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Would You Survive the Worst Journey in the World?
- Culture, Featured, History, Western Civilization
- November 21, 2025
Sarah Reardon studied at Grove City College, taught at a classical Christian school, and is the author of a book of poems called Home Songs (Wipf and Stock 2025). Her essays have appeared in a variety of outlets.

On my honeymoon, my husband and I began reading J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring” aloud to each other as we drove. Some may deem that a nerdy way of spending one’s newlywed days, but we enjoyed it, and our enjoyment led us to read through the entire “Lord of the Rings” trilogy within
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“Does your mom let you wear jeans to church?” So spoke a family friend who was babysitting me and my siblings many years ago when our parents were away for the weekend. I had come downstairs that Sunday morning wearing jeans, a sweater, and a scarf. “Yes,” I said without hesitation. I thought her question
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“Just wait ‘til the honeymoon phase wears off.” “Just wait ‘til you have kids.” “Just wait ‘til he starts crawling.” “Just wait ‘til she’s a toddler.” “Just wait ‘til you have another one.” “Just wait ‘til they’re teenagers.” These, and other similar “just wait” statements, are all too common in small talk or discussion with
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“Be true to yourself” is one of the primary slogans of our culture. This same culture insists that if a man feels like a woman, he is one, and if a woman loves a woman, that’s all well and good, and if someone wants to murder their unborn child, so be it. In each case,
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