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...
by William Edge | Jun 28, 2024 | The Church and Culture
Last night was the first presidential debate for 2024. I have heard a lot of passionate statements about it. Emotions ran high and low. Statements ran concurrent to the perception of one’s candidate. I thought this was a good time for a quick reminder of where...
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.” ...
