Angelina

A few days ago I stumbled onto a conversation about politics and world affairs. It didn’t take long before someone made the oft-repeated remark that the world is such a different place from when the Constitution was written. The Founders could not have imagined the world we live in, she argued. She stopped short of […]

I am a bona fide city girl. I don’t like being outside. I don’t like animals. And I don’t want to know where my food comes from. As far as I am concerned the boneless skinless chicken breast is the ultimate expression of the triumph of modernity. At least that all used to be true

As I’ve been thinking through my educational goals for 2012, I find myself reflecting on my days as an athlete. I’ve been on several teams that were undefeated in conference play, and I was always perplexed when my coach would schedule games against superior teams that were not in our conference. “But you are endangering

It’s that time of year when folks start making resolutions. In that spirit, as well as the spirit of learning from the past, consider the remarkable resolutions of Jonathan Edwards, the great Puritan father. This is Part Two is a Two-part series. You can find Part One here. ~ Edwards wrote this second section of

It’s that time of year when folks start making resolutions. In that spirit, as well as the spirit of learning from the past, consider the remarkable resolutions of Jonathan Edwards, the great Puritan father. He wrote the following resolutions in one sitting in New Haven in 1722. Part Two will include the resolutions that he

In last week’s post, I discussed the profound and eternal truths that can be found in works of fiction. In this week’s post, I’d like to examine the deep truths contained in fairy tales by analyzing “Sleeping Beauty.” There are some variations in the French and German versions of this story, but the major plot

When I was a kid I was taught by my elementary teachers that non-fiction books are true and that fiction books are not true. I bet most of us were taught that same distinction. But as an adult I have discovered that these categories are very misleading and problematic. I regularly hear Christians reason thus:

Image by peminumkopi via Flickr As Christmas approaches, most of us are no doubt busy decorating our homes and preparing for the glorious celebration of the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior. As part of that preparation, we will bring a tree into our homes and decorate it. You may have wondered why decorating trees

“There never was a time when those that read at all, read so many books by living authors rather than books by dead authors. Therefore there was never a time so completely parochial, so completely shut off from the past.” T.S. Eliot “It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow

Politically correct historical revisionists have long targeted the Pilgrims and Puritans, downplaying their sincere religious devotion and accusing them of everything from moral hypocrisy to acts of atrocity. Recently I’ve noticed a new line of attack. In a public school American history textbook, several chapters are devoted to the Native Indian tribes, but only a

If you have spent any time at all immersed in the world of the CiRCE Institute, you know that there is a great emphasis on learning not only to teach from, but to live our lives from, a place of peace and rest. Our God is a God of peace, not anxiety; therefore, our lives

A popular argument against sexual purity is that human beings simply cannot control themselves sexually. “Experts” assure us with authority that because people are waiting longer than ever to get married, it is simply unrealistic to expect men and women to wait for marriage. This argument is gaining ground in Christian circles as well. A