I’ve never taught about the Cold War at the same time that Russia invaded the Ukraine. Up until a few…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 21, 2022
In 1909, G.K. Chesterton wrote a response to a letter writer, concerned about fairy tales that exposed children to the…
Rebecca KoerselmanFebruary 21, 2022
The chorus and lyrics of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” kept rattling around in my head this week.…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 13, 2021
To figure out how to interpret information, we need to source, contextualize, and corroborate. We consider people’s perspectives, biases, evidence,…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 29, 2021
The gradual shift from calling to dating mirrored much of the change from rural to urban life in the early…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 11, 2021
Iowa officially joined the United States in 1846, and fought on the side of the Union during the Civil War.…
Rebecca KoerselmanOctober 25, 2021
Living in a culture that praises consumption, it is difficult to recognize the pressure of materialism and the emptiness of…
Rebecca KoerselmanSeptember 27, 2021
When it comes to housework, no one notices it unless you don’t do it. In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich published…
Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 30, 2021
The degree to which culture intersects with Christianity has always been tricky. Some see Christianity above culture, in culture, separate…
Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 2, 2021
