What Keeps Marriages Alive?
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What Keeps Marriages Alive?

Dr. Gary Smalley discusses what preserves and destroys marriages.
A Woman's Key to a Happy Marriage: Trusting God in Submission
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A Woman's Key to a Happy Marriage: Trusting God in Submission

Are the ancient biblical instructions for marriage that call for a wife to submit to her husband still valid? How can a wife willingly submit to a less-than-perfect husband?
Is Marriage Obsolete?
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Is Marriage Obsolete?

A survey from the Pew Research Institute reports that 4 out of 10 people in the United States believe that the institution of marriage is obsolete. Are they right? How important is marriage anyway?
A reconstructed Israelite house.
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Was There Really "No Room in the Inn"?

Most have taken for granted Jesus' nativity story as commonly related - that when Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem there was no room in an inn so Mary ended up giving birth to Jesus in a stable. But is...
4,000 Years of Christmas
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4,000 Years of Christmas

'Tis the season for mistletoe and decorating the tree. But the origins of Christmas may surprise you. Did you know one of the American colonies outlawed observance of this holiday in 1659?
India: A Nation on the Rise
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India: A Nation on the Rise

The former "jewel in the crown" of the British Empire, India is one of Asia's great economic success stories. With economic might comes military might. What lies ahead for this country of over a billion people, other nations in the...
Restoring Morality Begins With You
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Restoring Morality Begins With You

If you think our culture is bad and quickly growing worse, you're correct. So how can—and should—you start setting things right?
The Human Side of Homosexuality: From One Who Has Struggled
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The Human Side of Homosexuality: From One Who Has Struggled

Homosexuality and the gay-rights movement are one of many battlefields in today's culture wars. Does the Bible offer hope for those struggling with same-sex attraction? A Christian who's wrestled this problem shares his perspective.
Children Need Both a Father and Mother
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Children Need Both a Father and Mother

Marriage was designed to connect children to a loving relationship with their mother and father, offering stability for them and society at large.
Growing Acceptance of the Gay Lifestyle
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Growing Acceptance of the Gay Lifestyle

Rapid acceptance of homosexual lifestyles and same-sex marriage is sweeping many countries around the globe. Many gay rights advocates now feel their movement is an unstoppable global trend.
What's Behind the Gay Agenda?
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What's Behind the Gay Agenda?

Western societies are going through many fundamental changes - perhaps none so far-reaching as those pushed by promoters of the gay agenda.
Living Together: What Aren't You Being Told?
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Living Together: What Aren't You Being Told?

Millions of people choose to live together outside of marriage, thinking that will bring them happiness and a stable relationship. The truth, however, is far different.
Magazine Issue

Good News Magazine: November - December 2012

Media's Assault on Traditional Values
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Media's Assault on Traditional Values

Our popular media has been pushing the envelope when it comes to traditional values for quite some time.
Who Will Win the Battle Over Marriage?
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Who Will Win the Battle Over Marriage?

Family values are changing dramatically. Television and other forms of media promote wrong values that undermine marital relationships. Who and what is behind this subtle, seductive battle over marriage, and why?
Does Marriage Matter?
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Does Marriage Matter?

Marriage is the building block of families. Families are the building blocks of communities. Communities are the building blocks of society. When marriages and families break down, so do communities and ultimately society and civilization as a whole. We've seen...
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Letters From Our Readers - September/October 2012

Readers of The Good News share their thoughts in the September/October 2012 issue.
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Current Events & Trends: Dust-bowl America returning?

Already nearly 40 percent of the continental United States suffers from severe drought.
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Current Events & Trends: Probabilities and prophecy: Is Europe heading for a crash?

From a human standpoint, accurately forecasting geopolitics often proves to be a risky venture. Particularly in today's age of the Internet and globalization, many varying forces pull nations and world leaders in contradictory directions - not to mention the generally...
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Current Events & Trends: Is extremism on the rise in Europe?

Frederick Forsyth is a popular British novelist with a nonfiction weekly column in the Daily Express. Here's one particularly important title: "Extremism Is on the Rise Once More" (April 20, 2012).