Category: Editors
The Joys of Literary Traveling
There is no Frigate like a BookTo take us Lands away _ Emily Dickinson There comes a point in every bibliophile’s life when someone has the nerve to utter the words […]
How the Atmosphere of Earth is Perfect for Maintaining Life
Tyler Fuller The age of our Earth is estimated to be over 4.5 billion years old. The earliest forms of life present likely sprung up around 4 billion years ago […]
Preferences and Priorities
Rebecca Reese At the beginning of this week, Dr. Schleifer opened his discussion on Walt Whitman by saying, “I’m just going to put this out there. I do not like […]
A Book for the Ages
Dynestee Fields What images come to mind when you think of the word “timeless?” Is it sunrise climbing over a mountaintop? Is it Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa? Is it Meghan […]
What?! Poe Wasn’t Always Depressed?!
Rebecca Reese Edgar Allan Poe has long been remembered as a depressed man who wrote dark tales. Well, this is true, but there are many other things that are not […]
Why Age Matters—Frederick Douglass and Childhood Birthday Parties
Rebecca Reese “Age is nothing but a number.” “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” “Age is matter of feeling, not years.” […]
Blessings Taken For Granted
Miranda Alexander I must confess, I have been blind to a number of blessings in my life. There are several things I take for granted, an example: the ability to […]
Why Frederick Douglass Didn’t Need His Appendix Removed
Lyssa Henry At the end of the autobiographical Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the writer included an appendix to explain his view on Christianity. Douglass was not like […]
Allhallowtides Blessings from the Carolina Institute for Faith and Culture
CIFC Staff During this season of remembrance, let us honor all of the Faithful Departed as well as all who have given their lives to the service of His Kingdom: […]
The 1979 Revision of the Book of Common Prayer and the Superchurch: How the Church Deals with Change
Tyler Fuller The current version of the Book of Common Prayer saw its final revisions and establishment as the authoritative book of the Anglican Church in 1662. To this day, […]
An Expert’s Opinion on The Meaning of Everything
Lyssa Henry What would the world be like if nobody understood each other? If no two people spoke the same language, how would anyone get along? These are problems that […]
Uncle Rick’s Warehouse
Kit Schleifer Will Kaufman wrote that Uncle Tom’s Cabin “helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War.” In the limited time I gave myself to finish this blog, I spent […]