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Editor's Desk

In need of prayer

Nov 22, 2000 by John M. Buchanan

One of the theological puzzles with which I have struggled over the years is what the Puritans called “special providence”—that is, God’s miraculous intercession in human affairs in response to prayer. Every pastor knows the dilemma.

American Soundings

Would Jesus love football?

Oct 10, 2011 by Rodney Clapp

It's not primarily the financially shady elements that make me ambivalent about my favorite sport. It's the sometimes dangerous levels of violence.

Features

Accidental lessons

My encounter with a chainsaw

Apr 21, 2009 by William H. Willimon

This past Christmas, I wished for and received a chainsaw. On New Year’s Eve, while I was engaged in a woodworking project, the chainsaw slipped, grabbed my left sleeve, threw me to the ground, and in a matter of seconds dug into my arm, cutting my hand and wrist to the bone for about six inches. I began bleeding profusely.