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World Regions

"So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city" (Genesis 11:8).

Long ago, an ancient civilization revolted against God, gathering together and attempting to build a tower to the heavens. In response, God divided their languages and caused them to scatter across the globe. Now, millennia later, each world region has its own unique history...and shared future. Find out more below, or focus on a specific region with the links on the right.

  • by John Ross Schroeder
The mass media's relentless emphasis on bad news from Iraq has led to a major shift in U.S. political fortunes and demands for withdrawal. But this hasn't happened in isolation. Let's review some aspects of 20th-century warfare, diplomacy and current affairs—and most important of all, where the Bible indicates America is headed.
  • by Randy Stiver
The history of mankind is replete with examples of walls erected between people—economic walls, ideological walls, racist and tribal walls, educational walls, religious walls… Man makes walls to divide, to hide the truth, to exalt the self by keeping others in their "place," to exert power over the people, walls to oppress and deceive, and defensive walls to avoid having to repent and change. Who...
  • by Robin Webber
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
  • by John Ross Schroeder
What are some of last year’s really important benchmark events and trends? How does the Bible pass judgment on these happenings today?
  • by Melvin Rhodes
Americans show growing signs of wanting to withdraw from an increasingly complex and frightening world. Is the isolationism of earlier decades about to return? And what would the consequences be?
  • by Cecil Maranville
The United States has faced its greatest national health emergencies in the past five years. What do they show about America’s ability to handle national disasters? What is yet to come?
  • by Darris McNeely
The ugly specter of anti-Semitism was on display again last month in Iran. It should send a shudder up and down your spine, and serve as a warning that this disease has not been eradicated and threatens world peace.
  • by Robin Webber
The bottom line is that you and I can make a real assessment of how life is going "on the ground" with the challenges facing us personally.
  • by John Ross Schroeder
Throughout most of its history, a growing population was considered the United States’ most treasured national resource. Yet the news about America’s population reaching the 300 million mark has caused almost no celebration among the populace. Why?