Craig A. Evans of Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, Canada, talks to Vision about biblical illiteracy. Can the Bible be trusted as a source of knowledge?

In this installment we follow the story of the patriarchs to its conclusion: Jacob’s final years, Joseph’s life in Egypt, and the birth of the ancient nation of Israel.

It’s often noted that leaders make use of religion to advance political agendas. Today, North Korea's Kim Il-sung's ruler cult is flourishing.

Insight Video: How can we comprehend man’s inhumanity to man? Will inequity ever give way to justice for all?

Insight Video: Without adequate water supplies, food cannot be produced. Population growth and increasing prosperity are exerting demands on resources that cannot be withstood.

Insight Video: War is just one of a number of problems the world faces today. Are there any solutions?

Insight Video: For more than six decades North Koreans have succumbed to the worship of their deified dictators. What happens when religion and politics become fatally mixed?

What Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount is the basis for living a moral life at a deeper level than is normal for human beings.

Our study of Genesis continues the story of Jacob, from his return to Canaan to the treachery of his older sons, who sold their brother Joseph into slavery.

Jacob had not seen his estranged brother Esau for many years when he returned from Mesopotamia to the land of his birth.

The influence of the Bible on Western culture is well known though increasingly avoided.

Throughout history people have asked why, if God is both good and all-powerful, He doesn’t intercede to prevent pain and suffering in the world. Big Questions, Straight Answers addresses the questions of uncertainty, fear, hardship and suffering which are all realities of the human condition. We think you will be encouraged by the answers.

Insight Video: How well do we really know the Bible? Have skepticism and modern scientific thinking stripped it of value?

If God is both loving and all-powerful, why doesn’t He prevent evil in the world? Is there a way to understand God’s relationship to violence?

As the series continues, we review the ongoing biblical account of Abraham’s sons and grandsons. Their story is one of intrigue and deceit.

There are answers to coping with anxiety and finding peace of mind. Trusting in God is the starting point.

Insight Video: How do we cope in this age of anxiety and its stressful conditions? Can we have lasting peace of mind?

Insight Video: In his 2012 book, Pope Benedict acknowledges that the traditional Christmas story is not accurate in many respects. Scholars have been pointing this out for decades, but does it really matter? Why should truth trump tradition?

Insight Video: Jerusalem remains a crucial factor in the Middle East and in world politics. The name Jerusalem means “city of peace,” but will the city ever live up to its name?

Our continuing study of Genesis highlights various episodes in the patriarch Abraham’s life following God’s promise to make a great nation of his descendants.