Mailbag

Back to school

Aug. 28—Joshua Michel/Lawton, Okla.

I enjoyed the articles on homeschooling and Christian colleges in WORLD’s Back to School issue. I don’t have kids yet, but I took notes for when I will have to make those decisions.

Cream of the crop

Aug. 28—Beth Pfister/Fishers, Ind.

Our milkman, who delivered milk to our home when our children were growing up, loved Jesus. We would pray together and encourage one another in our faith with each delivery. He was such a blessing to me and still is, even though he retired many years ago.

Education without tribalism

Aug. 28—Kristofer Sandlund/Zanesville, Ohio

I encourage all parents and grandparents to read Marvin Olasky’s interview with Gene Edward Veith before making any decisions about which college or university to choose for their children and grandchildren.

Karen Davis/Exton, Pa.

As director of a college planning service, I want to support and reward Christian colleges and universities that are courageously standing against the current of our culture by recommending them to the students I work with.

Genesis raisins and Mysteries fulfilled

Aug. 28—Carroll Mantell/Waxhaw, N.C.

Dennis Prager is one of our favorite speakers. I was sad to hear on one of his Fireside Chats that his favorite word is earn and he believes we earn everything, including our salvation. I pray for him and ask the Lord to open his eyes to the truth.

Cherie Bowman/Cornelia, Ga.

It was refreshing to read Marvin Olasky’s observations and the areas where he disagrees with Prager’s understanding of Genesis.

Jury of our peers

Aug. 28—Larry Swindell/Kingsport, Tenn.

I am saddened by the clear statement of reality Joel Belz presented in his column. No amount of top-down governance will transform a people who have neither motivation nor tools to govern themselves.

David Schmidt/Signal Mountain, Tenn.

As an attorney who has practiced law for almost 20 years, I believe most jurors do their best in determining the facts and applying the given law to those facts. Were their determinations always right? Of course not. But we should not argue they should be.

Shifty with words

Aug. 28—Sharon Skinner/Carlsbad, N.M.

As always, Janie B. ­Cheaney’s column is informative. Our Lord is not the author of confusion, which is what the vocabulary by diktat creates.

Face to face with God

Aug. 28—Kenton Scantlin/Fort Wayne, Ind.

One can fail to make their parents’ faith one’s own. I faced this challenge as I grew up, and now I pray my children will “know and love God on an intimate, heart-to-heart level.”

Talks we never had

Aug. 28—Steve Ferrier/Corvallis, Ore.

Andrée Seu Peterson’s column brought a healthy but sad discomfort. Perhaps when we fear to talk about Christ in our everyday interactions, we can at least speak in a way that opens doors that point in His direction.

Playing for peanuts

Aug. 28—Emily Fose/Bailey, Colo.

I knew minor leaguers weren’t paid very well, but I was surprised at how poorly paid they are. What dedication, for those who stick it out for several years before finally making it to the big leagues.

More letters, emails, and comments we didn’t have space for in the print edition

Education without tribalism

Aug. 28—Jan Logemann/Seminole, Fla.

In choosing a Christian college, parents of female athletes must be diligent because there is a strong LGBTQ+ tribal influence in women’s athletics today, and even a Christian college may have several players who identify as gay, yet coaches and staff tend to turn a blind eye.

Genesis raisins and Mysteries fulfilled

Aug. 28—John Bascom/Cincinnati, Ohio

Marvin Olasky’s column enlightened me on where Dennis Prager is coming from. I had not discerned his background is from a Jewish perspective.

Face to face with God

Aug. 28—Steve Graudin/Charleston, S.C.

I’m 67, and for many years I’ve struggled knowing God’s love for me deep down. Sophia Lee’s “embracing moments of silence, so I can hear God speak instead of only hearing others speak about God” resonated with me and is what I strive for.

Sermons to go

Aug. 14—Robin Stieber/Colorado Springs, Colo.

This was an excellent article on the sermon prep industry. The fact that church funds sustain these businesses shows a systemic illness of “unbelief” on the part of these pastors. Is the Spirit of God not strong enough to help pastors shepherd the flock amid the busyness of their lives? To be able to justify a “hand-me-down” through outsourcing sermon prep is a sad commentary on those whose privilege, handed down by God, is to one day give an account of the souls they oversaw. Thank you for warning and encouraging congregations about the need for pastors led by the Holy Spirit to shepherd us, not distant “researchers.”

Chronicling the pro-life movement

Aug. 14—Nancy Kesler/Missoula, Mont.

As a passionate pro-lifer since 1975, I thought Leah Savas did a good job showing the ups and downs we have faced in this ongoing battle for the unborn. But I was disappointed in her section on President Donald Trump’s contributions to the pro-life movement. She made no mention of the addition of three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court during his presidency, which could very well be the tipping point in overturning Roe v Wade. President Trump kept his promises to the pro-life community, and that’s what you should emphasize and not belabor his past comments.

Old letters

Aug. 14—George Moskevitz/Seabrook N.H.

Regarding Andrée Seu Peterson’s last paragraph on what to do with an old and tattered Bible, send it to Love Packages. The folks there will distribute it to someone who needs it, including Bibles in any condition. As the organization’s founder Steve Schmidt likes to say, “If it was your only Bible, it would be your best Bible.”