December 2013
2013 <em>Making Sense of a Year of Shifts</em>
In This Issue
- 1
Bridging the Turkey-EU Divide
What is motivating ties between the European Union and Turkey?
By Edward L. Winkfield and Samuel C. Baxter
- 2
The Lure of Gambling
Gambling has progressed from a pastime to a plague! Why? What is the biblical perspective on this activity?
- 3
2013: Making Sense of a Year of Shifts
Like morphing patterns in a kaleidoscope, 13 powerful changes shifted world affairs last year—creating a substantially modified global outlook for 2014.
By Nestor A. Toro
Mounting Worldwide Crisis in Agriculture
Too often, agriculturists see only the effects, while the actual causes of the crisis grow worse and more complicated. Yet we must recognize our agricultural problems—their causes—and CORRECT THEM.
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“Affluenza”—A Modern Epidemic
An insatiable appetite for material goods has led millions to become dissatisfied with life. What drives this worsening phenomenon?