Category: Columns
Stolen aid not whole story of disaster response
Media focuses on what goes wrong, but bigger story is many things go right by John Longhurst As I read the article about stolen aid Somalia in various media websites this week, I thought: “Yep—right on schedule.” And what schedule is that? Just as there…
Where do we find peace on Earth?
by Peggy Pedersen Growing up in the 1960s, I saw the peace sign everywhere. People locked arms singing: “Give peace a chance.” Mostly these were protests against war, but it was also an age when people sought inner peace as well. Gurus offered peace…
British church leader identifies cause of riots
by Reginald Quirk Dramatic television pictures leave the impression Britain’s capital is ablaze in a re-enactment of the Great Fire of London. The incidents, although unsettling and awful, are isolated. Beginning with a peaceful demonstration hijacked by rioters in North London last week, on subsequent…
Responding to famine in Somalia and gunfire in Norway
by Ian Adnams What a troubling week for our troubled world. First, news of famine in East Africa and then the horrific murder of 76 persons in Norway. It’s heartbreaking enough for humans, but we can never imagine how these events must break the heart of God….
Love amidst the ruins: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 SPOILER ALERT
by Mathew Block “It all ends” reads the tagline of the eighth and final Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows Part 2. As the words might lead you to believe, this is a dark film. The tension which has been growing throughout the series comes…
When you have that sinking feeling
by Peggy Pedersen When I was a child taking swimming lessons, we had to pass a test at the end of the summer. We took all our lessons in the shallow end of the pool where you could stand with your head above water. The swimming test…
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