And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:13
Allysia Finley has an outstanding article in the October 4th, 2018 Wall Street Journal Opinion section titled, "Will the Senate Kill A Mockingbird?" It's a great, point-by-point comparison of the treatment Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is receiving with Tom Robinson in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird", my wife's favorite book of fiction, and... Continue Reading →
We ofttimes slog through the valleys of life and the brutal wilderness of loneliness and disappointment in-between the sparkling moments of glory and joy.
NT Wright is, by any estimation, an incredibly smart and disarmingly gracious man. Quick to request you call him “Tom”, the former Bishop of Durham and now Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary's College in the University of St Andrews in Scotland, is British academics and affability at it’s best.... Continue Reading →
I was in the house of a friend once looking over his bookshelf and noticed a hardback volume of an old favorite of mine, one I’d rarely seen in book stores much less a nice hardbound copy like this one. When I remarked to my friend what a treasure he had, he smirked, then chuckled,... Continue Reading →
I read a book recently and was so encouraged by it I wanted to introduce you to it and it’s author. You might be surprised by the title and subject, maybe not, but whatever preconceptions the subject initially arouses in your mind I believe you’ll find the story rewarding and encouraging, should you decide to... Continue Reading →
Bill Buckley was one of my favorite authors in the halcyon days of my late 20s when I was discovering kindred spirits in all things religious and political. I cut my politically inclined teeth on Buckley in National Review and loved the fact that I needed a dictionary when I read his articles! It... Continue Reading →
Applied Heart 