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September 2018

September 27, 2018

Where Did That Come From?

Although it often caused trouble and brought me grief during my primary and secondary education...

June 2018

June 11, 2018

Knowing the Enemy: Some Differences Between Canadians and Americans

Now that we are on the brink of armed conflict with our Canadian neighbors to...

April 2018

April 01, 2018

An Easter Cautionary Tale: Jesus Isn’t Walking Through That Door

God is not an insurance agent. H. G. Wells During Rick Pitino’s tenure as the...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

The Christian Faith In a Nutshell

Sports fans old enough to remember the 70s and 80s will recall that a regular...

February 2018

February 01, 2018

Deflategate and the Nazis

Exactly three years ago, on the morning of Super Bowl 49, I wrote a blog...

July 2017

July 05, 2017

What Progressives Can Learn From A Professional Wrestler

Donald Trump reminded us last weekend of his history with professional wrestling. Well, Mister President,...

December 2016

December 16, 2016

I Will Bring You Home

Baptist preacher's kids get to do some very odd things. I memorized large portions of...

December 07, 2016

Being a Fanatic

Both the men's and women's basketball teams are off to great starts, just as the...

October 2016

October 05, 2016

The Farewell Tour

I am a fan of all New England pro sports teams, but my attachment to...

August 2016

August 15, 2016

So Late So Soon–Memories of Olympics Past

It often is a surprise to those who know that I am a college professor...

July 2016

July 11, 2016

Are We Better Than This?

A few days ago I posted the following on Facebook: My favorite sort of discussion...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Holding Off Socrates

As is often the case in June, several huge soccer tournaments currently are under way in...

June 15, 2016

A Free Man of Faith

I wrote this essay last Saturday as a reflection on Muhammad Ali's memorial service that...

June 11, 2016

Simply “The Greatest”

Upon hearing a week ago that Muhammad Ali had passed away, I posted something very...

March 2016

March 20, 2016

Blessed Is He Who Comes

Rodney Delasanta was one of best teachers and colleagues I ever had the privilege of...

March 18, 2016

Gotta Have More Cowbell

Guess what? I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. Bruce Dickinson...

March 09, 2016

Accept the Anchor

Is it ever right to hold a grudge? Is resentment or unforgiveness ever justified? These...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

Robbed by the Kiss Cam

“Wow, Vance!” my colleague exclaimed as he saw my office in our new philosophy department...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

We Are More Than We Are

Although it often caused trouble and brought me grief during my primary and secondary education...

January 08, 2016

Losing is not as much fun as Winning

Anyone who knows me or who reads this blog even occasionally knows that I am...

January 02, 2016

Goliath was a Wimp: Random Observations for the New Year

The first measurable winter precipitation of the season rolled through town last Monday night, on...

October 2015

October 16, 2015

Big Brother

In the 1946 classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Angel Second Class Clarence Oddbody is...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

The Difference Between Canadians and Americans–in one baseball game

A beautiful day in Toronto in front of me—what to do? Jeanne was tied up...

April 2015

April 17, 2015

We Are the Champions!

I admit it—hockey has never been my number one sport. That in itself is odd,...

March 2015

March 06, 2015

Retiring Undefeated

Prominently displayed in the office I occupy as director of the Development of Western Civilization...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Magical Thinking

There must be something about the end of January and named snowstorms. This year it...

January 21, 2015

Zombie Jesus

A bit over year ago, as I prepared for the depression sure to occur upon the...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

But I Might Be Wrong

During the first weeks of the semester I often think about my first weeks as...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Being Schroeder

Regular or even occasional readers of this blog know that one of my guilty passions...

November 08, 2013

Not the Dead, but the Living

A conversation amongst a bunch of guys at a sports bar waiting for the big...

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