The chasm between different branches of Christianity is so deep today that they often seem to have little in common. Yet they all are known by the emblem that Christians have used for centuries to symbolize their belief system — the cross. While theories about the purpose of the cross vary widely, Christians do not deny its

“What an amazing quilt!” I exclaimed as I stood in the doorway of the old craftsman’s shop. He looked up at me and smiled. “Every one is different,” he commented as he nodded at the quilts displayed around the room. “Come in, have a look. I don’t mind.” I stepped inside and approached his bench.

On the last Sunday service of June, 2020, Pastor John Koletas of the Grace Baptist Church in Troy, NY, held his third AR-15 giveaway. When protesters arrived at the church, shouting and shoving ensued. However, the tweeted claim that churchgoers were “dragged off the steps of their church and getting beaten by the leftist mob”

Rippling, racing, falling, chasing,
Twisting, turning, gliding, churning—
Restless river rushes ever,
Ever rushing on.

Hold it back; you can’t restrain it;
Close it in; you can’t contain it.…

I want to drift along like a drift drift drifting cloud.
I want to sail along like a sailing sailing cloud,
With not a care below, not a grief to know,
Just the wind to blow me along
Like a drift drift drifting cloud.…