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May 2015

May 08, 2015

The new Encyclopedia of Christian Education

The Encyclopedia of Christian Education has been released today, a three-volume reference book packed with...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s latest best-seller

Back in the 1930's, an elderly woman wrote a memoir about her life on the...

April 15, 2015

Readiness for 1st grade then and now

In a column on the cops busting the parents for letting their 10 and 6...

April 06, 2015

Keeping Easter going

It's still Easter, that season lasting for the 40 days in which Christ was with...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Twins!

I have two more grandchildren (for a total of 11), as my daughter Mary in...

February 18, 2015

Lenten reading

One of my customary Lenten observances is always to read some heavy-duty theology or some...

January 2015

January 09, 2015

A perceptive review of our book on the Imagination

The always-interesting Greg Forster has written a very perceptive review of the new book I...

January 08, 2015

Who wants to go to Germany in 2017?

In 2017, two years from now, we will be marking the 500th anniversary of the...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

The year's most viewed post by far was not written this year, but rather in...

December 22, 2014

He will build you a House

We are on the road for Christmas, and we worshipped on the last Sunday of...

December 08, 2014

Blog drama

In the earlier days of this blog, we were renowned for the high level of...

December 04, 2014

My new book on the imagination

I have published a new book, one that I collaborated on with Matt Ristuccia, an...

October 2014

October 03, 2014

The Royals and the other playoff teams

After a thrilling 12-inning game that went back and forth all night, the Kansas City...

October 02, 2014

The abortion talk

My daughter has published a brilliant article in the Federalist! I am so proud. From...

August 2014

August 12, 2014

The island that time forgot

Back when I was in graduate school, I took a course on American English. We...

July 2014

July 04, 2014

America at 238–what’s to love?

The United States of America is 238 years old today. And, arguably, feeling its age. ...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

On the NBA championship

For the first time, I actually followed the NBA this season. That was due to...

June 02, 2014

The imagination as the forgotten power of the mind

When we think of the mind, we tend to think of the intellect, our ability...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Memorial

My father, a member of the occupying army in Europe just after World War II,...

May 12, 2014

Mama tried

Our daughter Mary sent her mother this touching, sentimental musical tribute. I would like to...

May 01, 2014

Meet me in St. Louis–for CCLE conference

The Consortium for Classical and Lutheran Education will be holding its annual conference July 15-17...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

19th century super-novels

My post about Les Miserables provoked some good discussion--including teaching me another telling internet abbreviation...

April 10, 2014

New car fever

You don't need a new car, said one of the Tappet brothers on Car Talk,...

February 2014

February 05, 2014

An actor’s death by heroin

On Monday, a complete stranger came up to me and said, "Hey, you know who...

February 03, 2014

Lutheranism is not boring–vocation is

For me, growing up in perhaps the blandest version of mainline liberal Protestantism, Lutheranism, far...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

The real Osage County

I grew up in northern Oklahoma, so I've been noting with bemusement how Osage County...

November 2013

November 15, 2013

My take on the Lutheran/Calvinist discussion

Some thoughts on the discussion about Lutherans and Calvinists that was provoked by thoughts from...

November 04, 2013

A member has been added to your Body

On the Sunday of All Saints yesterday, a new saint was added to the number...

November 04, 2013

Flying into a crime scene

Flying into California for my grandson's baptism, I had to connect through LAX. This was...

November 01, 2013

Naming the blessed dead

All Saints' Day is the Christian Memorial Day, a time to remember loved ones who...