I am not uproariously excited about going back to work most Mondays, and I know I am not alone. We might take heart today by pondering one rather...
“That’s marvelous!” I’ve heard people say upon beholding an antique oak chair I’ve refinished. And I’ve relished the comment. “Wow, you are delivering a beautiful product!” If you...
How is it that we can read a story, comprised only of words of ink printed on pages of paper, and be so deeply moved? This question crossed...
Man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something. — Dorothy Sayers Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) was a British author famous for her detective novels involving...
In 2000, Christianity Today polled its contributors on the top ten books of the twentieth century, and Mere Christianity came in first place by a significant margin. C.S....
In 1940, John Magee, Jr. crossed into Canada and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was one of hundreds of Americans who crossed the border to...
There’s a powerful scene at the end of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings that was not in the movie. After the ring is destroyed at Mount...
He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. — George Orwell, 1984 “How can we be living in a post-Christian...
When literature achieves renown and ubiquity—Don Quixote, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter—the result is an avalanche of convoluted literary interpretations. The Lord of the Rings, a recent example...
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