Challenge Good News Paper - USA Edition 43, 2016
Bear Grylls’ backbone
TV survival skills expert and former British soldier Bear Grylls reveals his ultimate source of strength
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How to parent in public
"Will you shut that kid up, or will I?" a checkout man snaps at a hapless mother trying to calm her wailing child in the next checkout.
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Why not tie the knot?
Getting married is still fairly popular but not as popular as simply living together. We have husbands, wives and partners. And who should question it?
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Stars are shouting to us
Some people ask, "Well if God exists why doesn't He show Himself to us?"
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Propaganda, the making of a rap artist
Jason Petty shares his rap story and the essence of his identity
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Miracle healing brought faith
Producer and director Ferd Sebastian, credited with 14 films, has survived a heart condition, a stroke and cancer, and gives all praise to the only one who could heal him
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Protesting with love
Nobel Prize nominee Chai Ling fights for human rights
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Life to the full
Rose shares the secret to a life of no regrets
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Starving for acceptance
Bulimia sufferer rejoices in broken addiction
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Why did God do that?
Some people reject the Bible because God acts and thinks in ways that appear contrary to what we would like or believe is right.
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Passion for true science
Dr. Chad Rodekohr busts the myth that science and God cannot coexist
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Cave artists ‘more accurate’ than Leonardo da Vinci
Researchers led by Gábor Horváth of *Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, examined cave artwork and modern paintings and statues of animals
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It pays to be sure
Wrong information can be deadly. Recent headlines tell of one hundred men being notified through pathology that they have tested positive for cancer.
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Motivation of first scientists
There is much commentary from the New Atheists suggesting that no serious scientist could believe in God or be a Christian.
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Finding a Father
Geneviève Gilbert-Quach was swept up in a lifestyle of prostitution after her biological father left her stranded without financial support.
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Saving money and families
Over 350 Chick-fil-A restaurants in the USA are now offering a "family challenge": If you'll lock your phone up in a "Cell Phone Coop" for the entire meal, you win a free ice cream cone.
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Beautiful tensions
Pain does not show a God who does not care, but a God who created us to care—just like Him!
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Dance with me!
The hit song Shut up and dance captures the wonder and excitement of a blossoming romance:
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Do you snore?
Snoring may seem harmless enough but it can in fact be dangerous to your health.
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Branding your business
Your brand is more than your logo or your colors, it is a promise of what your customers can expect from your business. "Your brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room," said Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.
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Fearless life
Filipino boxing champion and parliamentarian Manny Pacquiao turns from boxing to help his country further
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Choose Freedom
The Young Citizen of the Year of her town freed herself from years of ICE addiction when she chose to get the help she needed
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Life no longer a mess
Sipho Louw did not have a good start to life after his mother passed away and his father was sent to prison for 25 years.
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What is my purpose in life?
If you want to live a purpose driven life you first need to know what your purpose is. Sadly, many people stray from the simple truth found only in what God says.
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One book changed everything
In The Hour That Changed My Life, Kesavan Balasingham describes how he sat on the bed of his prison cell just months away from graduating with a degree in technology.
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Why is there suffering?
Suffering may seem to be the biggest argument against the existence of a good and loving God. However this is a self-defeating question.
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Plot to kill pastor took a better turn
Michael Leehan only found himself in church because Satan ordered him to kill the pastor. Never did a mission fail so horribly.
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God has heard your cry
I am here to let you know That God has heard your cry Your tears, your pain, your broken heart Has reached beyond the sky
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Is God good?
The recent Batman vs Superman movie presented a popular objection against a good God, but was it an accurate one?
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Healed from AIDS, guilt and shame
With a history of sexual abuse, abandonment and rejection, Theresa Vassar Mago chose a promiscuous lifestyle out of both a sense of anger about her past and a desperate desire to be loved.
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Uniquely different
If you've ever been in the snow before, it can be quite an experience. When we stop and consider the unique pattern and design of each snowflake, all created from the same source, it is amazing indeed.
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Turn to God not alcohol
Whether life seems easy or hard, Last Masuka learnt in prison that God wants each person to trust in Him.
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‘I saw the change in my life’
Distracted by the idea of just living life, Mashapa Katlego Manrow ignored the loving advice from his grandmother and got caught in a lot of trouble.
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From the Gospel of Mark
Mark 14:10-31
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