Chimney Bricks and Love Letters

If you had visited my man cave a few years ago, you would have seen a stack of bricks, a pile of sand, and sacks of mortar. If you visit me now, we could escape the winter cold by sitting near the wood stove. Assuming you notice the brickwork, at no point would you...

Matilda’s Cake

Aunt Matilda, as told by Oxford professor John Lennox, bakes a cake. A group of top scientists analyze it. Biochemists describe the proteins and fats. Chemists list the interaction of elements involved. Physicists talk about the fundamental particles. Mathematicians...

Thinking Christianly

Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychologist, became popular with his book 12 Rules for Life (2018). Tom Holland is a British expert in classical and medieval history. His book Dominion (2019) traces the Christian roots of Western Civilization. These modern thinkers are...

Wise Blood

Flannery O’Connor published her first novel, Wise Blood, in 1952. She lived near Milledgeville, Georgia before disease took her life in 1964 (age 39). The abrasive characters she developed in southern gothic writing style gave voice to her commentary on the cultural...

A Faith Journey

Niall Ferguson is a British academic with ties to Oxford and Harvard Universities. In 2004, Time magazine listed him among the most influential people in the world. He is yet another example of someone who thinks deeply about faith and finds himself on a journey....