Frankly Speaking

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to share lunch and to spend some time with Dr. Bill Humble, well-known among Churches of Christ ...

Meta Chestnutt Sager (1863-1948) In the following poem by Meta Chestnutt, the pioneer educator makes clear her theology and conviction ...

Immediately after his conversion to Christ, during the early to mid 1870s, R. W. Officer cast his lot with the Baptists along the border di...

Professor Larry Schweikart is the main guy behind the "Patriot's History" series of books. He says he came up with that titl...

Who built the seven gates of Thebes? The books are filled with names of kings. Was it the kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone? An...

Ooops! I was recently without Microsoft Word, so I used my Blogger account to compose a letter. In spite of my best effort to be careful, I ...

In his most recent book, This Indian Country: American Indian Political Activists and the Place They Made (New York: Penguin, 2012), Frederi...

About twelve years ago, I came to an academic fork in the road. That sounds momentous. Actually, I just had to make a decision. I could choo...

St. Jean, Wendy. Remaining Chickasaw in Indian Territory, 1830s-1907 . Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2011. As Wendy St. J...

So when will the conclave begin? When will the cardinals gathered in Vatican City start selecting the next Pope? Here's another question...

Top photo was taken at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24th. It was about 68 degrees with a light wind. The camera is facing north. As you can tell ...

Fichter, James R. So Great a Proffit: How the East Indies Trade Transformed Anglo-American Capitalism . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Pr...