The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered beginning in 1947. A group of Bedouin shepherds discovered clay jars almost a thousand years old in desert caves. Jars kept being discovered into 1956. Selections from the scrolls are being exhibited this year at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. And Michael De Sapio at The Imaginative Conservative explains why the scrolls are so important to Western civilization.
It happened back in the 1920s, a time of excess, prosperity, and broad disillusionment. America seemed to fall in love with vicious killers. And now, it seems to be happening again. Daniel Darling at The Daily Wire explains why America, or some subset of Americans, now worships its cold-blooded killers.
I have been bombarded by emails from people described as marketing experts, agents, editors, and book promoters, often with elaborate descriptions of my novels and how wonderful they are. Your heart might react a little, until you realize that all of these experts are likely derived from an AI application and the whole thing is a scam. Tim Challies explains how scammers are targeting Christian authors.
More Good Reads
America 250
The Poetry of American Independence – Steve Knepper and Brad Skow at New Verse Review.
Strange Bedfellows: Adams and Franklin – Chris Mackowski at Emerging Revolutionary War Era.
How Did the Nation Get Its Name? – Greg Daugherty at Smithsonian Magazine.
A Battle in Our Own Backyard – Molly McMurphy at Missouri Historical Society.
Washington’s Invalid Crops: Wounded Warriors Still Served the Revolutionary Cause – David Welker at Journal of the American Revolution.
Life and Culture
The Crucifixion of Patrick Clancy – Bethel McGrew at Further Up.
Homeschooling Is More Normal Than You Think – Tessa Carman at Mere Orthodoxy.
Faith
Why we need to be students of the past / church history – Michael A.G. Azad Haykin at Historia ecclesiastica.
A Catechism on Technology – Darryl Dash at Dashhouse.
Writing and Literature
What is literary criticism, if not close reading? Art, Magic, and Common Sense – Henry Oliver at The Common Reader.
American Stuff
The Enduring Tragedy of 9/11 – Michael Oren at Clarity.
25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next? – David Smith at The Guardian.
On Escaping This Horrible Era – Matt Taibbi at Racket News.
The First Rough Draft of 9/11 History – Nicholas Clairmont at The Free Press.
Poetry
“My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is,” poem by Sir. Edward Dyer – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.
“September 1913,” poem by Wiliam Butler Yeats – Joseph Bottum at Poems Ancient and Modern.
British Stuff
Tearing at the fabric – James Price at The Critic Magazine.
Shut Up and Dance – Movie Compilations
Painting: Hotel Room, oil on canvas (1931) by Edwad Hopper (1882-1967); Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
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