Good News Magazine: November - December 2013

Table of Contents

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November/December issue of the Good News
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This war of worldviews has grave implications for all of us, because ultimately it comes down to whose values and standards will guide and govern our...
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The Rotten Apples That Are Corrupting Society
12 minutes
Why is the world the way it is? What has shaped our society and the kind of people we are? We've come up with all kinds of great advancements—like...
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Photo of Charles Darwin
10 minutes
Especially in the Western world, most people simply accept the theory of Darwinian evolution as a fact. What many don't know is that this theory is...
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President John F. Kennedy  riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
10 minutes
This November marks 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. The news stunned the...
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Soldiers boarding an airplane.
12 minutes
Ambitious and expensive government programs seriously endanger America's economic stability and add to the nation's already gargantuan national debt...
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Cuts in Defense Spending: Australia, Britain and Canada
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America isn't alone in its military cutbacks and withdrawal from its role as the world's policeman. Its allies are following the same path, with...
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The American Military: A Testing Ground for Social Change
3 minutes
Not only is America's military being gutted financially, it is also being seriously compromised as an effective fighting force by those using it as a...
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Photo of Edward Snowden
4 minutes
America is in trouble. For all its vaunted power, it has experienced grave challenges in dealing with a 30-year-old computer consultant who, following...
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A woman wear a Christmas stocking cap holding a gift.
7 minutes
If you really loved someone, would you celebrate the person with reminders of a past rival for your affection? Are many Christians guilty of...
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Man reading a Bible while leaning against a wall.
5 minutes
I was recently indulging in one of my favorite things—walking through a bookshop. And I was struck by how many books had titles similar to "Fifty...
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A young girl leaning on a shopping cart.
8 minutes
People aren't naturally merciful creatures. That's why God's saving grace is so powerful. It's by God's transforming grace that we can become the kind...
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Elizabeth Kenny
8 minutes
How do you know if what you believe is really true? Is it possible you have been influenced to believe things that are wrong? How can you replace...
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A reenactment of a woman holding a lost coin.
9 minutes
Jesus told a brief story about a woman's determined search for what she had lost. While picturing God's desire to reclaim lost human beings, it also...
9 minutes
A dinner host was aghast when a woman of ill repute wiped Jesus' feet with her hair. But Jesus had a message for him - and for us.
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A new dad holding his baby.
6 minutes
"My brand new baby girl, she's a miracle. I saw God today," sang George Strait in his 2008 hit song titled, "I Saw God Today." When I witnessed the...
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Stars and galaxy
12 minutes
To learn about God, we must go right to the source, the Bible, which is His revelation to humanity. It is His Word, His message, to mankind.
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Are You Afraid of Commitment?
5 minutes
We live in a commitment-phobic age, and it especially affects young adults and teens. Do you have commitment troubles—especially the most important...
2 minutes
Keeping up with major news developments and global trends remains a serious Christian responsibility.
3 minutes
Over a very short time Western intervention in Syria seemed to be coming at a fast pace.
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Bloomberg Businessweek published an article by Peter Beinart, a Daily Beast columnist and university professor, that originally appeared online with...
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The Jewish Chronicle stated in a front-page article, "Angela Merkel's historic third election victory was warmly greeted by European leaders this week...
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The vast majority of commentators decried the government shutdown and warned of dire consequences.
2 minutes
John Allen Jr. recently authored a book titled The Global War on Christians. Subsequently he wrote an article on the topic for The Spectator in which...
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Readers of the Good News share their thoughts in the November/December 2013 issue.