By Keri Folmar My family and I took a drive up the coast of California this summer.  One of the most amazing things we saw was the Redwood Forests, home to the biggest trees in the world. A redwood tree is quite a sight.  The first giant we saw was a famous tree whose girth...

By Courtney Reissig Praying for our husbands is an often talked about spiritual discipline. But how many times do we commit to praying for them in earnest, only to be met with the disappointment days, weeks, and months later when we fall short of our goal to lift our husbands up in prayer? Our desire...

by Ivan Mesa A glance through history reveals many men who kept journals: Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Madison, Captain Cook, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and Ronald Reagan. Some notable Christians include Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Andrew Bonar, David Brainerd and, in our own day, John...

By Michael Berry The following, written by new to “The Edge” blogger, Michael Berry, is part two of a two-part essay that examines the roots and modern out-workings of religious liberty in the United States military. Part one can was published on Tuesday, October 8.   Senior Master Sergeant Phillip Monk, a 19-year Air Force...

    A busy mom explains that she feels guilty because she is no longer able to serve in her church like she once did. Pastor John encourages this mom to come to church hungry to receive. He also reminds her of her ministry to her children and the significance of that service. We can...

The Story:  “Does Faith = Hate?” by Rod Dreher writing for The American Conservative. The Lead:  “A consensus is emerging on the right that the most important goal at this stage is not to stop gay marriage entirely but to secure as much liberty as possible for dissenting religious and social conservatives while there is still...