You may have seen his name in small, italicized print underneath a hymn in your church hymnal. But who was he? Stephen Steele at Gentle Reformation has a reflection on Isaac Watts at 350 years old.
Idaho isn’t just about ski resorts. Sandra Heska King at Tweetspeak Poetry takes a look at Idaho and its rich literary tradition, cultural history, and geographic beauty. See her entry in 50 States of Generosity.
Free speech has been under attack in the United States for some time, and in recent years the attacks have taken the form of “anti-disinformation” efforts, which seem more about censoring everything but your own particular view of the world. But this isn’t a recent phenomenon. More than 150 years ago, even the abolitionists had to defend free speech. (Small consolation: it’s even worse in Britain, which has a tradition of free speech but no First Amendment protection.)
More Good Reads
Faith
12 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2025 – Tim Challies.
A Hollow in the Mystery – Greg Doles at Chasing Light.
Why We Need Beautiful Churches – Phil Cotnoir at The Gospel Coalition.
Lead Kindly Light – Mark Clavier at Front Porch Republic.
Life and Culture
Columbia professor who called Oct 7 attacks ‘awesome’ to teach course on Zionism – Greg Norman at Fox News.
Abigail Shrier was Vilified. Now She’s Been Vindicated – Editorial at The Free Press.
‘The public sector is the illness’: Meet Javier Milei – Kate Andrews at The Spectator.
Poetry
The Joy of Writing – poem by Wisława Szymborska at Poetic Outlaws.
Carrying Our Sheaves – poem by Cody Ilardo at Power & Glory.
An Old Man’s Winter Night – Robert Frost at The Imaginative Conservative.
News Media
Bluesky Has a Death Threat Problem – Jesse Singal at The Free Press.
American Stuff
A ‘Loco Gringo’ Takes on the Mexican Cartels – Madeleine Rowley at The Free Press.
Writing and Literature
Getting to Know the "Literature": Finding out what's been written on your subject doesn't have to be overwhelming – Thomas Kidd.
Cormac McCarthy’s secret muse, the internet, and me – Vincenzo Barney at Substack Reads.
Art
Once the most expensive painting ever auctioned, has a long hidden Van Gogh portrait been rediscovered? – Martin Bailey at The Art Newspaper.
The Sanctuary – Chevrolet Christmas 2024 Commercial
Painting: Man Reading at a Window, oil on canvas by Francois-Marius Granet (1775-1849).
Thanks for highlighting my piece over at TSP. Next up--Montana as per my husband's request. :-D
ReplyDeleteAlso, I know people who have been fleeing to Bluesky. Or adding it. I've been thinking about it, but I figure I have enough to keep up with--and now I'm pretty sure I'm good.
It's going to take me a while to read all the good stuff here. I always feel smarter on Saturdays.