It arrived in the mail, a gift from my wife's cousin, who found it while sifting through their aunt's keepsakes--a…
James C. SchaapSeptember 6, 2013
Confession: I love social media. I am tired of people berating social media and proclaiming that it is the downfall…
Jes KastSeptember 4, 2013
If you are someone who is instantly turned off by the kind of blog (or any kind of writing) whose…
Scott HoezeeSeptember 3, 2013
Thanks to Redbox, I finally saw 42, Brian Helgeland’s feel good story of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s “color line.” …
Jeff MunroeSeptember 2, 2013
In the Southpark episode "Britney's New Look" Stan, Cartman, Kyle, and Butters decide to make some money by snapping a…
Jason LiefAugust 30, 2013
I know I promised to finish up some reflections on Harriet Beecher Stowe and Calvinism this week, but yesterday’s 50th-anniversary…
James BrattAugust 29, 2013
In the Twin Cities, it is fair time, and Minnesotans are proud of their state fair. I’m told it’s second…
Theresa LatiniAugust 29, 2013
Jennifer L. Holberg will be away from the blog for several weeks. Her replacement is T. Jefferson Underhill. Underhill, thinking…
Jennifer L. HolbergAugust 28, 2013
© Ryan Spencer Reed It took a couple weeks, but the postcard from Paktia Province, Afghanistan eventually arrived in my…
Jessica BrattAugust 26, 2013
