March/April 2002 Vol.5, No. 3 Contents America's Growing Isolation by Melvin Rhodes Restoration: A Dangerous World by Darris McNeely Debate Over Islam Continues: Is It a Religion of Peace? by Cecil E. Maranville The Last Battle for the British Empire by John Ross Schroeder Generations in Crisis by Doug Johnson Disastrous Weather By Graemme Marshall In Brief...World News Review by Ken Martin and Jim Tuck This Is the Way... Forgiving the Unforgivable by Robin Webber March/April '02 WNP Main Generations in Crisis The watershed events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed our world. But what specific changes should we be noticing? by Doug Johnson Offer the opinion that our world will never be the same after Sept. 11, 2001, and you won't find much disagreement. But it's one thing to note that nothing will ever be the same again, and quite another to delineate just how things have changed. And perhaps the hardest task of all would be to project the impact of these events forward into the months and years just ahead of us. Christ told His disciples, "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36). The context of this familiar passage shows that it ties in directly to our individual spiritual condition--which becomes critically important in times of crisis. Where do we stand with God? The Savior of all mankind said something else about noticing events, and He said it to a group of His greatest critics, the Pharisees and Sadducees. It's recorded in the first few verses of Matthew 16. They were apparently quite knowledgeable about local weather patterns, and could tell if a storm was brewing or if calm conditions were to be expected. But they were abysmally ignorant of some far more important signs. "Hypocrites!" He charged, "You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times" (verse 3). Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0203/generations.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Generations in Crisis" Other Articles by Doug Johnson September 11: _What Do We Do Now? _Running Toward the Flame _The Coming 'Utopia' _God's Wake-Up Call _How Strong Is Your Tea Bag? _What Do You Know -- and What Will You Do? _What Lies Ahead for America? _How to Seek God's Will _America's Good Samaritans: Selfless Sacrifice and Heroism _Spiritual Warfare Behind the Scenes _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _What Do You Know -- And What Will You Do About It? _One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned? _Homeland Security: What Crucial Piece Is the United States Missing? _Five Years After 9/11 _September 11, 2001--Where Do We Go From Here? _A Little Help in a Big Storm _Will God Continue to Bless America? If Not, Why Not? _Am I My Brother's Keeper? Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site