By Peter Burgo
Editor/Alliance Life Magazine
If you are an Alliance Life subscriber, you probably just received the September/October issue of the magazine. Among the excellent articles in this issue is an exceptionally timely piece by Matthew Sleeth on page 12 entitled, “Should Christians be Optimists or Pessimists?” I would encourage you to read it. It will stimulate your mind and settle your soul. Just do me one favor when you turn to that page: skip the title.
For some reason—possibly because I had just scheduled an eye appointment (seriously)—we spelled “optimist” with an “o” in place of the first “i” in the print version of the magazine. And we did it in what I believe to be the largest font we’ve used in my 12 years as editor. Go big or go home, as they say.
So, chalk it up to editorial oversight (or the lack thereof). Sometimes we editors overlook the obvious by blowing right past the headline and diving straight into the fine print. I’m sure there are dozens of spiritual applications here; but most likely I just needed to be taken down a few more notches . . . Again, Lord?
I’ve chosen to confess my sin before it fully finds me out; but I’d also like to have a little fun with this—and I’m inviting you to join me. If you’ve made a humdinger of a typo (preferably family-friendly) that you’re willing to fess up to, I’d love to hear about it. In fact, the top 5 best typos we receive, as judged by our admittedly fallible editorial team, will be published in the November/December issue of Alliance Life.
Please email me your entries at communications@cmalliance.org by Friday, September 18. Don’t delaye!