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Manhood, Womanhood, and Misogyny in 12th Century Europe

The past few weeks have caused me to think a great deal about gender relations in both the Church and the world in general. The catalyst for this thinking has …

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The Forsaken Monarch has Landed!

My second novel, The Forsaken Monarch, continues that story of Empress Maud of England that I began with The Girl Empress. Here comes the plot description. England is in chaos. …

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My Experience of Black America

Over the past week, I sat down at my computer to write about black America, by which I mean Americans of African descent and their culture. I had hesitated to …

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The Reformation was a Tragedy

We haven’t hit the month of October yet, and already I have read so much about the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation that I would just assume be done …

Society

What is my Novel About? Here’s the Answer.

These days, I tend to get the same question time after time. “What is your novel about?” People ask this question after they learn that I have written a novel. …

Society

The Speeding up of History

I can’t help observing that things seem to be moving a good deal faster today than they ever did in previous eras. My grandmother was born in 1932. Her childhood …

Church

No Thank You, Aquinas: Women Are Not Misbegotten

Thomas Aquinas was undoubtedly one of the greatest thinkers in Christian history. His Summa Theologica is quite possibly the most influential theological tome of all time. Christians of all stripes …

Society / State

Bhagat Singh Thind Had His Citizenship Revoked…in 1923

The current debate over immigration that is taking place in the United States is certainly nothing new. Much as Americans like to pride themselves on being a “nation of immigrants”, …

Church / Society

B.B. Warfield in Dayton

When it comes to the history of Dayton, Ohio, my home for the past three years, there is pretty much one name that you need to know: Wright, as in …

Society

“The Chronicle of Maud: Fracture” Awaits Your Vote On Kindle Scout

Yes, it’s true: I wrote a novel. In fact, it is the first in a series of three novels that tell the life story of Empress Maud of England, also …