Jason Blake found himself playing literary roles when his daughter underwent major surgery.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Zeus Predicts that Broncos Will Win
A passage in the Odyssey forecasts that Peyton Manning will win the Super Bowl.
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My Town’s Desegregation Battles
Yesterday Sewanee, Tennessee had a ceremony honoring those families, including my own, involved in a historic civil rights suit 50 years ago.
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Christianity in the Slave Owning South
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” shows how the Bible can be misused and how we should interpret it to promote social justice.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bible, Christianity, Harriet Beecher Stowe, slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin, war on poverty Comments closed
Fighting Lit’s Culture Wars Again?!
A recent Wall Street Journal column is attempting to revive the 1990s culture wars over literature.
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Poem for Coping with Depression
Mary Oliver’s “Poem for a Blue Heron” is a hopeful but realistic poem about coping with depression.
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Mourning the Colts’ Loss
The Indianapolis Colts’ playoff loss brings to mind a childhood poem, “Noonday Sun,” about losing a colt. Peyton Manning can also be regarded as a lost colt.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Noonday Sun", Denver Broncos, Football, Indianapolis Colts, Kathryn and Byron Jackson, NFL, Peyton Manning Comments closed
