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Innovation on Tap
Innovation on Tap: Stories on Entrepreneurship from the Cotton Gin to Broadway's Hamilton by Eric B. Schultz...
sursumcorda, 7 March 2020 |
Legion
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books, 2018) , containing Legion (2012) Legion:...
Managing in the White Space
I've been woefully behind in writing reviews for the books I've read, but this morning I returned to Eric B. Schultz's latest book,...
Light a Candle for Me
The sheer quantity of art in Rome is unfathomable. Quite aside from all the museums and the grand churches, every time you turn a corner...
Dealing with Temptation
This essay was a homework assignment for our weekly Rector's Class (formerly our Church History class; we're now studying Fulton J....
The Lesson of Wormy
I loathe rummage sales. Garage sales, tag sales, used-book sales, eBay listings, charitable donations, call them what you want—if...
An Experiment in Criticism
An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis (Cambridge University Press, 1961) This book was not written for me; the author...
Chimps Don't Watch the Evening News
The world is going to hell, right? Everybody tells me so, although there are nearly as many different assertions as to why this is the...
Secular Excommunication
I have plenty of opinions on just about any subject, and if you're reading my blog, you know I don't hesitate to make them known....
Socialism and Straw Men
Socialism. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. I'm not here to define socialism. I'm here...
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (Atria, 2013) My son-in-law has had remarkable success in recommending fiction books...
Check Your Receipt
This is on the surface what they call a First World problem, but it may be symptomatic of larger concerns, so I'll report it....
Rest-Stop Musings
This is an actual sign that we encountered in an actual rest stop parking lot in Connecticut. I immediately began wondering:...
What's Your Liturgy?
I don't like liturgical worship. It's stiff and formal, not to mention confusing. It doesn't leave enough room for the...
When Shopping Is a Pleasure
Ya'll know how much I dislike shopping. But I made a purchase the other day that was pure delight. I bought a mouse. Not the kind...
The Sopranos Hit Another High Note
We all know that sopranos specialize in hitting high notes. How about this one, reported by Stephan, who sings in a Catholic Church...
Food Fraud
If you have a spare 15 minutes, I highly recommend listening to part of this "Fake Food" podcast from Christopher Kimball's Milk...
Shocking News about America?
This article from becomingminimalist.com is filled with shocking statistics about Americans (and a few other nationalities). I'm...
Saving Albert Einstein
In a comment to my post, Sometimes Old Family Stories Are True , Heather asked, "Speaking of old family stories, what do you know...
Reflections on the Psalms
Reflections on the Psalms by C. S. Lewis (Harcourt Brace & Company, first published 1958) C. S. Lewis fan though I am,...
Books Read in 2019
It's time for my annual compilation of books read during the past year. A few patterns stand out: my current C. S. Lewis retrospective;...
Sometimes Old Family Stories Are True
I grew up in a family as wonderful and loving as anyone could want. As close as we were, however, we lacked one thing: a sense of family...
Welcome to 2020 - Happy New Year!
Clever, but Not Clever Enough
Since my birthday, when I received the first book in the series, I've been delighting in the adventures of Brother Cadfael . I had made...
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis (Harcourt Brace, 1956) Of his re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche...