Good News Magazine: November - December 2000

The AIDS epidemic, increasingly compared to the dreaded black death of the 1300s, has taken millions of lives and promises to take millions more. Yet...

AIDS has taken a horrible toll, and the plague is far from over. What will stop the horror?

Printed as a subtitle on the cover of each issue of The Good News are the words "A Magazine of Understanding." What does The Good News help you...

The goal of The Good News is to provide understanding.

Russia's troubles underscore long-standing weaknesses in how it has governed itself. Will Russians demand stronger leadership?

Most people know the Bible doesn't mention—much less sanctify—Christmas. Does it make any difference as long as it's intended to honor God and bring...

An enormous number of traditions we now associate with Christmas have their roots in pre-Christian pagan religious traditions.

Each year more than a million children under age 18 are impacted by new divorces in the United States.

A recent report from The Hague does nothing to support the sanctity of marriage.

Conditions are virtually back to normal, but just a short while ago newspapers devoted page after page to the fuel shortage in Britain and several...

A series of disasters-the sinking of a nuclear submarine, a fire in a Moscow television tower and nuclear-plant shutdowns-may be a harbinger of...

Halfway through the 31/2-year transition planned for the adoption of the euro by 11 of the 15 member nations, the European single currency appears to...

South Africa has the world's worst peacetime statistics for murder, rape and robbery. To add to the problem, police forces have a reputation for...

According to Times science editor Nigel Hawkes, a fifth of Britain's insect species have disappeared during the 20th century.

By the time you read this the Danes probably will have decided whether to use the European common currency (the euro).

When you read the book of Acts and Paul's letters, this perspective can serve as a backdrop and perhaps help you better understand why Paul was "all...

Thanks to the modern tools of archaeology, researchers have found much cultural, historical and geographical background material that supports the...

Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday every November. Perhaps this is the appropriate season to wonder if there is a difference between being...

Time: It's the one thing that you can never recover. Is your life hectic and out of control? It's time you realized you may be missing out on a...