Article November 13, 1989 Issue

Second Thought

Looking again at news and commentary

Geoffrey Rowell—London, March 31, 1989

The Times

"I suspect that for some the word spiritual has the connotation of (a) somehow unreal and (b) ... like a ghost. For others ... it denotes a new and surpassing order of reality, closely linked to the personal and reflecting the being and character of God. ..."

Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Rowell, Chaplain of Keble College, Oxford, England

Reprinted with permission.

Editors' comment: The Reverend Dr. Rowell touches on something more than semantics! It's true the things of the spirit can appear vague and misty to the material senses. But to spiritual sense—man's God-given capacity to understand his creator—aspects of spirituality, including peace and unselfed love, can seem startlingly substantial, powerful, and more and more essential to mankind's survival.

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