The Lure of the Inner Ring

In 1961 when Gus Grissom’s spacecraft sunk, he reportedly said, “the hatch just blew.” Today, forty-seven years later, we hear similar excuses from people who desire to avoid taking responsibility for themselves. We hear, “mistakes were made,” or “the system failed us.”

In 1944, C.S. Lewis told a class of university [...]

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America’s Dance

This fall, as we head toward the national election, we Americans will argue two main issues – the war in Iraq and the economy.  Looming even larger than the war is the threat of economic recession and what effect it will have on our pocketbooks and our psyche.  The debate will center on what role [...]

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