Winter is a bad time. Whether for a season or for a life, it dampens the self. Or so a recent writer claimed. “Mankind endured a long winter of the Dark Ages” for a thousand years, “repressing” the human spirit in a barren season that lasted centuries. The human individual, as fate would . . . . Continue Reading »
One year ago, Princeton University fired me. This was one of the worst things ever to happen to me, but also one of the best. Continue Reading »
A culture of life, therefore, means not just preserving physical life, but developing rich spiritual, intellectual, and emotional lives. Continue Reading »
For reasons I haven’t been able to figure out, friendship—deep, genuine friendship—gets short shrift in contemporary fiction. The Chet & Bernie books are wonderful exceptions, and I am immensely grateful for them. Continue Reading »
From the opening declaration that “biblical interpretation is not a historical discipline,” it is clear that Hans Boersma is addressing scholars committed to viewing the Bible as Scripture. Many biblical scholars do not share this commitment, and many who do were not trained in graduate school . . . . Continue Reading »
To fashion a life of virtue is, perhaps, the creative act in which the image of God is most magnificently realized. Continue Reading »
I have had many friends in the course of my life, but only since growing older have I given much thought to the nature of friendship. I have amassed a collection of quotations on this theme that have impressed me deeply. The English essayist William Hazlitt: “He will never have true friends who . . . . Continue Reading »
The sight of old men huddled around outdoor tables, drinking coffee with one another, is familiar. In Italy, Turkey, Tunis, Buenos Aires, even fading parts of New York City—what are they talking about, in crumpled jackets and faded caps? Mostly, according to my limited eavesdropping (and . . . . Continue Reading »
In Not Forgotten, Weigel splendidly recovers the art of admiration, with a few warnings of what to avoid thrown into the mix. Continue Reading »
To those friends who were present for me during this long and tedious separation, I hope to say one day soon: Come near that we may make a blessing on each other. Continue Reading »
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