Saturday, February 25, 2017

Saturday Good Reads


Politics continues its invasion of everything in American life, but until this week I had yet to see anyone asking why. Trevin Wax at the Gospel Coalition has two answers: consumerism and politics as the new American religions.

It’s taken a while, but now we’re beginning to say more thoughtful articles about President Trump. Robert Merry at American Conservative writes one of the best analysis I’ve seen yet, both on where he came from and where he’s going. And Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times (no less) wonders if liberals are helping him. David Rupert figuratively took his life in his hands, asked if Jesus would join #Resist, and then posted the link on Facebook. It’s encouraging that he survived. Adam Parker at Reformation 21 takes aim at ministers being asked to take public stands on everything political.

Yes, politics has invaded everything.

But we still have good poetry, photography, and the Choral Scholars at University College, Dublin.

Faith

Would Jesus Join #Resist? and A Syrian family that found a way out – David Rupert at Red-Letter Believers.

Light Changes Everything – Rick Wilcox at Literary Life.

A Just Silence – Adam Parker at Reformation 21.

Poetry

Child, Child – Mary Harwell Sayler at Altarwork.

The difference – Lise at All the Words.

Worthwhile – Loren Paulsson at World Narratives.

Edna St. Vincent Millay at Vassar – Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

Art and Photography

Cherokee Street, January 2017 – Chris Naffziger at St. Louis Patina.

Bud 1 – Tim Good at Fine Arts America.

Writing

Dare to Write – Ann Kroeker.

Life and Culture

Drawing Your Own Circle of Gratitude – Justin Kanoya at Thin Difference.

Our Miserable 21st Century – Nicholas Eberstadt at Commentary Magazine.

The Need for a Culture of Belonging – Jon Mertz at Thin Difference.

Are Liberals Helping Trump? – Sabrina Tavernise at The New York Times.

The Meaning of Trump – Robert Merry at American Conservative.

Do We Really Have to Politicize Everything? – Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition.

Mo Ghille Mear (My Gallant Hero) – Choral Scholars, University College Dublin




More information on the Choral Scholars at Irish Central.

Painting: Interior with woman reading, oil on canvas (1936) by Robert Panitzsch.

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