Cincinnati, Ohio – Utopia seems unrealistic in today’s depressing news climate of mass murders, financial meltdowns, terrorism, nuclear threats and ecological disasters. But is another dystopian vision what we need? No, according to "The Wonderful World Beyond Today!" What we need is a new approach, a whole new mind-set that can transform “the evil that lurks in the hearts of men.”
Published by the United Church of God, this mini-book examines both global trends and human stories through the lens of the ancient wisdom of the Bible. The result is both surprising and reassuringly hopeful.
The mini-book, at less than 15,000 words (less than 3 percent of Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace"), is fast-moving and easy to read. The seven chapters cover:
• Future Visions
• Priority #1: Human Survival!
• Refreshing News: God’s Government Is Coming!
• War and Peace
• The End of Hunger and Disease: Return to Eden
• A New Way of Thinking
• The Universe and Beyond
These chapters have appeared serially in the World News and Prophecy (http://wnponline.org) newsletter and in the Virtual Christian Magazine (http://vcmagazine.org) e-zine. However, the articles and the additional sidebars were not available together before. The seven sidebars add interesting facts and human interest stories to round out the book:
• A Few Failed Human Predictions
• Some Fulfilled Prophecies
• The Biggest News Story in History: Christ Returns!
• “Rod of Iron”: A User’s Guide
• Genocide Survivor: “I Hope We’ve Learned Our Lesson…”
• Children of War
• Bomb Squad: Removing War’s Deadly Aftermath
The main author, Mike Bennett, has worked in the media field since 1981, editing Youth magazine, MultiLingual Computing, United News, Vertical Thought, Virtual Christian Magazine and other publications. He has also published more than 100 bylined articles on family, social, news and religious topics. Other authors include Canadian Kevin Ford, Joel Meeker (an American who works in French-speaking Africa) and Australian/British citizen of the world Louise Kleinbergs.
The mini-book can be found online at http://ucgmikebennett.wordpress.com/
