Lord, Lift Me Up: Beyond the Tumult of the Times

For more than 150 years, in season and out of season, the hand on the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Griffin, Georgia, has "silently spoken to the world about us of the glory of the other world."1 The origin of the icon remains unknown. Lightning struck the church steeple in 1884, and the church minutes record for June 8 that year: "On motion the deacons were requested to look after and have the lightning rod repaired."2 During the repairs workmen discovered that the lightning rod w...