'There Are Two': Pope Gelasius and Jefferson's 'Wall of Separation'Kenneth Craycraft
In a Jan. 1, 1802, letter to the Danbury, Connecticut, Baptist Association, President Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the most famous sentences in American presidential history. After quoting the religion ...
75 years after George Orwell's '1984,' we are awash in Newspeak and Doublethink Kenneth Craycraft
The Book of Genesis explains that God created the universe by His word alone, speaking the world into existence. As we read throughout the first chapter of Genesis, "God said, 'Let there be ... '" ...
Why the Magnificat is the perfect prayer in AdventKenneth Craycraft
Anyone who says evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours regularly recites the Magnificat from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Named for its first word in Latin, this canticle is one of only ...
The Didache: An ancient catechism, a contemporary message Kenneth Craycraft
Only 150 years ago, in October 1873, Eastern Orthodox theologian (and later Metropolitan of Nicomedia) Philotheos Bryennios made a monumental discovery in the bowels of the library of the Great School ...
Why does Obi-Wan remind me of St. Joan of Arc?Kenneth Craycraft
In the epic lightsaber battle between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi from Episode IV of "Star Wars," Obi-Wan utters one of the most famous lines from the entire franchise: "You can't win, Darth. If ...
'Down there by the train': The gospel of Tom Waits Kenneth Craycraft
On March 6, 1973, a 23-year-old nightclub singer named Tom Waits released his first album, "Closing Time." Best known for The Eagles' cover of the opening song, "Ol' '55," "Closing Time" did ...
