Originally published October 23, 2012 QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Dr. Richard Feynman. Available for less than $10.00 A little late this week, but we’re still here! This week I thought I would review a little book…
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Originally published May 3, 2013 Yes, I know it has been a bit since I posted and, well, there really isn’t any excuse. I did write a guest blog for my friend Stacey Brewer. It appeared on her site as part of…
The laughter of children playing dances across the breeze. In the distance a dog barks and the warmth of the sun declares that all is right with the world. A world full of wonder and promise. Then I awaken. Somewhere…
During the week I spent going through my mum’s things a few years ago, I discovered a scrap of paper with a few sketched thoughts. She did not sign it, but I’m rather sure this is an original: A poem…
According to the information provided by Study.com (updated 9/22/2022) the following appears to be the case. NOTE: Banned means banished from schools or libraries, challenged means some n number of folks have requested a ban. The book has been challenged…
This was another case of starting a post on social media and finding an article instead. There has been quite a bit of push and shove between the younger generations and the Baby Boomer crowd. For some reason lattes and…
Last week we explored a sense of what “Originalist” means in the field of Constitutional law studies. This week, I thought I would bring some sense of that discussion to a similar argument, biblical literalism. The concept of biblical literalism…
Originalism is a legal theory of interpretation. It is a viewpoint when seeking guidance from legal texts such as the Constitution. Originalists believe that the constitutional text ought to be seen in light of the application of that text at…
In July of 64 CE, a fire ravaged Rome for six days turning seventy percent of the city to ash and ruin and leaving close to half of the city homeless. Nero was Caesar at the time. A legend grew…
I recently watched the movie Snowden, a bio-thriller released in 2016. The movie received mixed reviews and was not a box office hit. Personally, I thought the film asked some of the right questions, however close to the facts it…