Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 23, 1683: English Quaker William Penn, an advocate of peace and religious toleration, signs a treaty with the American Indians of Pennsylvania. Voltaire said the agreement was the only treaty never sworn to and never broken.
June 23, 1780: American troops, using hymnal pages from the First Presbyterian Church for gun wadding, stops the British advance on Springfield, New Jersey (see issue 50: American Revolution).
Legal cannabis may be here to stay, but the Christian conversation is just getting started.
Criticizing federal overreach while remaining silent about local failures does not serve the cause of justice.
News
A Christian mother relied on the Muslim practice of “diyat” to bring her son home alive.
The enormously popular Christian artist says he experienced miraculous healing. His parasocial friends say “amen.”
Bill Eddy’s Arabic acumen served US interests and forged Middle East ties.
Hebrew terms for God appear across the Old Testament. The prophet Isaiah brings them all together.
The Bulletin
The Bulletin discusses the attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, predatory lending, and the destruction of items from cancelled USAID projects.
Over five decades of multigenerational ministry, the Eddys pioneered health and educational outreach.