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Embracing Heroes of the Past, Warts and All
- Culture, Featured, History, Religion, Western Civilization
- March 10, 2026

One of my sons gave me some belated Christmas gifts just as cold and snow clamped down on my little town. Among these was a copy of Alfred Lansing’s “Endurance,” a narrative account of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 who fought for nearly two years to survive the gales, sub-zero temperatures, and
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Just recently, a 40-something friend confessed a fact about herself that blew me away: She hasn’t set foot inside a movie theater since she was three years old. In her childhood, the family budget precluded jaunts to the theater. The introduction of videos, DVDs, and streaming services one by one afforded her plenty of film
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“[F]orgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Millions of Christians make that request all the time while praying the Lord’s Prayer. That “as” is the tricky part, as it could be taken to mean that we simply forgive others and ask God to do the same for us, or more
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In two different states we’re seeing the immediate negative effects of recent elections. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised lots of freebies on the campaign trail, along with higher taxes on the wealthy. No freebies yet, but multimillionaires are already packing their bags. The Mamdani administration further displayed its incompetence during the recent snowstorm, with long delays
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