February 9, 1998
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From the Editors
You may be wondering
why, on our cover, we would ask Whatever happened to mercy?
Kudos for the wonderful article by Laura Matthews entitled "Homosexuality—how do I respond?
Article
Emily Lorence of
First United Methodist in Belmont [,North Carolina,] spent a sweaty week repairing old folks' roofs in Copley, Ohio.
Too often justice and mercy are thought to be opposites, even mutually exclusive. Yet they're actually complementary aspects of God's law and love at work in your life.
Throughout his criminal
trial, the defendant's deadly stare never varied.
The search for companionship needn't end in disappointment. In fact, the answer to all we seek is guaranteed—by God.
This family's trip overseas was nearly ruined, until prayer opened the way to a resolution.
Learn how stress gave way to joy once the author turned wholeheartedly to God for help.
If worries loom large on your horizon, you'll appreciate this approach to a more confident outlook on the future.
Upon graduating from
college with a major in business administration, I was one of the few who managed to find a position during the great Depression in the 1930s.
Article
An interview with Colonel Chaplain Janet Horton, the first woman to hold this rank in the United States Army.
Chaplain Horton, who is based at present in Heidelberg, Germany, shares her thoughts on a variety of subjects in a daily bulletin that is faxed and e-mailed from her office to soldiers on duty in Germany, Hungary, and Bosnia.
Insights on sports from a football player, a gymnast, and a cocaptain of a volleyball team.
I'm putting on the armorOf love that makes me freeFrom discord, hate, and griefFor all eternity.
I want to tell you about a time when I learned something in Sunday School and used it that very afternoon in my gymnastics competition.
I became utterly convinced that God is All-in-all.
The pain was completely gone from my shoulder; I was using my arm freely.
I can see now that the problem gave me a wonderful opportunity to cherish spiritual healing more.
A flood of gratitude welled up within me as I thought of how each need had been met in such a tender, loving, way.
In solving any problem, is it better to start with a wrong answer or the right one?
People naturally want to do right, to be honest and unselfish.
