by Andy Wall | Mar 27, 2022 | Articles
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Attributed to Edmund Burke In the final episode of the 90’s sitcom Seinfeld, Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer witnessed a man getting carjacked at gunpoint. Instead of helping him, Kramer...
by Andy Wall | Mar 20, 2022 | Articles
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” – William Shakespeare It’s a truism that people behave differently in public than in private. As social creatures, we become far more calculating in front of an audience than in the absence of...
by Andy Wall | Mar 13, 2022 | Articles
In ancient Greek mythology, Narcissus was a character who was terribly proud and utterly disdainful of all others. One day he saw his own reflection in a pool and fell in love with it, not realizing it was his own image. Unable to leave his reflection, he died there...
by Andy Wall | Mar 6, 2022 | Articles
The concept of sin has fallen out of favor as a serious word in much of today’s world. Witness how sin is used as a marketing ploy: “Sinful Designer Clothing,” “Shop Sinful Apparel,” “Sinful Inflictions—Custom Tatoos.” Sin makes the occasional appearance on dessert...
by Andy Wall | Feb 27, 2022 | Articles
“Whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 Years ago,...
by Andy Wall | Feb 20, 2022 | Articles
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Helen Keller Have you ever wondered why Jesus gathered his followers into a learning, serving, worshiping community? Didn’t Jesus know how difficult people are to get along with and how unappealing church...
by Andy Wall | Feb 13, 2022 | Articles
“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.” –Jesus, Matthew 10:40 You may have heard about a big game today between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. As an LA guy, I’m pulling for our local team to win Super...
by Andy Wall | Feb 6, 2022 | Articles
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1 I recently read an article by David Leonhardt that effectively captures the tension in which we’re living as we continue to deal with the disruptive presence of Covid in...
by Jack Williamson | Jan 30, 2022 | Articles
“Peace is not the absence of conflict…” This quote has been lifted and shared many times. A Google search will show multiple sources. It seems that everyone from Ronald Reagan to Martin Luther King Jr. to peace advocates in the early 1940’s have been credited with...
by Jack Williamson | Jan 23, 2022 | Articles
Several years ago, when I was first trying hard to take my faith seriously, I ran across a book by John White entitled The Fight: A Practical Handbook for Christian Living. This wonderful little volume helped me put several of the thoughts and feelings I had held most...
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