Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (Part 3)
In 1852, Frederick Douglass boldly spoke out against a clear, irrefutable evil: American slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act. The aim of his attack wasn’t ...
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Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (Part 2)
It’s the Fourth of July, so I had better crank this post out. In my last post, I provided some background to Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is t...
The Crucible: Why I Hate This Awful Play (Part 4: No, the Salem Witch Trials were not like the Red Scare)
We have now come to my final post on Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. There are no real hysterical fireworks that happen in Act 4. The conclusion is straight...
The Crucible: Why I Hate This Awful Play (Part 3: Act 3–The Insane Courtroom Scene)
Here in my third post on Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, we will look at the courtroom scene and the insanity that unfolds in Act Three. In this post, thoug...
Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
Over the past five days since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, on one hand, it has been very encouraging to see the outpouring of support and sympathy for Kirk an...
I Watched an Alex O’Connor Video: Here are My Thoughts
Last week, someone left a comment on one of my posts from a few years ago about Richard Dawkins that I should talk to Alex O’Connor. It was meant as a complimen...
A Brief US History Lesson: Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
This year I am teaching American Literature to 11th graders. Personally, I’m not a fan of the textbook. For being an American Literature textbook, there are qui...
Irenaeus and “Against Heresies” (Contemplating Ancient Gnostics…and Modern Academics?)
I’ve always had somewhat of a love-hate relationship with my Biblical Studies “career.” Back in 1995-1996, I attended Regent College in Vancouver, British Colum...
Partisanship (Part 3): A Dan McClellan BONUS! (And a springboard into another book analysis)
As fate would have it, over this past week while I have been writing two posts inspired a couple things Peter Enns posted regarding MAGA pastors and the issue o...
Peter Enns, MAGA Pastors, and Partisanship…and Syncretism (Part 2): What is the source of the current partisan divide?
In my last post, I made a few comments regarding two posts Peter Enns recently put out regarding a few “MAGA pastors.” And while I agree with him for the most p...