We finish off our series on calling by looking at godliness, mutual affection, and love.
Called by (Nick)Name
By Jennifer Hinder Nicknames are typically affectionate, silly pet names given to us by our friends or family—but what if your nickname possessed an unexpected significance? When our children were young, we lived in an old rambling house with a garage apartment out back. My husband was a minister of a growing congregation. We […]
Can’t We All Just Get Along? (Practicing Mutual Affection)
By Riane Konc If I want to get good and angry about something, all I have to do is browse the Internet. Blogs, timelines, video links, comment threads: all are ripe with misunderstandings, name-calling, and out-and-out cruelty. The Internet fosters extremes without context; if you’re looking for a fight, you’ll find one. This culture […]
It’s Not All Bad—Part 5: Smarter Film Techniques
By Dr. Charlie W. Starr We’ve been doing a series on what’s good in mass media. In the last two articles I talked about smarter television. In this, the last piece of the series, let’s look at how film is also getting smarter. More Characters Film has increased in its complexity by giving […]
The Lesson and Life — for October 5, 2014
By Jeanette Hanscome When my attorney emerged from the courtroom, I expected her to tell me that my painful, unwanted divorce process was finally over. Instead she said, “The judge wants you and your husband to pursue bankruptcy.” She explained that bankruptcy would release me from dividing a mountain of debt that I couldn’t […]
