On Oct. 8, 2008, UCG member Jed Sy and her brother Jong Pilapil were sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime they say they never committed. In the following article, which first appeared in the United News Asia July/August 2007...

When we face hard times, it is easy to focus on our problems to the point that we become discouraged.

Our families did not come into existence by happenstance.

The financial crisis around the world has become a great concern. Banks, loan companies, car dealerships and state and local governments all have their hands out for bailout money. Job layoffs are common practice. The housing market is in shambles.

"I resolve to lose weight this year." "I resolve to quit smoking this year." "I resolve to stop drinking this year." New Year's resolutions.

What lessons can we learn from one of the Bible's most tenacious examples?

Cry if you must—then go forward.

Focusing on what we can affect is important.

How can we be spiritually fruitful and avoid falling off the path on our way to the Kingdom? Peter gives us eight traits that are guaranteed to help.

We don't like to think about dying, but if we don't plan now, our families will suffer. Here are some tips on how to show true love by wisely preparing—even if you are young.

Teenagers attending the United Church of God congregation in Freeport recently provided insight into what it's like to be a teen living on Grand Bahama Island in the nation of the Bahamas. Ariel, Ashley, Daniel, Destiny, Gabriel, Hubert and Kevera...

So few find the way to happiness, it must be a well-hidden secret. But today's your lucky day—the secret will be revealed!

Like many Americans, almost all of my life I have carried coins in my pocket. These small pieces of metal make a statement about trust.

You may have carefully planned your class load or electives, but you probably have not considered the need for help in keeping your Christian perspective intact. Here's a discussion by three Christian professors giving their best advice for students

When we trust in and wait on the Lord, we can know that He will take care of all our needs. God through the eloquent Isaiah tells us that we will then rise up and soar like eagles.

In hearing our prayers God sometimes makes decisions we wouldn’t normally expect.

When we were serving in the ministry in the Bay Area in 1963, my husband bought me a lovely coat, but there were no extra buttons.

Members with expertise in the latest technologies and methods are helping map out an effective plan for preaching the gospel to the 21st century world.

A colored rope hanging from a window held great meaning for a woman in Jericho thousands of years ago. It also has special significance for us as Christians.