Team of Rivals
I just finished Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. It is an astonishing reminder of Lincoln’s capacity to weather…
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Evening in the Palace of Reason
On the evening of May 7, 1747, Frederick the Great issued a very focused challenge to an aging J.S. Bach: improvise, on the spot, a…
One Space, Not Two
by Pastor Tim Westermeyer If you ever want to have someone look at you like you’re crazy, misguided and in general completely wrong—and inspire in…
Domes, Epitaphs and Lasting Legacies
In 1666, a fire destroyed two-thirds of London, including St. Paul’s Cathedral, which had stood on the same site for more than a thousand years…
Fouls, Free-Throws and Paying Attention
I was recently asked to serve as an official scorer at a basketball game. Evidently one of the coaches saw in me that rare ability…
Blogging and Tweeting
Yesterday, I signed up for accounts with Twitter (to tweet) and with WordPress (to blog). Felt like I had to enter the 21st century. I sent…
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