Dearest Rachel – Like most Monday nights, you would have been all over the theme at Sparks last night, having to do with dressing like your favorite superhero. Indeed, you had more than a few pieces to the puzzle that you would have put together to play the part of the ‘superhero’ you would haveContinue reading “Fancy Dress Hero”
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from Rachel: The Reign of Jotham and the Call of Isaiah
How was Jotham similar to his father, and how was he different? similar – “He did right in the eyes of the Lord. He made wise decisions for Judah, and the nation thrived under him.” different – “He didn’t go into the temple, where only the priests could go. He apparently didn’t become excessively prideful.Continue reading “from Rachel: The Reign of Jotham and the Call of Isaiah”
The False Dichotomy of the Heroic Binary
Dearest Rachel – I know that has to sound to you like an absurdly pretentious title; you’d think it belongs on some psych or sociology major’s graduate thesis. I realize that I sometimes refer to these letters to you as ‘essays,’ but this is a little over-the-top. And that’s more than a fair assessment. TheContinue reading “The False Dichotomy of the Heroic Binary”
Letters to Rachel 