Category Archives: writing & Such

Midweek Book Review

From the Washington Post – Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ may be the best novel of 2022 By Ron Charles — October 25, 2022 at 2:08 p.m. ET It’s barely Halloween. The ball won’t drop in Times Square for another two full months, and more good books will surely appear before the year ends. But I … Continue reading Midweek Book Review

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Twofer Thursday: Garrison Keillor at (almost) 80; and the Decline of Religion in the U.S.

There’s not a direct connection between the two items excerpted here. Garrison Keillor is definitely religious, in his low-key, often self-mocking way. But like others of his (& my) generation, he’s watched in bemusement as the generations behind him have been mostly quietly, but steadily dumping religion.  Following Keillor, pastor-researcher Ryan Burge takes a look … Continue reading Twofer Thursday: Garrison Keillor at (almost) 80; and the Decline of Religion in the U.S.

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