Current Events & Trends: Hitting the headlines: A world in turmoil
The last several months have seen some serious weather calamities, and the global political scene remains ever more troubling.
In late 2013 Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines (where the storm is called Yolanda). And from the end of the year and into 2014, there has been severe coastal and river flooding in the United Kingdom, along with a string of winter storms with gale-force winds, travel disruptions and power outages.
As 2014 dawned, much of the United States was hit by a "polar vortex" that brought extremely low temperatures to much of the country to an extent not experienced for many years. Even cities such as Atlanta in the nation's south were gridlocked with ice. At the same time, California was experiencing its worst drought in decades.
With ongoing instability in the Middle East and wars breaking out in areas like South Sudan, the world is in an abysmal state.
And with American power waning, other geopolitical contenders are on the rise. In recent news, the European Union (or EU) is still seeking to become a United States of Europe. Could this lead to the final European superpower prophesied in the Bible? Check out our free Bible study aid The Final Superpower to learn more . You may be surprised by its true identity.
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Good News Magazine: March - April 2014
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Jerold Aust
Jerold Aust has served in the ministry for 52 years, as a public speaker for 58 years, a published writer for 38 years, and is employed by UCG’s Media and Communications Services. He is a Senior Writer, interviewer, and editor for Beyond Today Magazine and has taught Speech Communication for UCG’s ministerial online program and the Book of Revelation for ABC.
Jerold holds a BA in theology from Ambassador College, Pasadena (1968), an MA in Communication from California State University, Fullerton (1995), a distance-learning Ph.D (2006), and a Famous Writers School diploma in non-fiction writing (1973). Additionally, he studied post-grad communication at University of Southern California (1995), radio, TV, voice-overs, and Public Relations at Fullerton College (1995-1996), and graduate communication at Wichita State University (1978). Jerold has taught communication at the University of South Alabama (7 years) and ABC (17 years). His published works include, Ronald Reagan’s Rhetoric: Metaphor as Persuasion and EZSpeakers: Public Speaking Made Easy in 7 Steps. Jerold's overarching goal is to share with humankind its incredible destiny!
John Ross Schroeder
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
