by William Edge | Jun 21, 2024 | The Church and Culture
When I was growing up, Don Meredith was a famous quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. After his football career, he became an icon as a commentator on the original Monday Night Football telecasts. I saw an interview with his Mt. Vernon (Texas) High School coach that I...
by William Edge | Jun 7, 2024 | The Church and Mental Illness
I am reading The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. It is an excellent book, and I would highly recommend it. The main point of his book is that we have observed two parental trends in...
by William Edge | May 31, 2024 | The Church and Culture
This week (May 26, 2024) has been another one of national turmoil. Much of it is rooted in politics. Members of both parties claim that if the other party wins the election in November, it will end democracy. Meanwhile, we have observed so much deplorable behavior by...
by William Edge | May 24, 2024 | The Church and Work
I recently found a video clip that I found encouraging. It’s about three minutes long. In the 1990s, a group called Sixpence None the Richer made waves in popular music. They had some hit songs, including a couple you might recognize: “There She Goes” and “Kiss Me.” ...
by William Edge | May 18, 2024 | The Church and Culture
What has been the transcendent unifier for most of the Arab World over the past 76 years? The desire to destroy the Jews. Last week, May 11, marked the 76th anniversary of Israel becoming a member of the United Nations. Many of the Arabs hated the Jews that year. They...
