Articles

Several leading writers have recently authored books with the intent of showing that belief in God is irrational. Is it?

Two stories from the 1967 Six-Day War—concerning David Ben-Gurion and Yasser Arafat—illustrate the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

It has become increasingly difficult to maintain individual standards of morality and character, and to teach our children why morality matters.

Identity awareness means asking and answering the question, “Who am I?” But this is only the starting point in resolving intercommunal problems.

Asking what makes humans unique brings to mind an interesting list of attributes and activities. But what really makes us different from animals?

Because the brain has plasticity, our predispositions may be more malleable than we think.

The world is drowning in information. Is it still possible to have effective and meaningful communication? We invite Vision readers to help us accomplish this goal.

With the recent death in Vienna of Simon Wiesenthal, a voice has been stilled; a light has gone out.

The concept of right use underlies good design. In other words, when designing with people as the end users, their best interests must be considered.

Things are not always as they first appear. It’s easy to be taken in by outward appearances.

People will believe almost anything, it seems, despite the availability of credible and feasible alternatives.

When it comes to the kind of work that is spiritual in nature, engaged in for the sake of others or in obedience to the Creator, the Bible is filled with principle and practice.

Meaningful change is achieved by personal action that arises from the self-directed will to do the right thing for the good of all.

If what lies behind the purposes, goals and desire to control others is not right and good, human beings can do unspeakable evil to each other.

As human beings we want sure foundations for living and for teaching our children, not possibly weak footings of someone else's too often unproven ideas.

Knowing the difference between good and evil is one of the most important pieces of understanding we can have.

The issues of faith and reason, science and religion, underlie much of the current distress in the world. Yet they are not necessarily opposed to each other.

On the spiritual side of life there are many ideas with suspect origins.

As we entered our fifth year of publication, we reviewed all past issues and realized that a number of articles are timely and timeless and could be grouped together for greater meaning.

In this issue of Vision we review some of the developing environmental and social threats and show the hope that lies beyond today’s bad news.