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Fake news and Charles Dickens
Lately we’ve heard repeated warnings that the term “fake news” threatens the basic underpinnings of democracy. The free press is essential to informing the American people, we’re told, and this term of derision…
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Not that simple
My oldest is taking a photography elective in our homeschool co-op this semester. The class is creating a yearbook for us. Last week, the teacher discussed how photographing people can be honoring of…
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Mere Christianity
Somehow, I’ve never been able to read this book before. I’ve tried a few times but never gotten beyond the first few pages. Recently I tried again with the help of an audiobook…
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Devilishly Clever
The Screwtape Letters. Most of us have read it at one time or another. I reread it this week with my daughters and was struck again by its often disturbing relevance and genius.…
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“Middle age” and church
I routinely struggle to understand my feelings toward church. This week, as the girls and I read The Screwtape Letters together, I hear the senior devil’s advice on how to tempt Christians away…
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Peace Like a River
How could I have forgotten — or did I somehow miss it before? — the power and mysterious beauty of Leif Enger’s Peace Like a River? I pulled it off the shelf a…