What is yellow on the outside but white on the inside? If you guessed a “banana,” though the inside appears more cream than white, you would be close. The answer is, a twinkie. Have you eaten one? They are fairly…
There’s something about the close of another year that encourages reflection. Maybe it’s only for a moment in an awkward silence among visiting relatives. Maybe it’s a day away at the end of a winter’s vacation. But all of us…
There’s something about the close of another year that encourages reflection. Maybe it’s only for a moment in an awkward silence among visiting relatives. Maybe it’s a day away at the end of a winter’s vacation. But all of us…
It happens a fair amount in December, and probably reaches its peak in the week between Christmas and the new year: we assure ourselves of all the things we will do once January begins – reverse the Christmas excesses, revive…
Henry van Dyke, an English literature professor at Princeton University in the 19th-20th centuries, wrote, “As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.” We, therefore, prize spontaneity. Many things…
Here is a list of some notable and favourite books of 2013. We’re not so ambitious to announce a ‘book of the year’ winner. These are books thrown together by our editors and some of our staff writers and contributors.…
Here is a list of some notable and favourite books of 2013. We’re not so ambitious to announce a ‘book of the year’ winner. These are books thrown together by our editors and some of our staff writers and contributors.…
There are so many reasons that I praise God for my marriage. One of them is that I don’t have to date anymore! What does a guy do on a date? Drawing from my book on manhood, The Masculine Mandate,…
I am always – well, sometimes – grieved to grieve Mr Levy. Clearly I have burdened an already burdened man, and in ways that I have not (on this occasion) intended. And so a little comeback on his pushback: I…
Facebook is an interesting utensil. People use it for all sorts of things (e.g., advertising, spying, networking). If you spend even the slightly amount of time there, you can also get a sense of what matters to people. Some highly…
