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“The penalty of deception is to become a deception, with all sense of moral discrimination vitiated. A man who lies habitually becomes a lie, and it is…
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In my opinion, what we’re beholding in the above images of Bill and Maria Lee partnering with Samaritan’s Feet to confer footwear to students while unm…
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has refused to meet for prayer with Christians at the Riverbend Prison, opting instead to sign off on the execution of his …
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As I notice the face of a former student or two in footage of mobs threatening the lives of doctors and school board members and also see their parents…
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Thomas Pynchon’s attentiveness to history and the details of the contemporary American scene (a hyperawareness that sees revelation in progress all aro…
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“Those who have served through the ages and have drawn inspiration from the Book of Isaiah, when the Lord says: ‘Whom shall I send? Who shall go for us…
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Editor’s Note: I sometimes have the impression that I can save lives if I can get particular people talking to other particular people. As an artisan o…
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I treasure people (living and dead) whose loving witness is so intensely specific that they’re almost completely useless for anyone’s marketing scheme.…
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The word “nostalgia” comes from two Greek roots, nostos meaning “return home” and algia “longing.” I would define it as a longing for a home that no lo…
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In recent years, I’ve become peculiarly sensitive to the phenomenon of misplaced deference, the move whereby I hand over to someone else my right and m…
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I sometimes think my entire vocation consists of trying to help people find themselves and others interesting and beautiful. In this activity, I have m…
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My mentor shares art with me. His name’s Todd Greene, and I think you should look him up. This gets at something, don’t you think?
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