“There is nothing I dread so much as a division of the Republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and converting measures in opposition to each other” (David McCullough, John Adams, page 422). One maybe shocked to discover that the person who said those words was the second president of the United [...]

On a recent trip to New York, Korie and I decided to see the highly criticized Broadway play, The Mountaintop, starring Angela Basset and Samuel L. Jackson. As the curtains opened to unveil a hotel room, I was immediately pulled into the plot of Dr. King’s (played by Jackson of course) last night on earth. [...]

My Top Ten I read some really great books in 2011. From great fiction (Yes, I’m venturing into that world more and more), to biography, all of these books influenced me in some way: 10. Miroslav Volf, A Public Faith Some of you may remember Volf from his classic book, Exclusion and Embrace. While A [...]