News and Prophecy Staff

In both Africa and the United States, the chasm between the super-rich and everyone else represents an economic imbalance that reveals spiritual problems under the surface. A new Oxfam report shows that Africa’s elite control trillions in wealth, while its underclass endures hunger and lack of education and opportunities to prosper slowly vanish (July 9, 2025).

Democracy is hailed by many as the best form of government that mankind has ever invented. Yet, surprising to some, democracy is not the longest lived or the most stable form of government. Advocates of democracy claim it empowers the people and makes possible greater freedoms, but what happens when democracy fails to bring about its promises?

It has long been said that patience is a virtue. And it is indeed a vital element of Christian character—even a fruit of God’s Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23). However, are there even more benefits to being patient than spiritual maturity?

For decades, marijuana advocates have touted how supposedly safe cannabis or marijuana is for recreational use, even in the face of many studies showing otherwise. This mistaken approach has led many states and nations to decriminalize its use. Yet, even as usage expands, new research findings continue to build a powerful case for the many dangers of this psychoactive drug.

Scientists have predicted that our Milky Way galaxy may host more than 100 faint satellite galaxies—far beyond the roughly 60 that have already been cataloged—using cutting-edge dark matter simulations and new mathematical models (Live Science, July 14, 2025).