Month: January 2019
Recap of Dr. Stubblefield’s Visit
By Quinton Bent On Monday November 26, 2018, I had the privilege of bringing Dr. Stubblefield in to talk to our Possessional writing class about the importance of editing and […]
Word of the Day: Benign
Benign is an adjective meaning “mild or favorable (result). Gentle, kind, good.” It is often used in relation to medical cases, like “The tumor was benign.” According to www.etymonline.com, the […]
The “Nightmare” of the Unmediated Life
Reading Life, Animated by Ron Suskind opens the eyes to the prevalence of mediated forms in everyday American life. In his book, Suskind relates the journey of his family of […]
Inkorn terms in The Meaning of Everything
By Quinton Bent In 1604, “som one learned did go out gathering”, and eventually produced what the entire literary universe was apparently waiting for. Robert Cawdrey, a schoolmaster from Oakham […]
Liturgical vs Spontaneous Prayer
By Quinton Bent When it comes to prayer, every denomination and tradition has different tendencies. One with a more liturgical background such as Catholicism will have set prayers that are […]