The Witness of the Cedars
This issue of A Public Witness takes you on a journey to Lebanon to consider the living cedars in a land filled with the ruins of empires — including the magnificent Baalbek.
COVID Cancels Singing Christmas Trees, Other Christmas Extravaganzas
A holiday tradition since the 1930s, Singing Christmas Trees draw in thousands of visitors who might never otherwise come to church and bring joy and a sense of community to cast and congregation members alike. But this year, COVID restrictions make such events nearly impossible
The Trees of Auschwitz
During a visit in September to Auschwitz, the beauty of the place haunted me. Rows of trees popped up between the brick buildings. It looked so quaint. So normal. So not grotesque. So not evil.
TBM clears trees, lifts spirits following Alabama tornadoes
Removing downed trees was the task at hand, but lifting people’s spirits was the goal for the Harmony-Pittsburg Baptist Association chainsaw team, one of nine Texas Baptist Men relief teams serving in northern Alabama.