Here is a bit of fun business, a great project. A number of our people here in Moscow were involved in this project, including the video — check it out.
A Bit of Fun Business Here
Stupor Tuesday
Let me begin with an observation from my thirteen-year-old grandson, offered as the results from last night were coming in. “We can expect fire from heaven if this keeps up.” First the lay of the land, and then some observations . . . and then an endorsement. Trump was victorious in Georgia, Alabama, Massachusetts, Tennessee, …
Review: Selected Poems
Selected Poems by William Blake My rating: 3 of 5 stars Okay, so I read this, and am afraid that it brought me to the conclusion that Blake is overrated. But glad to have read him, and there were some striking lines. Okay, so it was worth it. View all my reviews
Book of the Month/March 2016
I have read another book by Andrew Pettegree — Reformation and the Culture of Persuasion — which I really enjoyed, and I enjoyed this one even more. Brand Luther is well-researched, scholarly, detailed . . . and an easy read. Think of it as a mash-up of history and biography written from the vantage of …
Review: Phantastes
Phantastes by George MacDonald My rating: 3 of 5 stars I know that I read this once before, many moons ago. But my only recollection of it consisted in the fact that I had read it. I recently decided to read it again because of the impact it had on Lewis. Having done so, I …
About the Chick on the Piano . . .
We are starting to live in a time when the word prophetic should be reserved for anyone who sees and notes what is obviously going on. My previous post on The Donald elicited various reactions. One kind of response, both in the comments here and on Facebook, complained about the fact that I had posted …
When Saruman Said Nyuck
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron” (H.L. Mencken). …
A Question That Requires More Traction
At the beginning of February, I presented this set of questions as questions needing to be asked of the Republican candidates. The paragraph below is the conclusion to this post. In addition, every candidate for president needs to be pressed on this same question. We are now in the midst of primary season, which means …
An Important Emphasis
Virtuous
You may have noticed a banner ad at the top of this blog promoting Nancy’s latest book, entitled Virtuous. One of the things that Nancy has loved doing over the years is to lead small group Bible and book studies. She has done it with young girls and older women. She has led studies for …