Editorials

The first sign that something unique had taken place that first Christmas was the unusual radiance in the night sky. Shepherds who were patiently tending their flocks and keeping watch, as they must have done thousands of times before, were the first to hear the good news the angel of God was bringing to the world: "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Ethics, often dismissed as a prissy Sunday School word, is now at the center of a new national debate. Put bluntly, has the mindless materialism of the '80s left in its wake a values vacuum? Time, May 25, 1987 In recent months the United States has once again been struggling with its national conscience.

When the new Journal arrives next month, you'll notice a difference. Last year, you may recall, the Sentinel was redesigned to stay "abreast of the times," See Manual of The Mother Church, Art.

A few years ago I visited Durham Cathedral in England. I was impressed with its imposing structure and magnificent proportions, proclaiming the Norman Christian's desire to build a place of worship worthy of the Most High.

Ethics aren't always easy to define. Yet definition of what we should do and what we can expect from one another is essential.

Seeing Jesus, we see a unique example of what Christ, Truth, does in a human life, in a human being. But if we expect to see some effect of Christ in our own lives, it takes a real willingness to leave our assumptions and opinions and go where Christ leads.

There's always a need for compassion. There's never any question about that.

"He who fears to be out of the mode does not deserve to belong to himself. " Of America East Of West: Selections from the writings of Paul Horgan (New York: Ferrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984), p.

Christ Jesus said that signs would follow believers—those who understood his lifework and its message. He promised, "They shall speak with new tongues.

Have you ever been surprised to hear your voice on a tape recording? Have you ever been dissatisfied with a picture of yourself? Often our opinions of other people are similar to that snapshot or tape recording of ourselves we're dissatisfied with. Our impression of others frequently catches only an angle or a particular light.