by Andy Wall | Sep 12, 2021 | Articles
“Something died in the United States of America this week. In the smoke and debris of lower Manhattan, in the western wing of the Pentagon of Washington, D.C., and in a placid wooded area of western Pennsylvania, our sense of invulnerability burned to the ground. In...
by Andy Wall | Sep 5, 2021 | Articles
“On a spring morning in about the year 30 CE, three men were executed by the Roman authorities in Judea. Two were ‘brigands’… the third was executed as another type of political criminal… Those who looked on doubtless thought that the world would little note what...
by Andy Wall | Aug 29, 2021 | Articles
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 As a college junior, I once scored a 38 percent on an important test in my major....
by Andy Wall | Aug 22, 2021 | Articles
Lord God, Creator of all wisdom and truth, we lift up our prayers to you as summer winds down and many begin a new school year. Both our students and our teachers are coming through the most disruptive year in memory due to COVID-19. Help both groups negotiate the new...
by Andy Wall | Aug 15, 2021 | Articles
As I look around the world, I see many long-term problems: chronic poverty, heart-rending injustice, inadequate food and medical care, unequal access to education, governmental corruption, human greed, entrenched violence, and endless wars, to name just a few. Such...
by Andy Wall | Aug 8, 2021 | Articles
Some of the most beloved stories in our human storybook are stories of generosity and kindness. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol depicts Ebenezer Scrooge, a classic icon of tightfisted greed who is transformed one Christmas Eve into a generous benefactor. Leo...
by Andy Wall | Aug 1, 2021 | Articles
[Editor’s Note: today’s editorial is by Louise Valente of Santa Ana. Her meditation on grudge-bearing and the refusal to forgive invites us to pursue Jesus’ blessed invitation to practice peacemaking.] “For as pressing milk produces curds, and pressing the nose...
by Andy Wall | Jul 25, 2021 | Articles
Last week, I experienced a moment of revelation as I was riding in my friend’s car. Two cyclists were taking up the whole lane as my friend patiently drove behind them for a half mile before the opportunity came to pass. My friend handled the situation beautifully,...
by Andy Wall | Jul 11, 2021 | Articles
If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon. But Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed. Bertrand Russell From our youngest days, we compare ourselves with others. Which sibling notches the taller...
by Andy Wall | Jul 4, 2021 | Articles
“Do you not realize that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?” —Romans 2:4b In his book “Love Kindness,” Barry Corey shares a meditation on his father’s death from cancer. He remembers his father’s strength in the face of cruel side effects, horrible...
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