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IS THE WORLD
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

8 HELP FOR THE FAMILY
Teaching Children Humility
10 LANDS AND PEOPLES
A Visit to New Zealand
12 PORTRAITS FROM THE PAST
Alhazen
14 THE BIBLES VIEWPOINT
Gods Name
3 COVER SUBJECT
16 Subject Index for 2017 Awake!
Is the World out
of Control?

s MOR E O N L I N E
CHILDREN
Why does the world seem to be
spinning out of control? Be Truthful
Help your children learn to tell the truth.
The Bible says: It does not belong
(Look under BIBLE TEACHINGS CHILDREN)
to man who is walking even to di-
rect his step.Jeremiah 10:23.
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This issue of Awake! explains why
BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
many believe in a better future for
our world. How Can I Find the True
Religion?
The Bible describes clearly how to tell the
dierence between true and false religion.
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ANSWERED)

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 COVER SUBJECT

IS THE WORLD OUT OF

CONTROL OR NOT?
THE year 2017 began with a dismal Clock still signal an impending and un-
proclamation by the scientic communi- precedented catastrophe? What do you
ty. In January a group of scientists de- think? Is the world out of control? You
clared that the world just got closer to the might nd the question somewhat dicult
worst catastrophe ever. Using the symbol- to answer. After all, even experts are divid-
ic Doomsday Clock to illustrate mankinds ed on this subject. Not everyone believes
proximity to a global disaster, scientists in an inevitable doomsday.
moved the clocks minute hand forward by In fact, millions of people believe in a
30 seconds. The Doomsday Clock is now bright future. They profess to have evi-
set at merely two and a half minutes to dence showing that mankind and our plan-
midnightnearer to a global catastrophe et will survive indenitely and that our
than at any time in over 60 years! quality of life will improve. Is that evidence
In 2018, scientists plan to evaluate credible? Is the world out of control or
again how close we are to the end of the not?
world as we know it. Will the Doomsday

The Doomsday Clock is an inter- making. First and foremost among nology that could inflict irrevoca-
nationally recognized design that these are nuclear weapons, but ble harm, whether by intention,
conveys how close we are to de- the dangers include climate- miscalculation, or by accident, to
stroying our civilization with dan- changing technologies, emerging our way of life and to the planet.
gerous technologies of our own biotechnologies, and cybertech- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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IS THE WORLD OUT OF CONTROL?
Searching for Answers
IF YOU are apprehensive or scared out- Many share his optimism. For instance,
right by the barrage of bad news, you are some put their trust in science, predicting
not alone. In 2014, Barack Obama, who rapid advancements in technologies that
was then president of the United States, promise to x the world. One expert in dig-
suggested that because of all the bad ital technology and innovation condently
things reported in the press, many con- predicted that by the year 2030, our
clude that the world is spinning . . . fast technology will be a thousand times more
and nobody is able to control it. powerful and by 2045, it will be a million
Yet, shortly after making that state- times more powerful. He added: Were
ment, he spoke passionately about current doing pretty well. While the problems we
strategies to x many of the worlds prob- face have never been greater, our capacity
lems. He called certain government initia- to meet challenges is outpacing them.
tives good news and said he was funda- Exactly how bad are world conditions?
mentally hopeful and profoundly Are we really at the brink of a great global
optimistic. In other words, he pointed to disaster? Although some scientists and
noble human endeavors as the means to politicians preach a hopeful message,
control the world and avert a global catas- many people still feel uncertain about the
trophe. future. Why?

WEAPONS OF MASS onry are frantically upgrad- place, even in times of

DESTRUCTION. Despite ing their old bombs and peace. Lethal autono-
their best eorts, the Unit- creating new deadlier ones. mous weapons systems
ed Nations and other orga- Countries that once had no that make kill decisions
nizations have failed to mass-destruction capabili- without human input or
bring about nuclear disar- ties are now able to destroy supervision, for example,
mament. Instead, deant huge swaths of humanity. would be particularly worri-
leaders sco at arms- This unprecedented nu- some, warns the Bulletin
control laws. Countries with clear preparedness makes of the Atomic Scientists.
a history of nuclear weap- the world a very dangerous
OUR HEALTH UNDER More people are dying from recent years have witnessed
SIEGE. Science can take an array of noncommunic- the unpredictable outbreaks
us only so far when it able diseases, such as can- of such dangerous epidem-
comes to good health. cer, cardiovascular dis- ics as the Ebola virus and the
High blood pressure, obesi- orders, and diabetes. Zika virus. The bottom line:
ty, air pollution, and drug Growing numbers are dis- Sickness is out of the control
abuseall risk factors for abled by other diseases, in- of humans, and the end of it
diseaseare increasing. cluding mental illness. And seems to be nowhere in sight!

HUMAN ATTACKS ON agricultural waste, plastics, And we are running out of

NATURE. Factories contin- and other pollutants into fresh water. British science
ue to pollute earths atmo- the oceans. These toxic author Robin McKie aptly
sphere. Millions of people pollutants poison marine warns: The world faces a
die every year from breath- animals and plants, as well water crisis that will touch
ing contaminated air. as humans who eat con- every part of the globe.
Individuals, communi- taminated sea life, ex- Politicians admit that water
ties, and government plains the Encyclopedia of scarcity is largely a man-
agencies continue to dump Marine Science. made problem and that it
sewage, medical and poses a grave danger.

NATURES ATTACKS ON struction. More people tion points to a greater

HUMANS. Storms, hurri- than ever are killed or are potential for more intense
canes, tornadoes, ty- otherwise adversely aect- storms, deadly heat waves,
phoons, and earthquakes ed by these forces of na- and more extreme ood-
bring about devastating ture. A study published by drought cycles. Will nature
oods, crushing landslides, the U.S. National Aeronau- deal humankind a death-
and other types of de- tics and Space Administra- blow?

Surely you can think of other grave tioned in the preceding article, many have,
threats to our survival. Yet, you will not however, found convincing answers to
nd satisfying answers about the future by questions about world conditions and the
analyzing all the bad things happening to- future. Where are such answers to be
day. Some may say the same about listen- found?
ing to politicians and scientists. As men-

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IS THE WORLD OUT OF CONTROL?
What Does the Bible Say?
THE dire state of the world today was foretold in the Bible many
centuries ago. And what is more, the Bible specifically predicted a
bright future for mankind. What the Bible says should not be quickly
dismissed in view of the fact that so much of what it foretells has
actually been fulfilled in amazing detail.

For instance, consider the following Bible There is a way that seems right to a
prophecies: man, but in the end it leads to death.
Proverbs 14:12.
Nation will rise against nation and king-
dom against kingdom, and there will be Man has dominated man to his harm.
food shortages and earthquakes in one Ecclesiastes 8:9.
place after another.Matthew 24:7. It does not belong to man . . . even to
In the last days critical times hard to direct his step.Jeremiah 10:23.
deal with will be here. For men will be lov- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ers of themselves, lovers of money, boast-

Left to its own devices, the world could
ful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to
very likely face a global catastrophe. But
parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no
that is not going to happen! Why? This is
natural aection, not open to any agree-
what the Bible says:
ment, slanderers, without self-control,
erce, without love of goodness, betray- God has established the earth on its
ers, headstrong, pued up with pride, lov- foundations; it will not be moved from its
ers of pleasures rather than lovers of place forever and ever.Psalm 104:5.
God.2 Timothy 3:1-4. A generation is going, and a generation
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ is coming, but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:4.
Those prophecies describe a world that
The righteous will possess the earth,
some might say is spiraling out of control.
and they will live forever on it.Psalm
In a sense, our world is indeed out of con-
37:29.
trolout of the control of humans. Ac-
cording to the Bible, humans simply do There will be an abundance of grain on
not have the wisdom and power to bring the earth; on the top of the mountains it
about a permanent solution. This is high- will overow.Psalm 72:16.
lighted in the following scriptures:
The predictions of the Doomsday Clock will not be fullled, because God promises
a bright future for mankind and the earth

These Bible teachings provide clear an- 37:11) The positive outlook explained in
swers. Mankind will not die o from pollu- this article is just a glimpse of the bright
tion, lack of food and water, or a global future that millions of Jehovahs Witnesses
pandemic. The world will not be de- have learned about by studying the Bible.
stroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Why not? Jehovahs Witnesses are a global com-
God is in control of our planets future. munity of men and women of all ages and
Granted, God has allowed humans to ex- of every ethnic background. They worship
ercise free will. However, they will reap the one true God, whose name is Jehovah,
the consequences for their decisions. (Ga- as revealed in the Bible. They are not
latians 6:7) The world is not like a runaway afraid of the future because the Bible
train, completely out of control and head- says: This is what Jehovah says, the Cre-
ing to a catastrophic end. God has estab- ator of the heavens, the true God, the One
lished boundaries, or limits, on how much who formed the earth, its Maker who rm-
damage humans can inict on themselves. ly established it, who did not create it sim-
Psalm 83:18; Hebrews 4:13. ply for nothing, but formed it to be inhab-
But God will do more. He will bring ited: I am Jehovah, and there is no one
about an abundance of peace. (Psalm else. Isaiah 45:18.

This article examined some of the Bible You may also watch the
teachings regarding the future of the earth video Why Did God Create
and humankind. For more information, see the Earth? available at
lesson 5 of the brochure Good News From www.jw.org. (Look under
God! published by Jehovahs Witnesses and PUBLICATIONS  VIDEOS)
GOOD NEWS available at www.jw.org
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 H E L P F O R T H E FA M I LY  PA R E N T I N G

Teaching
Children
Humility

THE CHALLENGE WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

In recent decades, parents have been encouraged to
Your son is behaving arro-
yield to their childrens desires; to praise them generous-
gantlyand he is only ten!
ly, even if they did nothing praiseworthy; to withhold cor-
He expects everyone rection and discipline. It was thought that if children were
to treat him as special. made to feel special, they would grow up with healthy
self-esteem. But what have the results shown? The book
What has got into him? you Generation Me states: Instead of creating well-adjusted,
wonder. I want him to feel happy children, the self-esteem movement has created
good about himselfbut not an army of little narcissists.
to think that he is better than Many children raised with unconditional praise have
everyone else! grown up unprepared for disappointments, criticism, and
occasional failure. Because of being taught to focus on
Is it possible to teach a child their own desires, they nd it hard as adults to form last-
humility without damaging his ing relationships. As a result, many of them suer from
or her self-worth? anxiety and depression.
Children develop real self-worth, not by being constantly
told that they are special, but through genuine accom-
plishments. That requires more than just believing in
themselves. They need to learn, practice, and rene cho-
sen skills carefully. (Proverbs 22:29) They also need to
care about other peoples needs. (1 Corinthians 10:24) All
of this requires humility.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO KEY S CRIPTURES
Give praise when it is truly deserved. If your daughter Whoever exalts himself will
scores well on a school test, commend her. If she gets a be humbled, and whoever hum-
low grade, do not automatically blame the teacher. That bles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:12.
would hardly help your daughter learn humility. Instead,
help her to see how she may do better next time. Reserve If a servant is pampered from
praise for actual accomplishments. his youth, he will become thank-
less later on.Proverbs 29:21.
Give correction when necessary. This does not mean
that you should criticize your child for every mistake. Practice giving.Luke 6:38.
(Colossians 3:21) But serious errors should be corrected.
The same can be said about wrong attitudes. Otherwise,
these may become more deeply ingrained.
For example, suppose your son is showing a tendency to
brag. Uncorrected, he could become conceited and begin
to alienate others. So explain to your child that boasting CONSIDER OTHERS SUPERIOR
makes him look bad and that it could set him up for em-
The Bible says: Do nothing out of
barrassment. (Proverbs 27:2) Explain, too, that a person contentiousness or out of egotism,
with a balanced view of himself does not feel the need but with humility consider others
to broadcast his abilities to others. By giving such correc- superior to you, as you look out
tion in the spirit of love, you will teach him humility with- not only for your own interests, but
out hurting his self-respect.Bible principle: Matthew also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:3, 4.
23:12.
Prepare your child for lifes realities. Indulging a A child who is raised to embrace
that principle is more likely to real-
childs every wish can cause him to feel entitled. So, for
ize that everyone is superior to him
example, if your child wants something you cannot af- in one way or another. In the end,
ford, explain why it is necessary to live within a budget. If humility will help your child to
you have to cancel an outing or a vacation, you could avoid being contaminated by the
explain that disappointments are part of life and perhaps self-absorbed culture of todays
world.
discuss how you deal with such disappointments. Rath-
er than shield your children from every hardship, prepare
them for the challenges they will face as adults.
Bible principle: Proverbs 29:21. For more information, scan the
Encourage giving. Prove to your child that there is code or go to our website, jw.org,
more happiness in giving than there is in receiving. (Acts and search for Raising Consider-
ate Children in a Me-First World.
20:35) How? Together you might prepare a list of people
in need of help with shopping, transportation, or repair
work. Then take your child along as you assist some of
them. Allow your child to see your joy and satisfaction as
you care for the needs of others. That way you will teach
your child humility in the most powerful wayby exam-
ple.Bible principle: Luke 6:38.

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 LANDS AND PEO PLES  NEW ZEAL AND

A Visit to NEW ZEALAND

Milford Sound

P O P U L AT I O N : 4 . 7 M I L L I O N C A P I TA L : W E L L I N G T O N
L A N D : T H E N O R T H I S L A N D I S C H A R A C T E R I Z E D B Y V O LC A N I C A N D T H E R M A L
A C T I V I T Y. T H E S O U T H I S L A N D H A S T H O U S A N D S O F G L A C I E R S

IT WAS likely about 800 years ago that Maori

tribes traveled across thousands of miles of ocean
and settled in New Zealand. There they discovered a
Auckland
terrain that was totally unlike the tropical islands of
Polynesia that they had left behind. Here was a land of
mountains and glaciers, thermal springs and snow.
North Island
Another race of settlers arrived about ve centuries
NEW ZEALAND
later, this time from distant Europe. Today most New
WELLINGTON Zealanders acknowledge traditions of both Anglo-
Saxon and Polynesian origin. Almost 90 percent of
Milford Sound
the population are city dwellers. The city of Wellington
South Island
has the distinction of being the southernmost capital
in the world.
 Boiling mud pools on the North Island

D ID YO U KN OW?
The name New Zealand is derived from Zeeland,
a region in the Netherlands. The Maori name Aotearoa
means Land of the Long White Cloud.
Until 1948 the ightless takahe
While most New Zealanders speak English, the native was thought to be extinct
language, Maori, has enjoyed a resurgence and is now

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taught in schools. The ocial website of Jehovahs
Witnesses, jw.org, is available in Maori.

Maori performing a choreographed

song in traditional dress

The silver tree fern can grow to

With diverse and spectacular scenic beauty, it is no more than 30 feet (10 m) tall
surprise that, despite its relative isolation, New Zea-
land attracts up to three million tourists yearly.
New Zealand boasts an odd assortment of wildlife,
with more species of ightless birds than anywhere
else in the world. It is also home to the tuatara, a
lizardlike reptile that can live for up to 100 years! The
only indigenous mammals are a few species of bats
and some large marine mammals, including whales
and dolphins.
Jehovahs Witnesses have been active in New Zea-
land for almost 120 years. They teach the Bible in at
least 19 languages, including the Polynesian tongues
Niuean, Rarotongan, Samoan, and Tongan.

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 P O R T R A I T S F R O M T H E PA S T  A L H A Z E N

ALHAZEN
Alhazen was born in Basra, now in Iraq,
about 965 C.E. His interests included as-
tronomy, chemistry, mathematics, medi-
cine, music, optics, physics, and poetry.
What in particular do we have to thank
him for?

A DAM ON THE NILE

A story about Alhazen has circulated for
a long time. It concerns his plan to regu-
late the ow of the Nile River almost 1,000
years before the project was actually car-
ried out at Aswn in 1902.
As the story goes, Alhazen laid out am-
YOU may not have heard of Ab Al
bitious plans to alleviate the cycle of
al-asan ibn al-Haytham. In the West oods and droughts in Egypt by damming
he is known as Alhazen, a Latinized the Nile. When Cairos ruler, Caliph al-
form of his Arabic rst name, al- Hakim, heard of the idea, he invited
asan. In all likelihood, though, you Alhazen to Egypt to build the dam. Yet, on
benet from his lifework. He has been seeing the river with his own eyes, Alhazen
knew that the project was beyond him.
described as one of the most impor- Fearing punishment from this notoriously
tant and inuential gures in the his- unstable ruler, Alhazen pretended to be in-
tory of science. sane until the caliph died some 11 years
later, in 1021. In the meantime, Alhazen
had plenty of leisure time to pursue other
interests while conned for his feigned
mental illness.
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Q UI C K FACTS
THE BOOK OF OPTICS
Because of his rigorous methods of
experimentation, Alhazen has been called
By the time of his release, Alhazen had
the worlds rst true scientist. written most of his seven-volume Book of
Optics, considered to be one of the most
He identied the basic principles underlying important books in the history of physics.
modern photography.
In it he discussed experiments into the na-
His work with lenses led to the development ture of light, including how light splits into
and production of early eyeglasses, its constituent colors, reects o mirrors,
microscopes, and telescopes. and bends when passing from one medi-
um into another. He also studied visual
 Alhazen built what was likely
the rst camera obscura
5 1001 Inventions

perception and the anatomy and mechan- work was his meticulous and systematic
ics of the eye. research into natural phenomena. His ap-
By the 13th century, Alhazens work had proach was most unusual for his day. He
been translated from Arabic into Latin, was one of the rst investigators to test
and for centuries thereafter, European theories by experimentation, and he was
scholars cited it as an authority. Alhazens not afraid to question accepted wisdom if
writings on the properties of lenses thus the evidence did not back it up.
laid essential groundwork for European A tenet of modern science can be
eyeglass makers who, by holding lenses summed up by the dictum: Prove what
one in front of another, invented the tele- you believe! Some consider Alhazen to be
scope and the microscope. the father of the modern scientic meth-
od. On that basis, we have much to thank
THE CAMERA OBSCURA him for.
Alhazen identied the principles that
underpin photography when he built what
could amount to the rst camera obscura
on record. This enclosure consisted of a
dark room into which light entered
through a pinhole-size aperture, project- He Taught Us How to Do Science
ing an inverted image of what lay outside
onto a wall inside the chamber. According to author Jim Al-Khalili,
In the 1800s, photographic plates were Alhazens greatness is not so much
added to the camera obscura to capture a consequence of any single revo-
images permanently. The result? The cam- lutionary discovery . . . Rather, it is
era. All modern camerasand indeed the the way he taught us how to do
eye itselfuse the same physical princi- science. His Book of Optics is de-
ples as the camera obscura.1 scribed as a real science textbook,
complete with precise descriptions of
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
experiments, apparatuses, measure-
An outstanding aspect of Alhazens
ments taken, and results obtained.
1 The similarity between the camera obscura and the eye
was not well understood in the West until it was explained by
Johannes Kepler in the 17th century.

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 THE BIBLE S VIE WPO INT  GOD S NAME

G O D S N A M E
Millions of people address God using respectful titles, such as Lord, the Eternal,
Allah, or simply God. However, God has a personal name. Should you use it?

What is Gods name?

WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY Many professed Nowhere in the Bible does Jehovah pro-
Christians believe that Gods name is Je- hibit the respectful use of his name. In-
sus. Others claim that since there is only stead, the Scriptures reveal that the divine
one Almighty God, using a personal name name was freely used by Gods servants.
for him is unnecessary. Still others argue They included it in the names they gave
that using a proper name for God is in- their children, such as Elijah, which means
appropriate. My God Is Jehovah, and Zechariah,
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS Almighty Gods name which means Jehovah Has Remembered.
is not Jesus, since Jesus is not God Al- And they did not hesitate to use Gods
mighty. In fact, Jesus taught fellow wor- name in daily conversations.Ruth 2:4.
shippers to pray to God saying: Father, let God wants us to use his name. We are
your name be sanctied. (Luke 11:2) Je- encouraged to give thanks to Jehovah,
sus himself prayed to God: Father, glorify call on his name. (Psalm 105:1) He even
your name.John 12:28. takes favorable note of those meditating
In the Bible, God declares: I am Je- on his name.Malachi 3:16.
hovah. That is my name; I give my glory to
no one else. (Isaiah 42:8) Jehovah is an
May people know that you, whose name
English translation of the four Hebrew
is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High
consonants YHWH, which constitute the
divine name. That name appears some over all the earth.Psalm 83:18.
7,000 times in the Hebrew Scriptures.1 It
is used more often than any title, such as
God, Almighty, or Lord, and more fre-
quently than any other name, such as
Abraham, Moses, or David.
1 Many Bible translations omit Gods name and replace
it with the title LORD in capital letters, while others include
Gods name only in select verses or footnotes. The New World
Translation of the Holy Scriptures uses the divine name ex-
tensively throughout the text.

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 What does Gods name mean?
Some scholars believe that in Hebrew the trust in you. (Psalm 9:10) You develop
name Jehovah means He Causes to Be- that trust as you learn that Jehovahs
come. That denition implies that God name is inseparably linked to his qualities,
can cause himself or his creation to be- such as loyal love, mercy, compassion,
come whatever is needed to accomplish and justice. (Exodus 34:5-7) How reassur-
his will. Only the almighty Creator could ing to know that while Jehovah will always
live up to such a name. keep his promises, he will never act con-
WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU Knowing Gods trary to his qualities.
name will change the way you think about Clearly, to know Almighty God by name
him. You will nd it easier to draw close to is a privilege. It can open up blessings for
him. After all, how can you be close to you now and in the future. God promises:
someone whose name you do not know? I will protect him because he knows my
Courtesy of The Israel Antiquities Authority

Why, the very fact that God has revealed name.Psalm 91:14.
his name to you shows that he wants you
to draw close to him.James 4:8.
Everyone who calls on the name of
You can be certain that Jehovah will al-
Jehovah will be saved.Joel 2:32.
ways live up to his name as a God who
makes things happen. That is why the Bi-
ble states: Those knowing your name will

The personal name of God written in ancient

Hebrew characters appears abundantly in early
manuscripts of the Bible Gods name rendered in various languages

Jehovah

Yehuwa
Yihowa
Joova
Jehov
Yawe

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DISASTER
Are You Doing
STRIKES the 2017 subjects
Steps That IS THE WORLD
Too Much? Can Save Lives
OUT OF CONTROL? listed below

ANIMALS AND PLANTS Your SmileA Gift to Share: No. 1 SCIENCE

Arctic Tern: No. 4 INTERVIEWS Brilliant Blue of the Pollia Berry: No. 4
Compound Heat Shield of Saharan
HEALTH AND MEDICINE Brain Pathologist Explains His Faith
Silver Ant: No. 1
Teen Depression: No. 1 (Rajesh Kalaria): No. 4
Enteric Nervous System: No. 3
Software Designer Explains His Faith
HISTORICAL FIGURES Landing Strategy of the Honeybee: No. 2
(Dr. Fan Yu): No. 3
Alhazen: No. 6 Sea Otters Fur: No. 3
JEHOVAHS WITNESSES Shape of Seashells: No. 5
HUMAN RELATIONS
Touched to See Such Love
Good Name Is Better Than Great Wealth: THE BIBLES VIEWPOINT
(Nepal earthquake): No. 1
No. 4 Abortion: No. 1
How to Show Appreciation (marriage): LANDS AND PEOPLES Angels: No. 3
No. 1 Kazakhstan: No. 5 Gods Name: No. 6
Importance of Chores (parents): No. 3 New Zealand: No. 6 Temptation: No. 4
Teaching Children Humility (parents): Spain: No. 2 The Cross: No. 2
No. 6 War: No. 5
MISCELLANEOUS
Thrill-Seeking Worth the Risk? WORLD AFFAIRS AND CONDITIONS
Are You Doing Too Much? No. 4
(young people): No. 5
Energy Conservation: No. 5 When Disaster StrikesSteps That
When a Parent Dies (young people): No. 2
What Is Behind the Supernatural? No. 2 Can Save Lives: No. 5
When Children Grieve: No. 2
World Out of Control? No. 6
When the Children Are Gone (marriage): RELIGION
No. 4 Bible Really From God? No. 3

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