Sentinel Watch
June 30, 2014
Many news reports suggest that the idea of “government” is under attack.
April 14, 2014
Protection for our sisters
Diane Williamson
One night a few years ago, I heard a news report about the decision to stone a Somali woman to death because she’d had a child with a man who apparently had promised to marry her but then changed his mind.
September 30, 2013
'Let there be no strife'
Melanie H. Ball
“Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee … for we be brethren,” said Abraham to his nephew Lot in a dispute over land and resources.
May 27, 2013
In support of philanthropy
Barb Goodspeed Grant
Scott Neeson, a former Hollywood executive, sacrificed his $1 million salary, his Porsche, a yacht, and his mansion.
March 4, 2013
Prayerfully confronting animal abuse
Leslie Dill Gondolf
Animal rights organizations tell us that many domestic animals around the world live in deplorable conditions—often neglected, deprived of food and shelter, and, worst of all, physically abused.
January 7, 2013
Thoughts on rights for women
Deborah Huebsch
Women are struggling for freedom around the world.
December 31, 2012
Addressing tragedies and 'sudden endings'
Kim C. Korinek
Photo credit: Gabe Korinek
We’ve all felt
the shock that comes from an abrupt ending.
December 24, 2012
Better health: Better food or drugs, or better morals?
Eric Nelson
The prospect that "moral conditions will be found always harmonious and health-giving" is certainly worth exploring further.
December 17, 2012
Taking a stand for fidelity
Susan Mack
All worth, dignity, joy, and progress are found in one's relationship to God.
December 10, 2012
A spiritual approach to coal seam gas mining
Beverley Beddoes-Mills
Divine intelligence isn’t biased toward one side or another.
December 3, 2012
Protecting the innocents by protecting innocence
Lynn Mahoney
Simon Mahoney
Again and again,
I kept hearing news items involving children on the receiving end of violence: children being shot, forced into armies, abused, drugged, made to kill others … it was one item after another over a span of about three weeks.