Columns

Jim Wallis 1-01-1998

Several notes and e-mails commented on the mention of my then wife-to-be in my column last month.

Joe Nangle 1-01-1998

"The hardest part in this is seeing the pain, not only the pain of those I love, but the pain of everybody involved.

Ed Spivey Jr. 1-01-1998

Whew! I was afraid it was hereditary, since my grandfather on my mother’s side had a cousin who looked like a pool cue.

"...and Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; and Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias...."

Joyce Hollyday 1-01-1998

"From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view....This is from God, who...has given us the ministry of reconciliation."— 2 Corinthians 5:16, 18

Joyce Hollyday 11-09-1997

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under...

Ed Spivey Jr. 11-09-1997

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAFTA) has finally revealed which of the three astronauts was responsible for most of the trouble on board the space station Mir.

Pat McSweeney 11-09-1997

For people in Shreveport, Louisiana, Christian Service (CS) represents different things.

Joe Nangle 11-09-1997

A unique faith community gathered recently in Washington, D.C., to celebrate its Silver Jubilee.

Jim Wallis 11-09-1997

St. Augustine said there is a God-shaped hole in the human spirit.

Carey Burkett 11-09-1997

For quite a few winters now, I have watched a great joy of mine turn slowly into sadness: No one writes letters anymore, a fact that is especially noticeable at Christmas card time.

Joyce Hollyday 9-01-1997

Four water cannons. Two vicious dogs. Six armored personnel carriers. A score of police.

Joe Nangle 9-01-1997

School in all of its dimensions inevitably marks our later efforts at community living.

Jim Wallis 9-01-1997

It started with a phone call from Jeffrey Katzenberg, a director in Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks film company. Katzenberg is the former Disney executive who produced Aladdin and The Lion King.

Carey Burkett 9-01-1997

"No thanks, it makes me sick." "Let’s see, if I leave the milk out of these rolls Sheila can eat them." 

Ed Spivey Jr. 9-01-1997

Helllloooooooooo!" That’s what I shouted over the Grand Canyon when we first pulled up. You have to do that. It’s the law.

John Hulden 7-01-1997

This column was adapted from a sermon preached by John Hulden at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minnesota, on Sunday, April 13, 1997...

Carey Burkett 7-01-1997

Someday when I see the sale card announcing "12 Lemons for a Dollar" at the grocery store, I’m going to buy all 12 instead of just two or three.

Jim Wallis 7-01-1997

On issues ranging from poverty to China policy to abortion, some unexpected allies have recently emerged in Washington and around the country.

Ed Spivey Jr. 7-01-1997
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