Great movies, like great books, are worth returning to time and again because they deal with transcendent themes. Last night I watched the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke. When I saw it as a teenager, … Cool Hand Luke: Reviewing a ClassicRead more
Religion and Culture
Love: Acceptance or Forgiveness?
During this season when many Christians have been observing Lent, I have been ruminating on Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal or Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32). In this, I have been helped by Henri Nouwen’s, The … Love: Acceptance or Forgiveness?Read more
Hope and the Dark Background of Christmas
The theme of hope has been in the news recently. In an interview outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama, lamenting what in her view is the loss of hope, said, “Hope is necessary. It’s a necessary … Hope and the Dark Background of ChristmasRead more
A Hymn for a Divided Nation
I was going to write, and still intend to, a post asking the question whether government can be legitimate (I believe it can by the way), but decided that it would be better to send … A Hymn for a Divided NationRead more
Charles Williams on Truth and the Scholar
Relativism’s denial of truth is clearly undercutting the educational mission of our schools and universities. However, the English author Charles Williams (1886-1945) portrays in his novels two subtler and interrelated dangers to the scholar who … Charles Williams on Truth and the ScholarRead more
