Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
‘That summer sojourn, / forty years gone’
Drawstrings dangled, elastic held; polished nails picked at nubbled nylon.
We dove and split the sunlit water closing quick as time behind us.
Good Humor dripped manna for ants wandering sere and grainy sidewalks.
Dragonfly by day, firefly by night, we made our way under watchful eyes.
That summer sojourn, forty years gone, just children then, still children now.
John Savoie teaches great books at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
Invisibility, Hudson Taylor, and the mystery of the world: The hopes and fears of invisibility, Hudson Taylor’s mission at 150, and the mystery of the world.
The Bulletin
The global aftershock of military action in Venezuela, California churches rebuild one year after LA fires, and the possibility of revival in America.
The gaming platform poses both content concerns and safety risks that put minors in “the Devil’s crosshairs.” The company says tighter restrictions are coming.
Three books on politics and public life to read this month.
Analysis
Is America’s appetite for power in Venezuela bigger than its ability to handle it?
News
Working in the Gulf States promises better pay, but pastors say the distance harm marriages and children.
Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church.
More believers from China and Taiwan are finding Eastern Christianity appealing. I sought to uncover why.
