War, Peace, and the Human Soul

In the last 2,000 years, according to historians, we have had a grand total of 100 years of peace. That is, there have only been 100 years scattered among two millennia in which there has not been some kind of armed conflict somewhere in the world.
A classmate of mine today, who has lived through wars [...]

Old Saint Nick – A Church Leader & A Backhand

It’s less than a week till Christmas, and you can’t throw a stone or any other comparably dense object without hitting something having to do with Santa Claus. It is easy, as a Christian, to take offense at how to this jolly red-suited man has in so many ways usurped our culture’s understanding of the [...]

Columbus, Obama & Preparation for the Nasal Hold – TWG Volume 12

Leif Ericson upstages Chris Columbus on his own holiday and shows up somewhere in Novia Scotia.
The election is only weeks away… we take a lot at what the candidates are saying, consult recent polls and attempt to reconnoiter the gumption to do what we have to do in the ballot box.