May 31, 2006September 8, 2016history, literature HOW HISTORY BECOMES MYTHOLOGY When your children ask where the fantastic legends of the Greeks came from, you can tell them that most legends have people […]
May 26, 2006Uncategorized Why history? From the preface to John Abbott’s History of Henry the Fourth (1856): “History is our Heaven- appointed instructor. It is the guide […]
April 3, 2006Uncategorized Grace through the night You are strength when I’m weary You are hope when visions die You are there just to hold me When I don’t […]
March 11, 2006Uncategorized Colorado controversy, continued This is what has been happening in the local news this week about the Colorado high school teacher controversy. The taped class […]
March 7, 2006Uncategorized The root of freedom of speech I found this sitting in my to-be-posted file. Since it was almost finished, I thought I would post it (don’t know why […]
February 27, 2006Uncategorized Victory of reason A new book just out looks like it must go on the to-read list: The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to […]