I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, —The Apostles' CreedWe have three options. 1. Jesus Christ never existed. 2. Jesus Christ was a mysterious historical figure about whom we know little for certain. 3. Jesus Christ is as the New Testament portrays him.An honest look at ... Continue reading
Brothers in Arms: A review
February 28, 2023 By Leave a Comment
"The Sherwood Rangers had begun the war as weekend part-time soldiers, then had been sent overseas on their horses, had performed cavalry charges with sabres drawn, had been converted to artillery, had survived the Siege of Tobruk, had been mechanized and had turned themselves into one of the finest ... Continue reading
Pursuing greatness
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I've always felt I was destined for some great achievement, what I don't know. — Gen. George S. Patton, from the film Patton Ferdinand de Lesseps was a man who felt destined to accomplish great things. He was a visionary, a charismatic idealist whose unwavering self-confidence inspired those around ... Continue reading
Who’s got your ear?
March 22, 2009 By 2 Comments
The execution of Jesus Christ should have nailed the lid on the coffin of his nascent religious movement. But to the surprise and chagrin of the Jewish religious leadership, Jesus' disciples became bolder than ever, and within a decade this new Christian movement had become a serious threat. ... Continue reading
Redeeming our history
January 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
My grandfather Lehardy was an illegal immigrant. Louis was a French seaman working on a British freighter that sailed to ports in the Far East. On a trip from Hong Kong to the port of Baltimore in 1907, perhaps hauling a cargo of spices for the McCormick Company, Louis got off the ship and never ... Continue reading
Carrying our bones
January 6, 2007 By 3 Comments
On the first beautiful Sunday in spring, when the air was crisp and the sky deep blue, my parents and grandparents would bundle us off to the family cemetery to pay our respects. They had gathered fresh-cut flowers from my grandmother's garden, and I remember my grandmother wearing a hat and white ... Continue reading
DaVinci Code bloopers
March 27, 2006 By
Fred Sanders at Middlebrow has written a short and enjoyable post on the more laughable art history errors in Dan Brown's DaVinci Code. Sanders calls his piece 9 Art Bloopers in the DaVinci Code. Here are a couple: 1. It’s Leonardo, not DaVinci. He’s one-name famous, like Elvis and Cher. “Da Vinci” ... Continue reading
In retrospect
December 31, 2005 By 3 Comments
And God said, "Let bright lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. They will be signs to mark off the seasons, the days, and the years." —Genesis 1:14, NLT Time is motion; history is distance. Day after day, the sun and the stars crawl across the heavens with the passage of ... Continue reading
