By David Faust Psalm 119:65-112 When I was a boy my parents taught me to say a simple but profound prayer at the dinner table: “God is great, God is good, and we thank him for this food.” “God is great”—so wise you can’t outfox him, so strong you can’t defeat him, so smart […]
The Lesson and Life — June 17, 2012
By Brent DeWees Golf can be a frustrating sport. One day you’re at the top of your game, and the next day it feels like you’ve never swung a club. A Do-Over Thankfully golf has an age-old tradition known as the “mulligan.” Simply put, it is a do-over: if you hit the ball […]
In the World — June 10, 2012
By Christy Barritt Atheists Gather to Celebrate Non-belief Nearly 20,000 atheists showed up at Washington D.C.’s National Mall in March for the Reason Rally. The Reason Rally was billed the world’s largest gathering of atheists and secularists. The group came together to celebrate reason and to share anti-religious sentiment through performers, speakers. and other […]
Holding fast
By Shawn McMullen An account of the courtship of Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent describes how the couple found themselves in a buggy at the edge of a bridge spanning a flooded creek. They had been courting for about four months. Grant could tell Julia was frightened at the thought of crossing the […]
Church: what size is the right size?
By Jacqueline J. Holness Americans seem to have a fascination with size—from our widening waistlines, to our penchant for Hummers on narrow city roads, to the McMansions that decorate suburbia from sea to shining sea. And the church is not immune to this cultural influence. Which is better—the small church, or the big church? […]
