Boys, You may not like ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ by Virginia Woolf when I ask you to read it. I was thoroughly confused after getting through the first few pages. There are no chapters or subheadings. Most sentences are extensive run-ons. The narrative is almost entirely a stream of consciousness from dozens of characters’ internal dialogue (manyContinue reading
Pride, Guilt, and Confession: Timeless Truths from the Scarlet Letter
My husband and I recently took our two eldest boys to discover the stars inside a local planetarium. As we gazed up at the constellations recalling heroes of old, the astronomer dryly commented that ‘less enlightened’ cultures believed these were men and creatures from fairy tales. Ironically, his pride had blinded him from realizing howContinue reading
Destroyer of the Gods: Reflections on the Early Church
As the cultural tide recedes from the beaches of Christendom, followers of Jesus are wondering how to reach a society increasingly antagonistic to their message. Of course, this is not the first instance nor worst of culture’s hostility to Christian ideals and beliefs. But perhaps we would do well to consider how those who wentContinue reading
Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea
“But man is not made for defeat,” he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea While on vacation recently, I read Ernest Hemingway’s classic, “The Old Man and the Sea.” The story recounts a lonely old Cuban fisherman, Santiago, who is 84 days without a catch. TheContinue reading