Editorials

"Real time," real experience

You can't really see the spiritual experience behind the words on a Sentinel page, but you can be sure it's there.

Promises that are kept

It may be more important than we realize to do all we can to be faithful to our commitments.

Islands of innocence

Purity and innocence are qualities often associated with children. Yet aren't these childlike qualities utterly central in a world where greed, impurity, and pollution are major challenges?
Seriously, now, how much do we really expect to see changed—or want changed—when we pray?

"Uphold me with thy free spirit"

People press so courageously for freedom because they feel there is freedom. Breaking of bonds of all kinds begins with understanding that God makes man free—now.
Jesus showed us that the Christian life is one of deeds; not simply of good intentions, but of acts.
What promotes spiritual development is not unrelated to what is essential to human development in every field. We have a shared interest that needs to be more fully explored.

Rectifying past wrongs

Christian healing and regeneration lead the way out of old sins or mistakes into new life, progress, and purpose.

Prayer is never imprisoned

Truth isn't an abstract ideal. It is a practical, working component of God's universe. The effect of spiritual truth is to set free.
Ignorance, fear, and tyranny always argue, "Give up; it's too much to attempt." But once you've glimpsed the light of truth, there's no turning back.
Most people would consider healing to be of great value. And when we're healed through prayer, we discover how valuable it actually is, even priceless.
We find spiritual enrichment coming into our lives when we begin to recognize that all good has its source in God.