Good News Magazine: November - December 2003

An editorial note from Jerold Aust

Many would have you believe that the marital union is archaic and unnecessary. Yet mankind's Creator designed marriage as the ideal relationship for...

Whether one marries or remains single, God wants us to understand there are spiritual implications to the marriage relationship.

Many young couples would say their feelings are true love. But are they? Does the Bible offer guidance to understand what true love really is?

Infatuation is an obsessive focus on one particular person. How does it work from a scientific point of view? The neurobiological effects of...

Perception is reality, at least in the minds of many people. In the developing world the common perception of America's foreign policy often is...

Few observers want peace in the Middle East more than the staff and publishers of The Good News. But we know that there is only one true path to peace...

Have you ever wondered why we live by a seven-day week or why day and night follow an unbroken rhythm? Discover the surprising biblical connection—and...

An overview of the Biblical Sabbath day

The Jewish community worldwide lights candles in celebration of the Hanukkah festival. The dramatic story behind this festival not only shows us God's...

Do you have trouble with prayer? How should we pray? For what should we pray? What lessons should we learn from prayer? Let's consider Christ's lesson...

Although German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder recently met with President George W. Bush and duly extended an olive branch, he first unleashed Germany...

Want to make a real difference in this troubled world? Where can you start?

Pope John Paul II is 83, now with seriously failing health.

Noted feature writer Ambrose Evans-Pritchard recently raised the alarm again about the new European draft constitution. He wrote: "Valery Giscard d...

France—that is to say, French president Jacques Chirac—vehemently opposed U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to remove Saddam Hussein's regime...

In a study of U.S. television programming between 1998 and 2002, cursing had risen 95 percent during the television family hour (from 8 to 9 p.m...

"Children are starting school less well prepared than ever because parents are failing to raise their youngsters properly, according to the [British]...