Good News Magazine: January - February 2003

Table of Contents

4 minutes
Many hoped the threat of nuclear war would disappear when the Soviet Union collapsed more than a decade ago. But that hope proved to be in vain. Now...
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The End of the World: What Does the Bible Say?
11 minutes
For centuries people have read the Bible and concluded that the world will come to an end. But will it? If so, how? What do the Scriptures teach about...
2 minutes
The modern age is strikingly like Noah's time. Be watchful of world trends to
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The Bible speaks of "the time of the end." But exactly what will come to an end?
2 minutes
In a later article published in the London Financial Times on Nov. 17, Dr. Kupchan predicts that the NATO summit held later that week would not hide...
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United States
13 minutes
Does the Bible prophesy great natural disasters? If so, what will they be? You need to understand!
2 minutes
How destructive could an asteroid strike be?
12 minutes
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?
2 minutes
Who will escape the worst of the Great Tribulation during the prophesied dangerous times ahead? Is it some particular group or denomination? Will...
11 minutes
While the United States is focused on its war on terror and its conflict with Iraq, new threats continue to emerge of which Americans are largely...
8 minutes
How can you escape the debt burden? The solution isn't hard to understand, but it takes effort.
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An ossuary, a burial box for bones.
8 minutes
Have scholars found firm evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ, His earthly father and one of His half brothers? An intriguing find bears their...
11 minutes
From God's point of view, what is patriotism?
2 minutes
Is stating the pledge of allegiance to America's flag
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How does the rest of the world view the United States?
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Illustration of James
12 minutes
James taught about faith, telling us that true faith is demonstrated by what we are, how we live and what we do.
3 minutes
One long-debated issue that has resurfaced with the recent ossuary discovery is whether James was really the half brother of Jesus.
2 minutes
Despite what Martin Luther thought, James' teaching of faith proven by works is sound and biblical.
8 minutes
Most people today think being a Christian is easy, but the surprising truth is, the real Christianity of the Bible is challenging and difficult. Do...
2 minutes
Niall Ferguson, professor of political and financial history at Oxford University, set out a chilling scenario in Britain's Sunday Times.
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The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are already riding roughshod over much of Africa.
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Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has strongly suggested that after Iraq the United States should turn its attention to Iran.
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Hostile kids who mistrust others are much more likely than their peers to develop physical symptoms linked to diabetes and heart attacks in the future...
2 minutes
Britain is far from the only Western nation to sell arms to some of the most unstable countries.
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Perhaps America's most bothersome Achilles' heel lies squarely in the area of its sore neglect of the values set down in the pages of the Bible.