Trumpet Hour: Dangers of World Trade Slowdown, the Cause of Increase Drug Overdoses, Archaeology Proves the Bible, and More

• World trade is slowing down. It hasn’t grown since January of 2015. This is a sign of a depressed global economy and greater problems to come. A new study pinpoints the cause and discusses some troubling effects that we need to watch for.

• More Americans are dying from drug overdoses than ever before—and most of them are caused by legally prescribed drugs, especially prescription opioid painkillers. What is causing this troubling increase?

• The field of archaeology is providing more and more evidence that the Bible is an accurate and reliable historical record. We’ll talk about a handful of compelling examples with a man who has been involved with archaeology in Jerusalem.

• I’ll conclude the program by talking about the importance of understanding your own thought processes—and how the Bible can help.