Book burning and censorship campaigns seemed a relic of the past in the rural middle-class world where I grew up. We vigorously attacked the censorship of the repressive Soviet Union and insisted that Americans stood …
I first wrote this reflection in 2015 and was concerned then about the evangelical embrace of hateful ideologies and rhetoric. Sadly, that embrace has only grown stronger. I am proud to see old essays like …
Mark Burrows”The playful and the prayerful are not opposites.”Mark Burrows Share 0 Post 0 Share 0 Pin 0 Explore Random Quotes
Constantin Brancusi”Simplicity is complexity resolved.”Constantin Brancusi Share 0 Post 0 Share 0 Pin 0 Explore Random Quotes
Anonymous (often attributed to Aristotle)”It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”Unknown (often attributed to Aristotle) Share 0 Post 0 Share 0 Pin 0 Explore …
I knew my Grandfather growing up but we never had a conversation. He immigrated to the U.S. but never learned English and I grew up in a house where we spoke English, not Spanish. I …
Social media interactions can be interesting. On one platform, I had a Christian friend say that I “sure seem to be working hard to purge, cleanse, and set us ‘not quite the good side right-thinking’ …
I have seen a couple of interesting posts on this subject on Facebook. One was an article entitled “Christian Democrat?” on In All Things. The website is a Dordt College project, so the article has a very reformed leaning. …
Somehow, the causes of the Civil War are back in the political discourse. Presidential candidate and former governor Nikki Haley, who at one time made news for taking down the Confederate flag in her state, …
I’ve been teaching art in college for many years now. On the first day of class, I always tell students that the way they learn in an art class is very different from how they …