Tomorrow's World

Commentary

Gary F. Ehman

Jesus Christ said in Matthew 6:25: "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?"

How to win an atomic war

Carl Ponder (1939–2007)

Ever since the first atomic bomb demolished Hiroshima, military thinkers have wrestled with the question of how to fight and win an atomic war. Now with North Korea and possibly other countries going nuclear, the world is becoming a much more dangerous place.

America, what are you thinking?

J. Davy Crockett III

While visiting a dear friend in the hospital, I was waiting in the hallway until the nurses completed a procedure that required privacy.

Stem cell research – what BOTH sides miss

Wallace G. Smith

With mid-term elections drawing near, politics at its "best" has been on display. One of the most heated and passionate races has not been between two people, but between two views on a contentious issue: embryonic stem cell research and what many call "cloning."

Gary F. Ehman

The headlines glaringly scream: "Sex Offenders See New Limits for Halloween"; "Plan Ahead and Avoid Halloween Violence"; "Halloween: A Very Dangerous Day for Children"; "Halloween Costumes Cause Pedestrian Accidents"; "Police Warn about Drugged Candy."

Old friends

J. Davy Crockett III

An observer of the modern scene recently opined that people today don't have many friends; some have none. In the hectic pace of modern life, it seems that many do not take the time or have the opportunity to develop lasting friendships.

"So Many Churches! How to choose?"

J. Davy Crockett III

A recent headline in the "Faith and Values" section of a major newspaper asked this question, and it is a very good one. How do you decide which church is teaching and practicing the truth?

What is happening to our greatness?

Carl Ponder (1939–2007)

The ability to turn raw materials from out of the ground into manufactured finished goods was, at one time, a great national asset of America and Britain.

Pope Benedict's "elegant move"

Wallace G. Smith

Public comments that spark outrage in the Muslim world are nothing new. But when the comments come from the spiritual leader of more than one billion Catholics, the world sits up and takes notice – as well it should.

Scott D. Winnail

The Roman Empire was the most powerful, far reaching, and longest-running empire of the last 2000 years. It once stretched from North Africa to Scotland, from the Atlantic well into Asia. It was centered in modern-day Europe and ended with the abdication of Francis II in 1806 – following nearly a...