http://www.straightforward.org/ Syndicated content from Straightforward Magazine en-us 2012-03-20 06:00:00.0 2012-03-20 06:00:00.0 Straightforward Magazine CMS editorial@straightforward.org webmaster@straightforward.org http://www.straightforward.org/article/the-family-meal http://www.straightforward.org/article/the-family-meal Dining together as a family is a time–honored tradition that is facing extinction in our fast–paced modern society. Here’s how you can keep it alive in your home and why you should. 2012-03-20 06:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/audio/watching-trends http://www.straightforward.org/audio/watching-trends What is the meaning behind the news today? How can you sift through it all and pick out the important events that will directly affect you? A key point and a good place to start is to watch for trends. 2012-01-22 18:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/article/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world http://www.straightforward.org/article/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world With all of the tragedy and difficulty in the world around us, how can we avoid becoming entrenched in negativity? A positive outlook starts with a relationship with God. 2012-01-06 06:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/article/if-in-this-life http://www.straightforward.org/article/if-in-this-life Chaos, catastrophe and crisis can be found all over the globe. Can mankind solve its own problems, or is the human condition hopeless? The Bible shows us that there is a better time ahead. 2011-12-06 19:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/audio/cultivating-family-values-part-3 http://www.straightforward.org/audio/cultivating-family-values-part-3 The family is a fundamental unit of society. Charles Bryce discusses methods for cultivating strong, healthy family relationships in this multi-part series. 2011-02-26 06:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/article/population-explosion http://www.straightforward.org/article/population-explosion The abundance of earth’s natural resources has provided food, water and shelter to humankind for millennia. But those resources are being exhausted by a population that just keeps growing. How many more people can earth sustain? 2011-02-23 10:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/article/why-history-repeats-itself http://www.straightforward.org/article/why-history-repeats-itself There is an oft–quoted saying that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Why is mankind unable to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again? What is it that keeps humans from remembering the lessons of history? 2011-02-21 06:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/audio/7-laws-perseverance-divine-guidance http://www.straightforward.org/audio/7-laws-perseverance-divine-guidance Is there a reason why so many people make a failure of life? Just what IS success and how can it be obtained? In this series, evangelist Charles Bryce explains the seven existing laws of success and how you can implement them! | Part 4 2011-02-20 06:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/article/recapture-true-values http://www.straightforward.org/article/recapture-true-values Art, music, literature can all be timeless. What about standards and character? Are there values that stay the same no matter the situation, time period, location or environment? 2011-02-19 06:00:00.0 http://www.straightforward.org/article/living-life-more-abundantly http://www.straightforward.org/article/living-life-more-abundantly The Bible has much to say about the kind of life we should be living. Contrary to what many people believe, the Eternal God is a kind and merciful God who has given simple instruction to help us obtain true happiness. 2011-02-18 06:00:00.0