Editorials

In his book Conversations with God, James Melvin Washington presents a record of prayer that covers the past two hundred years in the experience of African Americans.

Things that are forever

On the surface, everything looked the same in the little cafe that morning.
We are all familiar with situations that cry out for decisive action to be taken.

Overcoming resistance to healing

My dad learned to be a pilot in the early days of flying—in the days of open-cockpit, you're-on-your-own-in-the-sky flying.
Remember the runaway stagecoach in the old western movies, thundering down the road out of control?

Unlimited freedom—now!

Come, enjoy unlimited freedom and independence.

Seeing and hearing

To be able to see perfectly.

The brothers of Genesis

They could be treacherous, those brothers of ancient time—those brothers in the Biblical book of Genesis.
Last fall, writing in The Washington Post, Richard Harwood spoke of a particularly debilitating contagion that he saw spreading in the United States.

The right kind of protest

When innocent people, especially children, are victims of evil—such as in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, or as the result of some other violent act—all kinds of emotions are stirred within the human heart.

Safety in the skies

The overall record of safe air travel is very impressive.
Joseph Mann was rapidly bleeding to death from an accidental gunshot wound in his chest.