Not My Gift, But Thine
05. July 2005
It was my nightmare scenario, at least as far as evangelism was concerned. Here was a young Orthodox Jewish man staring daggers into me and yelling at ...
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Discovering Evangelicals
01. June 2005
Was it a little thing like an election-day exit poll that propelled the sidelined and caricatured American evangelical onto center stage? Evangelicals ...
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01. May 2005
The work of God through the life of Prof. Willard McMillan (1924–2005) had so many facets that it will be difficult to chronicle them. A ...
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01. March 2005
Life would be less perilous if, when wolves arrived in sheeps’ clothing, they announced their presence. They never do. Vigilance, then, is the best ...
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01. February 2005
On the return trip from Yellowstone National Park several years ago, my family and I charted our course through the historic Old West town of ...
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01. January 2005
The thing that changes fastest in our world might just be the rapidity of change itself. In such a world, publications are not infrequently born and ...
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10. December 2004
Rather than offer a lofty editorial on parenting, I’m going to interact in a personal way with the four principles of biblical parenting that Wade ...
Photos We Didn’t Snap at Synod
01. July 2002
While I am no photographer, I do try to think like one. To capture photos that are of decent quality, I rely on a good digital camera to overcome my ...
Memories of War
03. June 2002
I remember playing on the rug as Walter Cronkite or some other newscaster droned through the daily casualty report: 13 killed and 35 wounded today…9 ...
Surprised by Suffering
06. May 2002
I woke up with a bad headache today, and it’s still with me. What’s more, my daughter woke up sick. About the only thing I can do that ...
To Obey Is Better
10. April 2002
No one doubts that the events of the past year, and particularly those of September 11, are unique in the history of America. Those events are even ...
Another Magazine About Islam?
04. March 2002
Like you, I’ve been bombarded with news reports and articles about the religion of Islam. The secular media are intrigued with a religion that ...
Been to That Protest, Done That Campaign
27. February 2002
With ease I could recount many of the good works I’ve done aiding the pro-life cause or demonstrating a respect for God’s gift of life. ...
Relatively Sure
15. January 2002
Do you feel comfortable with your own understanding of the culture around you? Do you assume that you can readily understand the meaning of statements ...
What’s in a Name Change?
27. November 2001
A small but significant change will take place in the Witness this January. The name of this official denominational publication will change from the ...
Second Sight
22. October 2001
There hasn’t been a slow news day since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Not even close. And it will be a long time before there is another slow news ...
Heroes I Found Easily
11. July 2001
Everyone knows that the heroes of the Bible were tale heroes—fallible people but people whose foundations were built on solid rock and who were ...
Silent No More
11. June 2001
Does it make you angry when a drunk driver kills a child on a local highway? Does it make you angry to hear how much liquor is being regularly sewed ...