Month: March 2018
Perceiving the “Deepest Reality”―A Chat with Chesterton
Jahanna Bolding Think for a moment: how often do you glance at a thick, putrid mud puddle as you walk past it on the street and, instead of side-stepping it […]
Word of the Day: Perspicacious
Paul Schleifer The first definition one finds in the OED for perspicacious is “keen, sharp; clear-sighted,” and then, “Chiefly fig.,” meaning that is used figuratively, not literally. The first sentence […]
Word of the Day: Ablution
Paul Schleifer According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ablution means the act of washing oneself. The OED further says that the English word has multiple origins, including Middle French ablucion, […]
Lucid
Miranda Alexander All is quiet, all is still All is filled with wonder and might, Life gives pathway to his will Fair winged creatures take flight, Golden beams benevolently stare […]
Word of the Day: Choky
Paul Schleifer According to the Oxford English Dictionary, choky is an English slang word for a prison. It also means a customs-house, or a toll station, or a station for […]
Wilting to Blossom
Cheyenne Davis The Sun and Her Flowers, written by Rupi Kaur, is a book of poetry compiled of emotional and relational poems dealing with heartbreak, abusive relationships, and healing. Throughout […]
Allegory Gone Wrong—A Review of “The Soft War”
Marshall Tankersley What makes a good allegory? Is it the ability to connect with its audience to communicate a truth or moral lesson? Is it how well the story takes […]
Word of the Day: Decorum
Paul Schleifer Decorum, according to dictionary.com, means 1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; or 2. the quality or state of being decorous, or exhibiting such dignified propriety; orderliness; […]
The Responsibility of a Sub-Creator
Rebecca Reese “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” Genesis 1:1. This is the beginning of the most popular story of mankind: Creation. God created everything that […]
Word of the Day: Rotund
Paul Schleifer According to etymonline.com, the word rotund comes into English around 1705 from the “Latin rotundus “rolling, round, circular, spherical, like a wheel,” from rota “wheel” (see rotary). Earlier […]
Word of the Day: Progeny
Paul Schleifer According to etymonline.com, progeny comes into English in the 14th century from Latin through French, but in a pretty unadulterated way. The 13th century French is progenie, and […]
The Poetic Princess
Lyssa Henry “the princess saves herself in this one” is a book full of beautifully written poetry depicting the struggles, challenges, and victories of its author, Amanda Lovelace. Lovelace exposes […]