Good News Magazine: May - June 2012

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Good News Magazine - May/June 2012
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How do you negotiate with people whose desire is to start a global war so that their messiah will come to save them and win the war for them?
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While politicians and pundits debate what to do about the matter, Iran continues its pursuit of nuclear weapons, threatening Israel and the world. How...
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Closing the Strait of Hormuz: A Serious Iranian Threat
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Tehran has coveted complete control over the narrow Strait of Hormuz—only 24 miles wide at its narrowest point—for many years. How important is this...
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The Crucial Human Element in the Current Crisis
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Human beings make up nations and national groups. And human leaders inevitably possess highly individual personalities, legacies and backgrounds. To...
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The Middle East: Focus of End-Time Prophecy
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We often see the Middle East catapulted to the forefront of news programs around the world. Even faraway nations are deeply affected by what happens...
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Egypt in Bible Prophecy
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The key Middle Eastern prophecy of Daniel 11 clearly states that "the land of Egypt shall not escape" the military invasion by the king of the North...
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Will Iran Again Influence a U.S. Presidential Election?
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More than 30 years ago, Iran's theocratic regime influenced the result of the U.S. presidential election. Once again, Iran is set to be a major factor...
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The staff that produces The Good News magazine obviously plays no role in determining either Israeli or American foreign policy. We have no crystal...
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Who Will Dominate the Middle East?
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As America pulls out of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, other powers are rushing in to fill the vacuum. Domestic, regional and global forces are all...
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Hamas' Shifting Allegiance Reflects New Mideast Dynamics
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Egypt's new parliament is already changing the Egyptians' relationships with their neighbors across their northern border—Israel and the terrorist...
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The Coming of a New Babylon
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The European debt crisis still simmers. Are we seeing a geopolitical development long foretold in Bible prophecy emerging before our eyes? What...
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Good News magazine
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With this edition, The Good News has reached a special milestone - our 100th issue!
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Our greatest challenge for this age is to live as God commands, to proclaim the gospel of the Kingdom of God throughout the entire world, to make...
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For more than 16 years The Good News has given its readers insight and understanding into how a world of such incredible technological achievement and...
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Assistance Programs Offering a Hand Up, Not Just a Handout
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In addition to sharing biblical teaching and the hope of the coming Kingdom of God, the publishers of The Good News support practical programs to...
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Imprisoned and Faithful
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Do you feel imprisoned by afflictions and hardships that seem to have no end? If so, how can you stay faithful to God and His way of life?
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Wheat basking in the sunlight.
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A little-understood festival commanded in the Bible helps us understand a key aspect of God's plan and why most of the world doesn't know or...
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Follow Me... Seeing What God Sees
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Jesus Christ's encounter with a blind man holds important lessons for us as to what it means to accept His invitation of "Follow Me."
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The Lesson of the Brown Paper Bag
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Long ago I learned an important lesson that's stuck with me ever since. And soon the time is coming when the entire world will be blessed as everyone...
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Ossuary verdict: Experts testify to its authenticity
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Almost 10 years have passed since the world of archaeology was stunned by the announcement of the discovery in Israel of a limestone burial box for...
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Bible Mini-Study: Will the Dead Live Again?
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Is there life after death? If so, how is that possible, and what will it be like? Will it last forever?
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Youth Focus... The Bible and the Brain
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You can read your way to a better working brain - and build moral character at the same time.
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We reside in a culture of contraception.
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Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed the embattled government of Syrian President Bashar Assad to accept a peace plan that would impose an...
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The persecution of Christians in the developing world has increased rapidly during the last decade.
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In the text of a graphic titled "Stepping Up to Buy," The Wall Street Journal noted: "Chinese state-owned and private enterprises are pouring...
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Currently there appears to be a lull in the forces that would propel Europe toward full integration.
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Niall Ferguson is a China watcher.
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I know what the Bible says, and I want to follow God's Word, but our church worships on Sunday, as all churches seem to. I am worried about not...
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Readers of The Good News share their thoughts in the May/June 2012 issue.