You see a stone
wall along a sidewalk in an older part of the city, and wonder what was that about?
Chris Naffziger at St. Louis Patina. saw one, and found out about it.
The next time I
take a ride on the Tube in London, I’ll think about what some Tube lines
actually tunnel through. Like the plague pits.
Hugh Whelchel at
Faith, Work, & Economics reflects on why the flourishing of faith often
depends upon suffering. A handwritten will is found in a church in Scotland, and
it sheds light on what happened to a woman who refused to leave her Jewish
students in World War II Budapest. A Philistine cemetery has been found in Ashkelon
in Israel. And good poetry.
On occasion, I’ve
posted links to drawings, paintings, and wood furniture and utensils created by
Jack Baumgartner at the School of the Transfer of Energy. Turns out someone was
interested enough in the art he creates to film it.
Life and Culture
George Orwell’s Fierce Modesty – Peter Wehner at First Things.
Governing the Deplorables – Rod Dreher at American Conservative Magazine.
Poetry
Over Heard – Adam Whipple at Curator Magazine.
Concert and casserole – Barbara Mackenzie at Signed…BKM.
Pool – Lynn White at Poetry Breakfast.
The Oath – Tim Good at Pics, Poems, and
Ponderings.
10 Greatest Poems Ever Written – Society of Classical Poets.
Work
Productivity Hacks Will Never Replace
Hard Work – Tracey
Boudine at Entrepreneur.
Art and Photography
The Stories to be Discovered by Finding a
Stone Wall – Chris
Naffziger at St. Louis Patina.
British Stuff
The strange, gruesome truth about plague
pits and the Tube – Amanda
Ruggeri at BBC (Hat Tip: J of India).
Eton and the Making of a Modern Elite – Christopher Bellaigue at The Economist.
Chandos portrait cleaning may reveal the
Bard’s true visage – The
History Blog.
Wondering about Southwark in Bath – Loitering with Intent.
Writing
For the Kings and Queens of Appalachia – Anna Wess at Appalachian Ink.
Write, Now – Ann Kroeker.
Faith
Weeds among us – Amanda Hill at Hill + Pen.
Explaining the Difficult Question of Why
True Flourishing Requires Suffering
– Hugh Whelchel at the Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics.
When Christians don’t pledge allegiance:
Denver Bronco takes a knee
– David Rupert at Red-Letter Believers.
First Ever Philistine Cemetery Unearthed
at Ashkelon – Bible
History Daily.
Will belonging to Scot who died in
Auschwitz found in church archives
– Harriet Sherwood at The Guardian.
Jack’s Story by Isaiah Eldridge
Painting: A Young Man Reading, oil on canvas by Albert Ranney Chewett (1877-1965), Bushey Museum, United Kingdom.
