July 2021 Issue
In vain?
Ekkhardt Mueller
One night, a thief broke into the single-room apartment of French novelist Honore de Balzac. Trying to avoid waking Balzac, the intruder quietly picked the lock on the writer’s desk. Suddenly the silence was broken by a sardonic laugh from the bed, where Balzac lay…
A book about Jesus
Denis Fortin
Since its appearance at the end of the first century even to this day, the book of Revelation has generated great interest and a multitude of interpretations. Why was this book written, how do we interpret it, and what does it say to us today?A time of persecutionRevelation…
Don't be afraid to cry
Betram L. Melbourne
I could not have imagined that I would have seen one virus shut down the globe, from remote villages to gigantic cities, from country to country, and from continent to continent. Nor could I have envisaged one small bug halting commerce; wrecking stock markets; closing…
Leading like Mordecai: Four leadership values from the book of Esther
LaKeisha Williams
I will never forget the year in upper elementary school that we students were able to use highlighter pens. That particular summer, I greatly anticipated shopping for school supplies with my parents. As I paced the aisles, carefully selecting the most appropriate items…
Writing for public ministry
Gene G. Bradbury
The hallway has rooms on both sides, each door with an author’s name on it. The carpet is worn from the trips that I have made knocking on doors. The visits began in childhood, but as time passed, my visits became more intentional. In early adulthood, I found the…