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7 Steps to Success—for Life and Business—from Ancient Wisdom 0
- Culture
- October 24, 2017
In the last several years, various employers have been offering a key piece of advice to their fellow businesses: “Don’t hire a millennial.” Judging from comments, this fear of millennials stems from their lack of work ethic. But two highly successful businessmen are taking a different approach. Ted Malloch, CEO of Global Fiduciary Governance, and
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3 Common Words That Never Appear in the Bible (And What That Says About Us)0
- Literature
- October 24, 2017
In The Mind of the Maker, her brilliant book about theology and art, Dorothy L. Sayers discusses the differences between the biblical and modern attitudes toward life as revealed in the language we use. Sayers provides an illuminating quote from a Unitarian minister named L. P. Jacks: “I am informed by philologists that the rise
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The Ethical Principle of ‘Epikeia’2
- Philosophy
- October 24, 2017
It’s 2 a.m. and Claire has been stuck at a red light for five minutes. She knows that it’s against the law to run a red light. However, no other cars are in sight, and it seems ridiculous to wait for the light to turn green. Should she run the red light and continue her
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Is Marriage Obsolete? 4 Essential Reads 0
- Culture
- October 23, 2017
#1: Fewer ‘I dos’ There’s no doubt: Fewer people are making a commitment to marriage. Barely “more than half of adults in the U.S. say they’re living with a spouse,” writes Jay Zagorsky, an economist at The Ohio State University. “It is the lowest share on record, and down from 70 percent in 1967.” What’s
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5 (Fake) Tips From the 1950s on How to Be a Good Housewife 1
- Culture
- October 23, 2017
In a restaurant in Cannon Beach, Oregon, one will find on the wall an excerpt from a 1950s-era “high school home economics textbook” that offers readers several tips on how to be a good wife. They consist of the following: 1) Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal
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Was C.S. Lewis a Libertarian?0
- Literature
- October 23, 2017
Most of us are familiar with C. S. Lewis and his enduringly popular Chronicles of Narnia, his Space Trilogy, his various works of Christian apologetics such as Mere Christianity, and his natural law classic, The Abolition of Man. But only a small fraction of Lewis’ readers are aware that Lewis, for all his personal distaste
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7 Steps to Success—for Life and Business—from Ancient Wisdom 0