Another Look by David Faust No one wants to re-live the terrible hours of September 11, 2001, but it’s worthwhile to reflect on the ways that awful day affected us. 9/11 aroused deep emotions. We experienced the common bond that comes from sharing profound national and personal grief. 9/11 shattered our complacency. No longer could […]
Where is it safe?
The Editor’s Desk by Shawn McMullen Ten years ago today our great nation suffered a great tragedy. On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes, piloting two into the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, and a fourth […]
America’s Difficult Decade
by Effie-Alean Gross The 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 marks a terrible tragedy in U.S. history, an event that changed life forever in America. At the same time, the last decade has demonstrated America’s resilience and resolve. As a praying people, we have interceded on behalf of our enemies. As a pliable people, we […]
An Ever-Present Help in Trouble
by TR Robertson God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad […]
After That Moment: Lessons from 9/11
by Rebecca Cheng I stood in the Costco parking lot loading my purchases and observed an unusual number of people chatting. As I unloaded my car at home I received a text message from my daughter compelling me to “turn on the television.” At that point I became engrossed in a day that has changed […]
