What the World Needs Now
- 07th January 2012
- Richard A. Wilson (guest columnist)
“What the World Needs Now Is Love,” a popular song by writer Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach, is well known for its wistful lyric:
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Education, Then and Now
- 05th January 2012
- Charles Knowlton (1927-2013)
Several years ago, I had the honor of being a public school teacher in a major city. One year I was assigned to a new building under construction. When the time came for school to start, the building was not yet ready. So, I was given an assignment to take some other teachers to an old school building and hold classes there until the new building was ready.
Following Christ At Any Stage of Life
- 03rd January 2012
- J. Davy Crockett III
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, few people take the time to consider where they are going or where they have been—until some personal upheaval jolts their sphere of activities and forces them to focus, however briefly, on the purpose of it all.
Many do not pay much attention to where they are on the road of life until they approach “middle age.” Some...
Misogyny
- 31st December 2011
- Wyatt Ciesielka
Gulnaz is a young Afghan woman who was sentenced to twelve years in prison for reporting that she had been raped by her cousin’s husband. Assaulted two years ago, she hid the crime for fear of reprisal, until signs of pregnancy forced her to report the attack. Thankfully, after two years of imprisonment and mounting international pressure on the Afghan...
The Two Faces of New Year’s Celebrations
- 29th December 2011
- Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
The winter tide festivities continue on, with people moving almost mindlessly through them—looking neither left nor right, only onward to the end, full of parties, food, drink, and maxed-out credit cards.
In just a few more days it will be the New Year, and the glut of holiday celebrations will cease and we all can get back to normal—at least until Valentine’s...
One Year Until Doomsday?
- 27th December 2011
- Wallace G. Smith
Well, a milestone of sorts has been reached. From now on, the so-called “Mayan Doomsday” date of December 21, 2012 (or December 23, 2012, depending on whom you ask) is less than a year away. Does mankind have anything to fear from that much-discussed date? How should Christians react?
Not the Reason for the Season
- 24th December 2011
- Wyatt Ciesielka
Many people realize that Jesus Christ was not born anywhere near December 25 and that Christmas is rooted in ancient paganism, but will still proclaim that Jesus is “the reason for the season.” Is this true? Who is really being celebrated on December 25? Why the evergreen tree? And most importantly, is Jesus Christ really pleased?
Green Trees and Jesus
- 22nd December 2011
- Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
Looking back over the years, it has become evident to me that the gap between what the Bible says to do, and what its alleged followers actually do, has reached near absurd proportions.
Tis the season – customs with a curse
- 20th December 2011
- J. Davy Crockett III
Tis the season—a time for beautiful music, lovely pageantry, parties, fun and family time, the annual bedlam in shopping malls, specialty stores, discount houses and over the Internet.
Are You Standing in the Gap?
- 17th December 2011
- Marc Arseneault
Recently, I was struck hard by the news that a member of my congregation is going through the trial of sickness. Many people around us are affected by cancer, diabetes, heart problems—name it, it is there. It seems that almost everybody is affected, either directly or through a family member or close friend who is suffering. How should we be responding?