the Western...