Social Issues

Is the Definition of Marriage Really Ours to Change?

by Joel Meeker
June 27, 2013 • 5 minute read

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on same-sex marriage give support to efforts to change the definition of marriage. But can we really do that? On June 26 the Supreme Court of the...

Millennials: Are Their Priorities Straight?

by Erik Jones
May 20, 2013 • 4 minute read

Millennials’ priorities in life are encouraging when compared to previous generations. But what is missing, and what are your priorities in life?

Europe’s Fearfully High Youth Unemployment

by Mike Bennett
May 15, 2013 • 5 minute read

New statistics show a worsening youth unemployment crisis in Europe. How might this play into end-time Bible prophecy? The uneven fallout of continuing European economic crises has affected...

Are We Living in Fear?

by Tim Groves
April 19, 2013 • 4 minute read

In the post-9/11 era, many Americans are becoming even more fearful with the recent shootings and bombing. What does the Bible say about our fears? The recent bomb blasts in Boston have...

Boston Bombing

by Paul Suckling
April 16, 2013 • 2 minute read

The Boston Marathon bombing brings back chilling memories of other terrorist attacks. When will these terrible incidents come to an end? People here in Massachusetts and around the world...

Why Do People Hate Religion?

by Sam Shrauner
April 11, 2013 • 4 minute read

Some claim that religion is the cause of the world’s problems and believe that the God of the Bible is not good. But do they blame the wrong one? When readers find graphic accounts of...

Roe v. Wade: Do We Have the Right?

by Tim Groves
March 18, 2013 • 4 minute read

In 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion, ruling that it is a woman’s right. What does the Bible say about our rights concerning pregnancy and life? Forty years ago this past...

Is Society Becoming Heartless?

by Tim Groves
March 7, 2013 • 3 minute read

Jesus warned that in the end times the love of many would grow cold. What is causing the increasing apathy and desensitization and the decreasing compassion? Last July a man was struck by a...

Being Lights in Cyberspace

by Kevin Scarbrough
March 4, 2013 • 4 minute read

“Whether on Facebook, Twitter, message boards or websites, we say things to each other that we would never say face to face. Shouldn’t we know better by now?” “Why...

Abraham Lincoln has been called the Great Emancipator, but a greater one is coming!

Free at Last: the Greatest Emancipator

by Sam Shrauner
January 18, 2013 • 5 minute read

In the history of mankind, has any longing stirred the human spirit more intensely than the dream to be free? Free from shackles, want, oppression and violence! Some 150 years ago, New...

We all need a message of hope after the violence of last week.

A Message of Hope After a Week of Violence

by Erik Jones
December 18, 2012 • 4 minute read

The world is still in shock from the events of last week. As we try to make sense of several horrendous tragedies, what hope does our world need to hear? Last week began with three dead at...

A memorial to the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Wikimedia Commons photo)

Sandy Hook: Making Sense of a Senseless Tragedy

by Tim Groves
December 17, 2012 • 5 minute read

In the aftermath of Friday’s tragic killing of 28 young children and adults, many are asking, “Why?” The Bible gives us the answer—and hope! Early last Friday...

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