I’m suffering from an embarrasing problem. It boils down to this: I believe that Christ makes sense of the cosmos and of life, and that without Him life doesn’t end up making sense. Only, I don’t believe this in some heartfelt, sentimental way, as in, “I believe there’s a reason for everything that happens,” or […]
After a first round full of mind-blowing upsets it’s time for a loaded second round
If Socrates were here today, what story would he tell about the invention of the internet, of the television, of the radio?
Several months ago, Babette’s Feast received a Criterion release accompanied by a fat little book of essays about the film, as well as the Isak Denisen short story upon which the film was based. In the last several years, I have seen the film five times and loved it so much I named a daughter
I. On Sunday afternoon, I drink a French press and put on Bill Evans or Django Reinhardt while meandering through the forest-clearing, four pound Sunday edition of the New York Times. On the sofa, my wife and I read the paper while our children take a nap, which is an hour if we’re lucky. So
I would really like to hear more from your son during class discussions. For years, I have written this in report cards and spoken it at parent-teacher conferences. For years, little has come of it. I explain to parents that over the high school years more and more is gradually required of students. If students
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