Good News Magazine: July - August 1997

Is proper child rearing a lost cause? What pressures do parents face, and where can they find help in bringing up children with proper moral values?

We have a choice: Either we teach our children good values or we abandon their future to chance. If we don't teach our children, somebody else will.

Standards all around you may be slipping, but here are some principles to help you stay in charge of your child's moral upbringing.

It's a fact: The less time children and parents spend together and the fewer thoughts and activities they share, the more powerful the entertainment...

Small nations sometimes must be dependent on large nations but that isn't the only path.

"This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the center of the nations, with countries all around her"- (Ezekiel 5:5, New Revised Standard Version).

The truth about life after death is out there, but not in our stars or ourselves. Our revealed future is far greater than the stuff of dreams.

Not everybody is being called to salvation and eternal life during their fleshly life on earth.

Why is Africa, an enormous continent blessed with great wealth, plagued with such pervasive problems? When will it find solutions?

The Bible records the story of ancient Israel's conquest of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua. Did it really happen as the Scriptures record? We...

Hospitality is well on its way out. But understanding what hospitality is-and isn't-may help you recapture the spirit of hospitality.

Many don't realize how greed is impeding their spiritual growth and how necessary it is to overcome the deadly and deceitful sin of covetousness.

Many people have misconceptions about the biblical teaching on clean and unclean meats. What does Scripture really reveal on this subject, and what...

By putting together all the scriptures on a given subject, we allow the Bible to interpret itself and give us a complete and coherent view of God's...

Does Paul's statement in Romans 14:14 that "I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself" mean that there was no...

Sin is humanity's most dangerous and deceitful enemy. God obviously hates sin, but how does He view the sinner?

As parents, we have a responsibility to teach our children. But keep in mind that we can learn a lot from them too.

Many connections are to be noted between Joshua and Jesus. The names share the same meaning: "God is salvation." Jesus (Ieous) is the Greek form of...

Make time for and be committed to maintaining your close friendships.

Many were stunned at the magnitude of the Labour Party victory in the British national election May 1.

The growth of secularism persists in Europe.

The last five years have been marked by headlines such as "World Fishing Fleets Face Ruin as Catches Disappear," "Too Many Fisherman, Too Few Fish,"...

Because we are on average living much longer lives than did many of our forebears, the quality of those lives is sometimes marred by the unwelcome...

The relationship between Germany and America that held the Atlantic alliance together for nearly 50 years is in a sad state of disrepair, according to...

According to a recent report from Washington, D.C., "America is bracing itself for a storm of criminal violence that, if some experts are to be...

Skyrocketing deaths from cancer and heart disease can be blamed in part on bad habits and unhealthy lifestyles promoted in and by the United States...

Less porn in Britain.

Joshua's life is a living testimony for those who desire to obey God in living faith.