by William Edge | Aug 3, 2025 | The Church and Culture
Here is a great story. I was watching a special on Netflix about ABBA. Whether due to movies like “Mamma Mia” or because people grew up listening to their music, virtually anyone aged 15 and older knows who ABBA is. The special explores the evolution of ABBA as a pop...
by William Edge | Jun 30, 2025 | The Church and Culture
When I was growing up, there was a good chance that many of the kids at your school saw the same program on TV. I remember how we would discuss our shared experiences of watching a show the next day at school. Some events, like the Beatles’ legendary appearance...
by William Edge | May 30, 2025 | The Church and Culture
Want kids to have an advantage? Create a culture that encourages the raising of children by two parents. This is the argument presented by Dr. Melissa Kearney in her thought-provoking book, The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started...
by William Edge | Apr 30, 2025 | The Church and Culture
In the New York Review of Books, I read a summary of four books that explore the subject of sexuality in our culture today. The books’ four titles are: The End of Love: A Sociology of Negative Relations by Eva Illouz The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New...
by William Edge | Feb 24, 2025 | The Church and Culture
I was listening to the radio recently when a teacher from the Dallas-Fort Worth area called in to a national sports show. He expressed his concern about the alarming number of young men in his high school classroom who are gambling on their phones during class. This...
by William Edge | Oct 25, 2024 | The Church and Culture
I refuse to tell you who to vote for in this election. No matter who you vote for, I will still love you. I purposefully wrote and posted this article before the election so that you may read it in an unbiased way. I also hope you can maintain trust in God if your...
by William Edge | Oct 5, 2024 | The Church and Culture
I will never forget the Thanksgiving before Judy and I were married. Our wedding date was December 10th, and we spent the Thanksgiving holidays with my mom and sister in my hometown of Winnsboro, Texas. The Friday after Thanksgiving, I took a dear friend of mine and...
by William Edge | Aug 8, 2024 | The Church and Culture
As I last wrote, I reached an impasse in my ministry about twenty years ago. I felt frustrated and impatient with people because I was convinced if the right information was given to them, I could persuade them. I was wrong. I happened to have checked out an audiobook...
by William Edge | Aug 1, 2024 | The Church and Culture
There was a point about twenty years ago when I reached a real impasse in my ministry. When working with people, I felt frustrated and impatient. That was not good. Then, I checked out an audiobook by Dale Carnegie called “How to Win Friends and Influence People” from...
by William Edge | Jul 10, 2024 | The Church and Culture
I heard a podcast recently that offered vital information. Here are some important statistics about our nation’s protection of children: Each year in the U. S., over 7,000,000 children are referred to child protective services. Over 400,000 children are in the...
