Good News Magazine: March - April 2007

Table of Contents

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An editorial note from Clyde Kilough.
12 minutes
Both popular culture and religion bombard us with references to the spirit world. But is it real? What’s it all about? Where can you turn to sort out...
3 minutes
The Bible provides a guide to successfully countering any of Satan's deceptions. Below are several principles you should follow.
10 minutes
Strange practices and religions such as Wicca, Santeria, voodoo and channeling are growing in popularity. What's behind them? Are such things harmless...
3 minutes
Those who do the channeling claim they are receiving information or commands from a divine or unknown source. In effect, they say, they are like a...
10 minutes
Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq may not worry the average American or European, but could defeat there also mean defeat at home? Could the seemingly...
6 minutes
It's no secret that much of the media our children are exposed to promotes values contrary to Christian values. How can we teach them how to decide...
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An open Bible with a pen resting on the page and a notebook with notes.
14 minutes
Easter is the most important holiday for hundreds of millions of believers around the world. Yet thousands of Christians don't observe it. Do they...
8 minutes
Lawyers argue in U.S. courts that pornography falls under the constitutional right of free speech. There is a strong movement to replace Judeo...
11 minutes
Why is the Christianity people see so different from the Jesus Christ of the Bible? Could it be that many have a fundamental misunderstanding of His...
2 minutes
Did Jesus do away with the commandments of God?
2 minutes
Most would rather bask in nice stories about Christ, in the knowledge of His grace and forgiveness of sin without acknowledging the requirements of...
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Spiritual Growth: From Immaturity to Immortality
6 minutes
In the previous seven articles of this series we have explained essential tools for spiritual transformation—prayer, Bible study, meditation, fasting...
7 minutes
In the previous article in this series, we looked at the role of the Church of God. Let's now expand on that, considering an oft-neglected factor that...
3 minutes
God expects us to be productive and get results.
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Although the decision is not yet final, the British government apparently plans to mothball up to half of the royal fleet.
2 minutes
The Sunday Times occasionally publishes material that few other newspapers dare to print.
2 minutes
For some 60 years the "doomsday clock" has been ticking in Chicago, sponsored by the directors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. They set it...
2 minutes
Just over a year ago, in mid-February of 2006, British Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks called for calm "in the face of recent, highly disturbing events...
2 minutes
A recent poll printed in Le Monde Des Religions revealed that "the number of self-declared French Catholics had dropped from 80 percent in the early...
2 minutes
Speaking of conditions before His return, Jesus Christ said our planet will experience "a time of great distress, such as there has never been before...
1 minute
In searching for happiness, marriage is more important than money, according to a December 2006 Gallup poll.
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How long was Jesus in the tomb?
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Jesus gave one sign that would be proof of His resurrection as our Savior—the amount of time He would spend in the tomb.