One Eternal Day

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"The Two Types of History" contrasts two approaches typified by reactions to the recent film, Odyssey : .... Both in the run-up t...

I have never cared much about Boy George. In fact, I doubt I would recognize any of his songs. But the lyrics of a recent one came to my att...

Those who follow this blog know that one of my favorite authors is John Buchan  (1875-1940). I have posted about him, his thrillers, and oth...

I have only tangentially experienced a domineering pastor: I once learned I was on a pastor's enemies list. I never knew why. I have mor...

English vicars have noticed increasing numbers of young people in their congregations. The Church of England commissioned a report to discov...

Gary Saul Morson , on a consequence of short (or no) historical memory: A zombie is haunting America, the zombie of communism. Pronounced de...

Patrick Kurp begins his post today quoting Samuel Johnson: How small of all that human hearts endure That part which laws or kings can caus...

Good news! Perhaps my healthiest beverage: There is good news for coffee drinkers: Up to five cups of the brew a day are safe for most adul...

Ryan Burge, who does statistical research about religion in America, was curious about why individuals become "nones." Once it see...

Bryan A. Garner agrees that conspiracies do happen, but: For some people, a bad outcome is never just a bad outcome, and a coincidence is n...

In a previously posted and increasingly relevant review of the writings of Mao and Robespierre, John Kekes described why seeking heaven on...

Robert Hasler is a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) pastor participating in a forum considering the future of his denomination and, more...

This reminds me of many pastors I have known, including several relatives. A story about two Christian preachers, Spurgeon and Cuyler : Rev...

The first few sentences descibe my experience, but about a decade earlier. From Caitlin Flanagan, "The Indivisible America" : .......

Allen C. Guelzo : ‘How long ago is it—80-odd years?” Abraham Lincoln asked the crowd that had marched to the White House to celebrate the tw...

I taught secondary U.S. History in public schools for thirty-five years. When I started, we did teach subject matter that slighted things li...

My impression is that those who passionately disagree with Supreme Court decisions do so usually because of their policy preferences, not th...

I have begun to re-read the Narnia books, beginning, of course with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe , not, as the current collections...

From Ben Mankiewicz in "Hollywood’s Golden Era Still Has Lessons for America" : Think of Hollywood’s Golden Age as the era from 19...