The book of Revelation describes a mysterious "mark" that will identify the followers of a false Jesus Christ. Will you take that mark? Have you already? What is it?
Returning from his World Youth Day visit to Brazil, where he was treated like a rock star (The Telegraph, July 27, 2013), Pope Francis held a press conference where he “reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church’s position that homosexual acts were sinful, but homosexual orientation was not” (BBC, July 29, 2013).
Tensions are escalating between Gibraltar, Spain and the U.K. over the future of this key piece of real estate. The U.K. has controlled Gibraltar for 300 years under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht (Daily Mail, July 29, 2013), and as recently as 2002, Gibraltar residents rejected a return to Spanish rule (ibid.).
Poets once said, "The sun never sets on the British Empire." Billions considered the United States a beacon of freedom and prosperity. But times are changing. Millennia ago, Bible prophecy warned of a...
Why were you born? What will happen when you die? And what are you doing in-between to make the most of the life God has given you? Few people understand how their lives fit into God's plan—but you can know...
More than 300,000 people died when a devastating earthquake shook Haiti on January 12, 2010. A year later, survivors are still struggling to rebuild their lives in the midst of new challenges. What does the...
Do you imagine spending eternity perched on a cloud, playing a harp? Or do you wonder whether God has something much more exciting planned for you? Your Bible reveals a glorious future awaiting His faithful...
The United Kingdom, mired in a deep recession and overwhelmed by its debts, is in deep trouble. It all began with a collapse in the housing market back in 2007 due to speculative excesses. Since then, many...
Few understand that God gave the prophet Amos warnings not only for ancient Israel and Judah, but also specifically for "modern Jacob" (their combined descendants) in our present day.
Many people assume all sorts of falsehoods that are, in fact, not true! Such assumptions can lead to extremely serious mistakes in judgment—and can ruin our lives physically, mentally and spiritually if we...
Vital lessons are being ignored and forgotten in our modern (and supposedly enlightened) world! Today, we live in an age where belief in God is becoming a subject of ridicule.
Question: In Revelation 18:4, a voice from heaven commands, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues." In 2 Corinthians 6:17, we are told...
Does prophecy affect your daily life as a Christian? Or is it something distant and abstract that we cannot really understand? Do you know the reasons why God gave us Bible prophecy?
Have you taken your conversion for granted? What did Jesus Christ really teach about true conversion, and how to recognize it in the daily life of a Christian? The truth could change your life!
Do you feel you lack the strength to change your life? Here are tools to help you develop the physical and spiritual determination to become the person God wants you to be!
In his famous book, Man's Search for Meaning, Dr. Viktor Frankl, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, wrote of his horrific experiences during World War II. Frankl, a psychiatrist by profession...
As 2012 gets under way, the European Union is facing unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval. The governments and peoples of Europe have become mired in social, political and economic distress that is...
Planned austerity measures and "anger at Wall Street elite" have triggered protests throughout Europe and the United States. In America, the "Occupy Wall Street" movement quickly grew into rage against what...
It is all around you. The noise, the hubbub and the scores of distractions that prevent most people from thinking deeply about the purpose for their lives. Very few people on this earth—...
The Twilight of the Gods—heralded as Götterdämmerung in the opera by composer Richard Wagner—is a medieval story from pagan Norse mythology. It describes a series of natural...
Question: Scripture describes that Jesus Christ was scourged by Pontius Pilate before His crucifixion (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1). Was there any special meaning behind this...