With a woman to look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with a point.

Just after midnight, February 3rd, 1943, the American Transport d'Orchester, carrying nearly

a thousand men, was sunk by a German U-boat.

Within 20 minutes of being hit, she was beneath the waves, along with over 600 of those

on board.

In the midst of the chaos, four chaplains, one reform, one Roman Catholic, one Methodist,

and one Jewish, took their place, not in lifeboats, but in offering comfort to scared and

dying men. Rather than abandon their shipmates to an inescapable fate, they gave up their

life vest to those who lacked them, and were last seen, arms linked, offering prayers for

the safety of others.

If this world is all there is, these men were fools. The only thing that could possibly

make a sacrifice like theirs worth it is if there is something or someone beyond this life

to live for.

And if there is, then there's nothing more important than discovering what or who that

is.

Paulson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the Point.