Economist, demographer, and Cambridge scholar Thomas Malthus was born 250 years ago, in February 1766, near Dorking, England. His father is said to have been a friend of the philosophers David Hume and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the young man imbibed philosophy, Latin, Greek and mathematics as a student at Oxford.

Since the time of Confederation, Canada has held 42 federal elections, with the most recent occurring on October 19, 2015. The 78-day campaign—long by Canadian standards—leading up to October 19 consisted of rallies, TV debates and the traditional door-to-door appeal to the voter for support of their party. The Liberal Party of Canada, headed by Mr. Justin Trudeau, won a decisive victory—garnering 39.5 percent of the popular vote and 54 percent (184 of 338) of the seats in the House of Commons, thus forming a majority government.

Yes, words really can hurt us. Are we doing our best to choose our words in a Christian manner?

Jerusalem is not just the focal point of today's Middle East conflicts. Your Bible reveals that Jerusalem will be the world capital, and that a new Jerusalem will ultimately come to planet Earth!

Can mankind survive without God? What will happen to our world if it continues on its current course, going against long-cherished truths found in the pages of your Bible?