July 25

‘Out of the ashes’

Articles like this on the plight of Nigerian Christians are one of the main reasons I subscribe to WORLD for my nine grandchildren. I want them to know what is going on with their Christian brothers and sisters around the world and be motivated to prayer and action.

Nita Hickam / Biddeford, Maine

The silence of our government leaders on the Boko Haram atrocities is defining.

Thomas Leep on wng.org

‘Developing the Daniel Option’

The most important issue of every presidential election is federal court judges, a president’s most enduring legacy. Politics may be downstream from culture, but culture degrades before our very eyes when judges are complicit in its erosion.

Charles Burge on wng.org

I am preaching through Habakkuk and plan to encourage our folk to engage in the Daniel Option. Praise Jesus that we are not heading to the compounds (or ghettos) yet.

Greg Burtnett on wng.org

The Daniel Option is appealing and appropriate for strong believers; but if I had young ones, I would choose the Benedict Option for the sake of their education.

Katherine Powers on wng.org

Americans are blessed with a powerful cultural tool: the vote. It is a gift from God, and we should be good stewards of it. However, we evangelicals have started trusting in elections and politics, rather than God. We look for heroes when God wants to be our salvation.

Tim Laitinen / Arlington, Texas

No doubt the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage threatens our constitutional liberties, but is that our main claim? We must warn the nation of the divine consequences that follow the institutionalization of perversion.

Monty Ledford / Aberdeen, Idaho

I cannot thank you enough for this column, for godly hope and inspiration in our fallen world.

Will Estrada / Leesburg, Va.

‘Faith of Our Fathers’

My emotions boiled over as I read your unfavorable review of Faith of Our Fathers and its actors. It bothers me that so many movies with objectionable elements get great reviews with a short disclaimer while so many clean movies receive bad reviews.

Clifton Cauthorne, Pound, Va.

I thought this movie had a good message and good acting, but it was only on a few hundred screens nationwide and had little publicity. The problem for Christian movies is that nobody hears about them, unlike Hollywood blockbusters.

Timoteo J. Schneider on Facebook

‘Not for dabblers’

Memorization used to be the primary teaching method for children. Some scoff at it, but information has to be deposited in the mind before it will reach the heart.

Anne White on Facebook

Wonderful column. I started out struggling to memorize even a verse or two, but kept at it and my ability to memorize has increased tremendously.

Eileen Finn on wng.org

‘Past and present’

Taking the Confederate flag down from the South Carolina Capitol building isn’t sanitizing history but acknowledging it. The Civil War ended 150 years ago and the South lost. Let it hang in museums and history teachers’ classrooms but not from the Capitol building.

Brenda Phillips / Madison, Wis.

I see little problem with removing the Confederate flag as an official symbol, but we should not demand perfect people to put on our money and monuments. We must be prudent, affirm the good threads in people’s lives and the flow of history, and condemn the bad, knowing that we all need the mercy of Christ.

Daniel McPhearson on wng.org

‘Blurry lines’

I always thought the phrase “ontological malleability” was just cool and artsy; now we see how pernicious an idea it is. Thinking clearly and righteously is a virtue, not an option.

Mark Pichaj on Facebook

‘Background check’

Thanks for sharing what neat experiences can be found in what we think are unlikely places.

Elizabeth J. Kusterer on Facebook

Dispatches

The Obergefell gay-marriage ruling overturned a judicious Sixth Circuit decision that stated, “If a federal court denies the people suffrage over an issue long thought to be within their power, they deserve an explanation.” Alas, the majority’s best explanation is that “new dimensions of freedom become apparent to new generations” as a result of “new insights and societal understandings.” Welcome to the new normal of jurisprudence unmoored from God’s absolute truth!

Charles D. Eden, Atlanta, Ga.

‘Through the window’

The same Pacific Garden Mission through which God saved Billy Sunday is still operating in Chicago today. It presents the gospel to and houses nearly a thousand homeless persons each night.

Fred Neubert / Jacksonville, N.C.

‘Churches and guns’

I appreciated your short article on churches and guns. Gun-free churches, like the one in Charleston, are basically killing zones for those wanting to commit mass murder.

Paul Perrone / Springfield, Va.

‘House of Morgan’

Thank you for sharing the story of Ed Morgan and the Bowery Mission. My wife and I, having been introduced to the ministry, are so glad to know authentic New Yorkers who demonstrate love for Christ and their neighbors in word and deed.

Greg Winchester / Milton, Ga.

‘More than sound bites’

After your article on Benjamin Watson, I may have to start watching the New Orleans Saints. All of us sin, but Christian athletes carry an extra burden of accountability. Watson sounds like a great example.

Joellyn Clark on wng.org

July 11

‘Blindsided’

This is a really good and important story. I am thankful for your reporting and analysis of City Church’s positions on homosexuality.

William H. Smith on wng.org

‘Archimedes was right’

Regarding Nevada’s new education savings account program, the strings for accountability that come with the funds most likely will over time become ropes. It remains to be seen whether this program will improve public schools, but I hope churches support those homeschoolers who choose not to take the money.

Barbara Dragon / Gardnerville, Nev.

‘Our exile in Babylon’

Janie B. Cheaney’s column was an encouraging reminder that “this world is not our home” and that God has placed us here for a time and called us to “build houses and plant gardens” and do His work.

Becca Pedersen / Houston, Texas

Cheaney’s encouragement to volunteer with community organizations and not just Christian causes was really moving for me. Soon, for the first time, I will volunteer for a local nonprofit that helps the environment as well as puts on great community events.

Peter James Markavage on wng.org

June 12

‘Old and alone’

Involuntary childlessness can wound deeply, and WORLD correctly focused on childlessness by choice. We know many boomer couples whose lifestyle left no room for babies, and the numbers are multiplying in the younger generation of Americans.

Elaine Neumeyer / Seagrove Beach, Fla.

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