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...
by William Edge | May 11, 2024 | The Church and Culture
You have likely heard the phrase “two-state solution” about Palestine. Believe it or not, there was a time when the United Nations declared that there should be two new states in Palestine. The UN announced that the Jews would have their own state, and the Arabs would...
by William Edge | May 4, 2024 | The Church and Culture
In this post, explore the complex issue of the Palestinian problem from a different perspective. Discover why Israel may be the safest place for Palestinians to live in the Middle East. ****** Last week, I wrote about anti-Semitism: a problem not only in the U. S. but...
by William Edge | Apr 27, 2024 | The Church and Culture
I am upset with the way some in America who should know better are treating our neighbor, the Jew. I am appalled and surprised to see the amount of Anti-Semitism in the university among some faculty members. I had no idea that the influence of Marxism and its...
by William Edge | Apr 20, 2024 | The Church and Culture
Sometimes, who you know makes all the difference. Entering my freshman year in high school, I was slated to be the quarterback for the freshman team. Meanwhile, another quarterback, a junior, was expected to be the junior varsity quarterback. But he had...
by William Edge | Apr 13, 2024 | Emotional Health, The Church and Mental Illness
Last week, I wrote about Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation. This week, Dr. Mathilde Ross, a senior staff psychiatrist at Boston University, wrote an Op-ed in the New York Times about the anxious parents she deals with. Clearly, many young people...
by William Edge | Apr 6, 2024 | Emotional Health, The Church and Mental Illness
I heard an interview recently with Jonathan Haidt about kids. Two main thoughts struck me. The first: beginning in the 1990s, American parents became diligent about hovering over their kids to make sure they were not taken away by a predator or meeting some other...
by William Edge | Mar 29, 2024 | The Church and Culture
Sunday is Easter, and I have been thinking lately about one of the great passages regarding the resurrection. It is Hebrews 11. Now stay with me. Hebrews 11 reflects upon how Abraham honored God multiple times. Part of that focus is Abraham’s willingness to...
by William Edge | Mar 22, 2024 | The Church and Culture
I have found that in my lifetime, the most crucial factor determining people’s behavior is how they feel. I’m not saying I am glad about that, but that is what I have observed. This explains what is happening today in our political process. Many of our...
