Translating my thoughts into words.
I posted this the last few years and thought it worth sharing again. It is a fun story, even for those dads lacking in facial hair. I share parts of a fun Christmas story for kids. Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini, Henry Cole (Illustrator). Oops! I just realized I said, “Welcome to a special podcast from [...]
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Cathleen Falsani, the “God Girl” of The Dude Abides, offers a review of a new book by Andy Crouch, Culture Making. Andy was, in addition to everything else about him that Falsani says below, was a classmate of mine (or I of his) at Cornell. I haven’t read the book yet (only so much time!) [...]
The New York Sun has a review of Joel Kramer’s Maimonides. Oddly the review is mostly a summary of Maimonides’ life with only the last two paragraphs offering any sort of critique of the book. This is more than just a biography of one of history’s greatest thinkers. It is also a rich cultural, religious, [...]
If you have ever come across a comic you do not understand you need to visit “Comics I Don’t Understand” by Bill Bickel. He also runs a blog called Crimeweek. This week his two worlds combined. I will not re-post all of it (respect copyright, etc.) but I have the beginning and the conclusion, with [...]
My colleague, parishioner, and prolific author Philip Jenkins has a new book out that has just been given a brief review by Publishers Weekly. The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Philip Jenkins. HarperOne, $26.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-147280-0 Revisionist history is always great [...]
