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Aug 13, 2020
3 min

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

I have made some long road trips during my life. My first long road trip occurred after high school when some friends and I decided to dr...

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Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Requiem for the Living

Two years ago, at the graduation ceremony for the students of the college where I teach, the student chorale sang a piece of music I had ...

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Aug 11, 2020
1 min

John Trapp's Commentaries

While working on a project over the course of the Summer, I stumbled across a work that I wish I had found years ago, namely the biblical...

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Aug 10, 2020
2 min

Causing Little Ones to Stumble

Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around hi...

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Aug 6, 2020
5 min

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Mythopoeia

In my class on the Great Works of J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the works I have students read for the first day is Tolkien's poem "Mythopoeia"i...

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Aug 5, 2020
15 min

My Great Works of Literature List

I've mentioned a few times on this blog that I am currently in the process of working through the great works of Western literature. I ha...

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Aug 4, 2020
1 min

Andante Festivo

Several years ago, my son was playing violin in an orchestra recital, and they played a piece of music I had never heard before. I've lov...

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Aug 3, 2020
4 min

You Keep Using That Word

The Princess Bride is one of the all-time greatest film comedies (don't argue with me), and much of its success is due to the brilliant p...

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Jul 31, 2020
3 min

No One Shared the Gospel with Me

You wake up in the morning, scratch your back and stretch. You grab some coffee and then sit down to read the news. The first story that ...

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Jul 30, 2020
3 min

Exodus Old and New

I should probably recuse myself from reviewing any books by Michael Morales. He and I worked and taught together for a number of years at...

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