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Good News Magazine: July - August 1998

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Creation or Evolution: Did God Create Man?

  • by Mario Seiglie
This issue of The Good News begins a series on creation and evolution. Did God form the heavens and earth, or is the world and everything in it the result of mindless, random evolutionary forces?

Ancient Near-Eastern Concepts of Creation

  • by Mario Seiglie
At the beginning of recorded history, some 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia left accounts of their creation myths inscribed on cuneiform tablets.

The Greek Concept of Creation

  • by Mario Seiglie
The ancient Greeks had no shortage of creation myths, with many elements taken from the Babylonian model.

Creation and Evolution: An Interview With Phillip Johnson

  • by Jerold Aust
Law professor Phillip Johnson has examined the evidence for and against evolution in three books, including Darwin on Trial. He discusses the theory's underlying flaws and the impact on society of accepting evolution.
Depression: Ways to Win the Battle

Depression: Ways to Win the Battle

  • by Noel Hornor
How widespread is depression? What are its causes? Most important, what are the weapons in the struggle against depression?

Seeking Help From God

  • by Noel Hornor
God—along with His inspired Word, the Bible—is the most powerful resource for combating depression. The Bible provides enlightenment and encouragement—tremendous help in depressing situations. Here are some examples.

Is It Depression or Only the Blues?

  • by Noel Hornor
Sometimes we're sad. Oftentimes when we're less than buoyant we say we're "depressed." But real depression—clinical depression—is more than just being sad or not quite buoyant.
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Godly People Can Also Suffer From Depression

  • by Noel Hornor
Some have imagined that depression is always the result of some sin, of a moral weakness. Although sin can cause depression, it is not true that sin is behind all bouts of depression.

Helping Your Children Cope in Family Crises

  • by Becky Sweat
Unexpected traumas, difficulties and setbacks are always hard on families. Adults, however, are usually better equipped to cope and move forward. What can families do to help younger children during times of uncertainty?
Illustration of Jeroboam and calf idol.

Profiles of Faith: Jeroboam - King of the Northern Ten Tribes

  • by Jerold Aust
Many in the mainstream Christian world have not learned this vital lesson from the life of King Jeroboam. The practices he set in motion—substituting his own days, methods and kinds of worship for those God commanded—have continued down to this day.

Seeds of Separation

  • by Jerold Aust
For numerous reasons the roots of Israel's disunity go as far back as Egypt. God knew from the beginning that good intentions don't always produce good actions.
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A Future Reunion for Israel and Judah

  • by Jerold Aust
However tragic separation may be, God includes within His masterful design a plan to redeem Israel and humankind, to eventually bring them together with God and each other.

Tips Toward a Truce

  • by Becky Sweat
What can you do when your siblings are speaking to you? Here are some tips to resolve the problem.

World News and Trends- Drug addiction: An enormous global industry

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Scott Ashley
According to a recent UN report, the illegal-drug industry generates $400 billion to $1 trillion in revenues and accounts for 8 percent of global trade-an industry larger than sales of iron or steel and almost as great as oil and gasoline or textiles.

World News and Trends: The millennium bug and the year 2,000

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Scott Ashley
At the close of the 20th century, people are beset by so many threats that it's hard to keep up with them. Not least of the problems is all the fuss emanating from the calendar date itself-the beginning of the year 2,000.