It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. One of the classic moments in Huck Finn comes when the two con men, the King and the Duke, attribute to Providence the opportunity to scam some trusting orphans.[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. My midweek recommendation is simple: don’t tear your ACL. Yes, this isn’t my usual approach to the midweek recommendation, and it is meant as a semi-humorous way to inform any regular[…]
It’s time for my Friday Fun post, in which I offer nothing more than perhaps an opportunity for some amusement. A month or so ago, for the Friday Fun post, I reflected on who I would cast if Hollywood were to make a remake of “Highlander,” and I asked for your suggestions too. I enjoyed[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. I’m currently ensconced in a mini-Denzel Washington fest with my son. We’ve recently watched in “Courage Under Fire,” “Training Day” and “Man on Fire” in close proximity, and I’ve been struck[…]
It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. For 18 years I’ve been preaching with some regularity at a small country church in Illinois, about 45 minutes from St. Louis. The congregation is small, but close, and[…]
It’s time for my Friday Fun post, in which I offer nothing more than perhaps an opportunity for some amusement. All right, having done a fairly academic/literary Friday Fun post last week, I’ll do something completely different this week. Today, I invite you to share your greatest athletic accomplishment from your youth. I was by[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. All right, so I decided after the weekend’s literary trivia question to make the poem in question – Percy Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” – my midweek recommendation. It’s appropriate[…]
It’s time for my Friday Fun post, in which I offer nothing more than perhaps an opportunity for some amusement. This is another one of those things that might just be fun for me, but this week’s Friday fun post is a literary trivia question of sorts. Back in Baltimore, where I grew up, there[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. I’m a little late getting to my midweek recommendation this week, but I hope it will prove worth the wait, nonetheless. I’d like to commend to your enjoyment, John Donne’s “Holy[…]
It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. So, for this week’s reflection, I simply want to say how much I like Autumn. I’m not even sure where to begin, although I suppose a logical place is[…]