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The Lost World of Manners, Dress, and Literature 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Literature, MomThink
- April 7, 2026
Recently I revisited a famous antiquarian bookshop. Marks & Co. closed decades ago, but it lives on in Helene Hanff’s memoir “84, Charing Cross Road” and its companion 1987 film starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. My library had both the book and the DVD, so I spent an evening traveling back in time to 1950s London
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Dress Every Sunday Like it’s Easter Sunday 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 3, 2026
This coming Sunday is Easter, and American churches are ready to receive larger crowds of worshipers. While church attendance in general has decreased, 90% of pastors still report Easter Sunday as one of their three most attended services, alongside Christmas and Mother’s Day. Whether for cultural reasons, family pressure, or habit, the Church’s opportunities for
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Satan’s Lies Wear Holy Clothes 1
- Culture, Family, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Western Civilization
- March 31, 2026
Paul writes plainly in 2 Corinthians 11:14: “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” This isn’t a metaphor. It’s a real warning. Satan doesn’t come dressed in red carrying a pitchfork. He comes dressed in white, speaking convincingly about holiness and truth. His dark disguise is counterfeit light. The Myth Worth
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‘Be Stars in the Darkness’ – a Letter to America’s Grandkids 0
- Family, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- March 30, 2026
During a recent move, I came across a copy of a 2021 letter I’d sent to my grandchildren. According to their parents, my older grandkids, then roughly ages eight to 16, were troubled and confused by the restrictions of the Covid pandemic and the bitter political divisions evident in the 2020 presidential race. In the
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Dress for Success, Not for Chili’s 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink
- March 27, 2026
Several years ago, I joined some friends on a trip to Mackinac Island, a place famous for its Victorian culture and ban on automobiles. After bicycling around the island, we decided to splurge and have tea at The Grand Hotel, which is as polished as its name sounds. Before trooping in for tea, however, we
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Raising the Birthrate First Means Reviving Romance 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Western Civilization
- March 26, 2026
“Failure is one of God’s educators,” writes William George Jordan in his 1898 book, “The Majesty of Calmness.” I agree, but with this exception: You actually must sit in that classroom, eyes and ears open, notebook at the ready. Too often politicians and many other Americans are asleep or cutting class during that lesson. Which
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