This issue of The Good News begins a series on creation and evolution. Did God form the heavens and earth, or is the world and everything in it the result of mindless, random evolutionary forces?
What difference does it make whether we believe in creation or evolution?
At the beginning of recorded history, some 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia left accounts of their creation myths inscribed on cuneiform tablets.
Many passages show us that Jesus Christ and the apostles fully accepted the Genesis account of the creation.
The ancient Greeks had no shortage of creation myths, with many elements taken from the Babylonian model.
One of several controversies that broke out between the scientific community and the Roman church concerned the age of the earth.
Law professor Phillip Johnson has examined the evidence for and against evolution in three books, including Darwin on Trial. He discusses the theory's underlying flaws and the impact on society of accepting evolution.
How widespread is depression? What are its causes? Most important, what are the weapons in the struggle against depression?
God—along with His inspired Word, the Bible—is the most powerful resource for combating depression. The Bible provides enlightenment and encouragement—tremendous help in depressing situations. Here are some examples.
Sometimes we're sad. Oftentimes when we're less than buoyant we say we're "depressed." But real depression—clinical depression—is more than just being sad or not quite buoyant.
Some have imagined that depression is always the result of some sin, of a moral weakness. Although sin can cause depression, it is not true that sin is behind all bouts of depression.
Unexpected traumas, difficulties and setbacks are always hard on families. Adults, however, are usually better equipped to cope and move forward. What can families do to help younger children during times of uncertainty?
Many in the mainstream Christian world have not learned this vital lesson from the life of King Jeroboam. The practices he set in motion-substituting his own days, methods and kinds of worship for those God commanded—have continued down to this day.
For numerous reasons the roots of Israel's disunity go as far back as Egypt. God knew from the beginning that good intentions don't always produce good actions.
However tragic separation may be, God includes within His masterful design a plan to redeem Israel and humankind, to eventually bring them together with God and each other.
What can you do when your siblings are speaking to you? Here are some tips to resolve the problem.
According to a recent UN report, the illegal-drug industry generates $400 billion to $1 trillion in revenues and accounts for 8 percent of global trade-an industry larger than sales of iron or steel and almost as great as oil and gasoline or textiles.
Last year, 1997, brought a sharp change of focus to the British Isles.
At the close of the 20th century, people are beset by so many threats that it's hard to keep up with them. Not least of the problems is all the fuss emanating from the calendar date itself-the beginning of the year 2,000.
If Jan. 1, 2000, promises to be one of the pivotal dates in history, Jan. 1, 1999, is probably no less important to the European Continent.
This series in The Good News will continue covering archaeological discoveries relating to the later kings of the house of Israel. It is astonishing how much evidence supporting the biblical record has been uncovered by the spade of diligent archaeologists.
