Editors’ Note
Things are rarely what they seem. That could be the theme of many a Behemoth issue. Certainly of this one.
We begin with J. Todd Billings on a deadly poison that saved his life—and how this is not unlike redemption in Christ.
Next, Kenneth Tanner argues for a more comforting condolence than Hallmark can offer.
Ann Gauger then helps us see what we cannot: the amazing life transpiring in a cell.
Finally, Puritan Anne Bradstreet waxes eloquent about how missing her husband, away on a business trip, is an occasion to celebrate their love.
There are all sorts of shades in this thing called wonder, no?
—Mark Galli
Also in this Issue
Issue 10 / November 27, 2014- Deadly, Healing Medicine
I had to ingest poison if I hoped to live. /
- A More Genuine Sympathy
Our hope is particular, personal, and unapologetically material. /
- Mystery at the Heart of Life
The secret life of cells /
- ‘If Two Be One’
The thoughts of a devoted wife when her husband is away on business. /
- Wonder on the Web
Links to amazing stuff