Faith, Fiction, Friends: Saturday Good Reads

We lived through the most recent inflationary period (2021-date), which so far can’t even begin to hold a candle to the 1970s (mortgage rates of 14 percent, a prime rate of 20 percent, and inflation averaging 11 and 12 percent a year). Some LatinAmerican countries have a history of inflationary periods. The most famous inflation period may be that of Weimar Germany, which helped the rise of one Adolf Hitler. But inflation is not a new phenomenon in America; in fact, it nearly upended the American Revolution.

Pastor and theologian John MacArthur died recently t age 86. I’ve read some moving tributes to the man, and I’ve seen some pretty ugly stuff on social media, all from the progressive side of Christianity. I prefer to stick with the moving tributes. One is by the well-known theologian John Piper; another is by someone less famous, a writer named Samiel Sey.

Former U.S. Senator and Confederate president Jefferson David and his brother owned plantations on the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. During the Civil War, the land was occupied by Federal troops. Ownership of the land eventually passed to the Montgomery family, former slaves owned by the Davis family.

More Good Reads

America 250

The Beeline March Began 250 Years Ago – Kevin Pawlak at Emerging Revolutionary War Era.

Alexander Hamilton, American Patriot – Miguel Faria at Real Clear History.

Wrong About King George III – William Allen at Coolidge Review.

Major John Van Dyk and the Bones of Major John Andre: Part III – Jeffrey Collin Wilford at Emerging Revolutionary War Era.

Faith

The Genius of American Christianity – Peter Leithart at First Things.

Take a Closer Look at Noah’s Ark – Peter Lee at The Gospel Coalition.

The Holy City – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song,

Art

A pioneer in paint: On “Eugene Boudin, Father of Impressionism” – David Platzer at The New Criterion.