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Entertainment is not what it used to be. But are we paying a price for the “upgrade”? For example, compare the recent DC films to the 1960s “Batman” television series. Some modern superhero ensembles such as “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”...

The United States and many other Western nations are at a crossroads. Free speech is dying, and if it dies, so will many other things.

As the story goes, a young lieutenant travelled east from Winnipeg in August 1914, at the start of World War I. Harry Colebourn, a veterinary surgeon, was on his way to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force when he saw a young...

Lazarus and the Rich Man

Our series on the Reformation comes to a climactic review of the surprising, and often unreported, violent tactics of the reformers.

The famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking died on March 14, 2018 at age 76. His contributions to science and cosmology have pioneered significant developments in understanding our universe. And yet he had a yearning to learn even more about the...

Billy Graham has been called America’s Pastor. He was a religious giant in America and was loved and respected by millions around the world. According to an ABC News report, he preached to more than 210 million people in 185...

The Apostle Paul wrote to his audiences in the first century describing their destiny to inherit “all things”—the universe—pointing out that, at this time, we do not yet see the fullness of that inheritance brought under man’s control (Hebrews 2:...

The series continues: Motivated by the passions and ambitions of King Henry VIII, England joins the revolt against the religious authority of the pope.

One of the biggest challenges facing young people and their parents today is how to approach education after high school. For most families in America and much of the world, going to college has become synonymous with taking the first step toward...

This past year, I had the opportunity to team up with the Northeast Regional Pastor of the Living Church of God, Jonathan McNair, to give a live Tomorrow’s World presentation in Manhattan, New York. These presentations are opportunities...

In World War I, the race was on to defeat a deadly enemy who could not be seen.

What Does It Mean to Preach Christ?

 The series continues: John Calvin enters the history of the Reformation and introduces the doctrine of predestination.

“Would you like to come over to my house for lunch and to watch the Broncos?” Because I was a young single man living on my own, my friend knew I would be alone that Sunday, as would she. Sharing our love of food and football would be a good way...

We have all heard jokes such as the one about the tribal chief returning from the hunt. “I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the hunt yielded much meat for the winter. The bad news is that all we got was skunk!”

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 The pursuit of riches often involves sacrifices we would have never expected.

Consulting the Spirit Realm

The United States is seeing increasing turmoil in all quarters—turmoil that was prophesied long ago. What is the solution?

Customs with a Curse

'Tis the season—a time for beautiful music, lovely pageantry, parties, fun and family time, the annual bedlam in shopping malls, specialty stores and discount houses and, increasingly, over the...

How often most of us have heard others say, “Experience is the best teacher.” But is it? Experience is certainly one way to learn, and for many it is a sure teacher. This is because experience is often painful, and we generally do not want to...

The Bible tells us that, before man was created, our planet was “without form and void”—an utter ruin and an uninhabitable wasteland (Genesis 1:2). Yet God restored it and made it a beautiful paradise for humanity, filled with life, in only ...

It is vital that we understand the mistakes we sometimes make as parents that influence our children in ways we might not have anticipated.

Do you have a family cow? It’s quite likely that you don’t, and it’s likely that none of your neighbors do either. But if you lived in the 18th or 19th centuries, chances are you’d have a cow, a horse, or maybe an ox. You’d probably have some...

Life is short! It’s much shorter than we might have thought when we first became aware that someday our lives would come to an end. Young lovers sometimes romanticize about marrying, raising families, and growing old together, but the reality of...

How is it that a small, island kingdom came to shape so much of modern civilization?

Did God Tell Peter to Eat Unclean Animals?

 This third installment of our special series on the truth behind the Protestant Reformation details the events that finally led Luther to break with the papacy!

What do you think of Jesus Christ’s return? Do you try not to think about it because you are young and want to live a full life? I get it. I thought the same when I was twelve years old.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Roderick C. Meredith, Editor-in-Chief of Tomorrow’s World and Presiding Evangelist of the Living Church of God. He had been suffering from cancer and died peacefully on May 18,...

My father was always fascinated by storms. News of one approaching would draw him to our small front porch, where he would stand, watching it build along the horizon. As a child, I would join him at times, staring into the dark clouds in the...

 This special series on the truth behind the Protestant Reformation continues! In this installment we see many of the motivations—including political and financial—for religious revolution. 

God is not a respecter of persons...

Longtime readers of Tomorrow’s World have read and become familiar with these “Personals” from Editor in Chief, Dr. Roderick C. Meredith. Sadly, Dr. Meredith, who is nearly 87 years old, has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of...

Why have nations of the West dominated the globe for the last five hundred years, when for centuries they lagged behind great civilizations in India, China and the Moslem world? Why were a few small countries on the western...

Since All Have Sinned, How Does God Hear Anyone’s Prayers?

 Although many believe that they will spend eternity in heaven after their deaths, the truth about God’s plan for our future is far more inspiring than that. Now is the time to prepare!

Can We Trust Our Feelings?

Three hundred miles to the east of South America lie the Falklands, a British Overseas Territory consisting of two main islands and over seven hundred smaller ones. The sovereignty of the Falklands, known to the Argentinians as the Islas Malvinas...

The facts of history and the record of God’s Word make it clear that Europe has been used by God in a very special way to advance the fulfillment of prophecy.

All the reports and images we’ve received from the lunar landers, Mars rovers, Jovian orbiters, deep space probes and all other robotic explorers of our corner of the universe have carried the same message: It’s a mess out there. All of the...

Although most of our world is lost in confusion, your Bible reveals clear end-time events that will lead up to the return of Jesus Christ. Here are twelve key events about to impact your life!

Reflections on Pearl Harbor

A visit to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii some years ago was, for me, a moving experience.  The impact of the horrific attack catapulted the United States into World War II...

A scientist whose discoveries continue to impact our lives every single day, Faraday’s life offers us more than many realize.

The events that shape the destiny of nations and continents are not random, nor are they without purpose. God is working out a plan!

Growing up in the state of Texas, mountains were not really a big part of my visual vocabulary. I had seen them in books, photos, paintings and movies, but I had never seen one with my own eyes until I was in my early thirties. However, when I...

The weather disasters and earthquakes we read about in the news are trying to tell us something very important. You need to know!

Do You Know What’s Going On?

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. For millennia, people have recognized that it would be beneficial to be able to read the signs of the times to predict future...

Sixty years ago, the world’s attention focused on one single canal in the Middle East. What happened there continues to impact the world, today.

Civilization itself was transformed as one religion spread across the globe, impacting every culture it touched.

In warm climates of the globe, you will find a small creature that has amazed and bewildered human observers for thousands of years. “Gecko” is the name of a family of lizards known for possessing many unique features. For example, it uses its...

Are we on a path to inevitable catastrophes that will bring our civilization to an end? The prophecies of your Bible have the answer!

Biblical prophecy is being fulfilled right before your eyes!

Factors beyond human control helped to shape a kingdom's future forever.

Lists of great leaders who have influenced the course of history usually include names like Hammurabi, Plato, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Queen Victoria, and George Washington. Surprisingly, Jesus Christ is seldom placed in this category...

I recall my first real experience with hummingbirds. My wife had hung a hummingbird feeder from a pole behind our house, and after a few days the air itself seemed to be buzzing with the tiny birds. One was clearly attempting to dominate the...

Despite so many challenges and stresses around us, we can take comfort in using tools God has given us to find solace and joy even in times of distress.

Why settle for the false hope invented by men when you can have the true hope revealed in your Bible?

The ever-increasing use of social networking and electronic devices continues to raise concerns, not about how much we are communicating with each other, but how we are communicating with each other, and how our chosen forms of...

By the time you read this magazine, I trust that most of you have received the special "semi-annual" letter from our Editor in Chief, Dr. Roderick C. Meredith. Twice a year, he writes to Tomorrow's World subscribers with special "insider...

In 1786, a 16-year-old apprentice took part in his first trip to the vast, little-known interior of northwestern North America. The young man was David Thompson. This year is the 230th anniversary of the start of a fateful...

Jesus Christ did not abolish the Ten Commandments; He magnified them!

God is eager to fill your life with hope, optimism, blessings and success—but there is a step you need to take for all of this to happen. Will you take it?

Are you trying to run in two directions at once?

Suppose for a moment that your employer came to you with the news that you would henceforward be required to work longer hours for a lower wage. Indeed, everyone in your industry would have to make the same sacrifice. And unless...

Does God really guide the course of history? Few today realize that Moses, the Exodus and the Israelite kings (David and Solomon) were part of one of the most significant turning points in the history of the world. That turning...

On February 11, 2016, a group of very excited scientists announced that after patiently searching for decades they had discovered gravitational waves.

War, crime, inequity and hate pervade our human society. Only the Kingdom of God will bring to earth the peace, prosperity and harmony that will allow humanity to flourish, but Christians can have a foretaste of the Kingdom by living God's way!...

Can we truly honor our Savior by rejecting His example and His teachings?

William Shakespeare, playwright, author, poet and wordsmith extraordinaire, imparted to the world exquisite exposition and powerful (though at times bawdy) prose. The year 2016 marks the 400th anniversary since Shakespeare's death. Celebratory...

Many believe that Western civilization was built on Roman law and Greek ideas of democracy that date from more than 2,000 years ago. However, few today realize that much of the culture and civilization of the Western world rests on the foundation...

Common religious customs reveal mankind's fertile imagination!

Can mankind survive without God? What will happen to our world if it continues on its current course, going against long-cherished truths found in the pages of your Bible?

Yes, words really can hurt us. Are we doing our best to choose our words in a Christian manner?

How many years begin with lofty hopes for world peace, prosperity and cooperation among nations? Yet it was historians Will and Ariel Durant who famously pointed out that in 3,400 years of recorded human history, only 268 found the civilized...

Since the time of Confederation, Canada has held 42 federal elections, with the most recent occurring on October 19, 2015. The 78-day campaign—long by Canadian standards—leading up to October 19 consisted of rallies, TV debates...

There is a weekly test that is not just for schoolchildren!

There is a real devil who would like nothing more than to blur the roles that define husbands, wives, parents and children. Will you overcome his attacks?

What is your wealth, and what is its place in your life?

It is hard to believe that ISIS (sometimes also called "Islamic State"), now such a prominent force in world events, exploded onto the world's consciousness less than two years ago when in June 2014 it declared itself an Islamic Caliphate after...

The United States of America and other Israelite nations (the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and nations of northwest European descent) have enjoyed unprecedented financial prosperity for the last two centuries. The...

Though the Creator God created mankind in His own image, an increasing number of people have decided that it is time for humanity to take charge of its own destiny and to transcend the limitations that have long been considered part and parcel of...

For many of us, life is one stress after another. Personal and professional challenges drain us and strain us. But there are biblical keys to help us endure and overcome!

There is an emptiness far more damaging than any dried-up water reservoir.

The summer of 2015 marks 1,000 years since the Viking invasion of England by Canute and the commencement of his campaign to become king of England. What lessons can be learned from the legendary life of King Canute? In what way does Canute's...

October 24, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, an international body striving, according to the preamble of its Charter, "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war" and "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human...