Editorials

A SMALL VILLAGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST some two thousand years ago. Something that would hardly be noticed under ordinary circumstances has just occurred.

WHAT DOES A DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT through the deserted streets of Denver have to do with Thanksgiving? Well, I can tell you it meant everything to me in understanding that our beloved holiday is about far more than recounting our blessings. It's about thanking God for benefits flowing continuously —even when they're hard to see.

THE BIBLE GIVES US FIVE SHORT VERSES that contain so much meaning in their simple description of a gathering of friends—two sisters, Mary and Martha, and Jesus (See Luke 10:38-42 ). They have come together to share a meal much as friends today would do.

AFTER HEAVY WINTER AND SPRING STORMS, fallen trees block trails and sometimes break bridges in my favorite walking areas. By the end of summer, l'm thankful for the professionals and volunteers who have rebuilt them.

AMID LIVELY MUSIC and under multicolored spotlights, the marionetts danced and moved about as they pleased. At least this is the way it appeared to the children watching, who didn't see the strings leading to the puppeteer above.

PUTTING OFF THE OLD and putting on the new is a vital theme throughout the New Testament. Jesus clearly taught his followers the importance of being transformed, or born again.

MARY BAKER EDDY SAW THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS in all those who carry forth the torch of Christian Science. Not greatness as the world so often defines it, but greatness born of Christly humility and the willingness to sacrifice for a Cause greater than words can convey.

MATTER JUST ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE! Or so we might believe, in light of evolving views within the world of physics. It wasn't that long ago we were all taught that matter was a fairly substantial thing.

OVER SEVERAL DECADES OF TEACHING BIBLICAL STUDIES at the college level, I have been continually touched by the Easter story. The gospel narrative is very dramatic, moving from the noisy adulation of Christ Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to his anguish at Gethsemane, from a tortured execution to a quiet, triumphant appearance to his disciples on Easter morning.

LEGEND HAS IT THAT A REGION IN LONG-AGO EUROPE was once terrorized by an evil ogre. This brute of a beast would bully the local villagers—beating them, stealing their treasures, and making their lives utterly miserable.