Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York state, recently wrote in USA Today: "The brilliance of the Founding Fathers has been confirmed by the astonishing success of their experiment in republican democracy" (Dec. 7, 2004). Yet the United States owes...

The recent election showed that almost half of the U.S. electorate is uncomfortable with a president who is open about his religious faith and has stated that Jesus Christ is the Person he most admires. What about the other half...

It seems as if America is fixated on color schemes. The last four years have been defined with various color scenarios. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security came out with an array of colors to remind us of how secure...

The world looks very different four years after President Bush took office. What challenges lie ahead for the second Bush administration?

The United States is still the principal investor and primary trading partner of Latin America's vast markets. However, the region is eager to negotiate even stronger ties with the United States, especially being brought into the NAFTA market as free...

In Ukraine and Iraq there are problems with the electoral process. But in Ghana's recent election, the Fourth Republic seems to be working. Why does democracy work in some countries but not in others?

China only occasionally appears in the daily news in the United States, but it actually deserves much more attention. The road ahead is a rocky one, but leading inexorably toward colossal power.

Though many in Europe oppose Muslim Turkey's admission to the European Union, the EU has agreed to begin official negotiations. Where will this lead? What does Bible prophecy reveal?

Every year, as the calendar year turns over, we see the usual reviews of the past year and projections for what will come for the next. At this time of year I always read a magazine published by The Economist...

Students of Bible prophecy have long searched the Scriptures to try to understand the times in which they live. Like Christ's disciples, we want to know what will be the signs of His coming in the power of the universe.

The 20th century saw 10 devastating earthquakes, each killing more than 50,000 men, women and children. The worst was the 1976 catastrophe that took about 650,000 lives in China. The other deadly temblors struck Japan, the former Soviet Union, Italy...

As we struggle to come to terms with the worst earthquake in 40 years and the Indian Ocean tsunamis that followed in its wake, we should be asking important questions like "Where is God?" and "What spiritual lessons should we...

The year 2004 has witnessed a stunning succession of killer disasters, taking multiple thousands of lives and leaving in their wake massive devastation, homelessness and heartache. What the world needs now is the spiritual insight to grasp the signs of...

For those living beyond the borders of Europe, the question of Turkish membership in the EU may seem a distant and trivial issue. But Bible prophecy suggests that it could be the first step in changing radically Europe's present relationship...

This is not what I was expcecting nor what I need if I am to become more Christlike.