Noteworthy book posts I'm ruminating on these days: Big Truths for Little Kids:  a wise and thoughtful review of Susan Hunt's classic book at The ...

THE PROPHETS:  Elijah ?The great days of the kings are over.  God promised to divide the kingdom after Solomon's time, doctor and (surprise!) that's just ...

Dystopian fiction for middle-grades isn't new: Lois Lowry's The Giver is a classic of the genre.  The success of The Hunger Games means similar titles ...

On Tuesday,> Janie talked about the Higgs boson, and the search for what's under the surface in physics.  Today, I've invited Nathan Huffstutler, a writing ...

God particle, Higgs boson—it's been news since Independence Day (no relation to said holiday) and most of us scratch our heads.  It’s too hot to ...

THE KINGS:  Solomon's Fall ?It's clear this week that although Solomon was the pinnacle of earthly kings, he wasn't the King the Israelites were waiting ...

Happy 4th everybody!  We're wrapping up two very fun weeks at Redeemedreader, and I feel a little like a kid on Christmas morning.  Happy it's ...

“If men were angels,” wrote James Madison in The Federalist #51, “government would not be necessary.”  While understanding what Madison meant, he wasn’t quite accurate.  ...

Dr. Carol Swain is a Vanderbilt law professor with numerous publications--books and articles--to her credit.  Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Dr. Swain was a tenured ...

THE KINGS:  Wisdom Solomon was the wisest earthly king ever before or ever since.  Where did he get that wisdom?  And how can we get ...

Those delegates to the Second Continental Convention probably had no idea what they were creating when they signed a certain document back in July of ...

Compared to the aristocracy in Europe, these were really modest people and they weren't perfect people...[but] they really lived motivated by these ideas.   If you ...