Frankly Speaking

On March 13, 1809, Alexander Campbell—that great religious reformer of the nineteenth century—wrote in his diary, A man may enter a garden...

It's been a while since I asked for your prayers for my wife. She had what they call a procedure and what I call ear surgery back on Mar...

While on vacation, I'm reading In the World But Not of It: One Family's Militant Faith and the History of Fundamentalism in America ...

Last night was fun. Michele and I and three of our kids met up with some friends from here and ate some of the world's best pizza at the...

This is spring break week for us. On Saturday, we were supposed to have flown from Amarillo to Hartford. Connecticut is home to family and...

"He restoreth my soul" --King James Version "My life He brings back" -- translation by Robert Alter In Alter's...

I've been meaning to rant about this ever since I heard the news last week. Here's what's buggin ' me. On Monday night the R...

It's Friday afternoon. Michele and I are home from the hospital, and she's sleeping off the anesthesia from this morning. (See previ...

Tomorrow, my Michele will undergo a procedure on one of her ears. Over the last few months, she's had quite a bit of hearing loss. We...

One adage goes something like this: If it weren't for Bill Buckley, we never would have had Barry Goldwater. And if it weren't for B...

Last night, Michele, Chloe, and I went to see No Country for Old Men . Wow. . . . Directors Joel and Ethan Coen have out-done themselves wi...

My "New Testament" class meets tonight. Students will start off by taking the first exam (over the Gospels and Acts). Then we'...