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Posts From Eric Anderson
A Peevish Old Man?
Sixty-two is nobody’s landmark year. Indeed as I mark this particular birthday, I tell myself that I am not anywhere near the biblical “three-score and ten,” and that many of
How Many Wolves?
Here’s an embarrassing admission. Though I am a scholar of nineteenth-century America, with a special interest in the era of the Civil War, I have never read one of the
In Defense of Indirection
Thomas Jefferson put that wonderful phrase “the pursuit of happiness” into the Declaration of Independence. Though both the man and the document deserve our reverence, it is, alas, a most
Ten Years From Now
Kelsey Workman wants to know what I will be doing ten years from now. That’s the assignment the editor of Mizpah, Southwestern’s annual, gave to everybody. God willing (or
Two Cheers for Technology
I am sitting in a hotel room in Orlando as I write this. There are wires all over the desk and my laptop computer, my iPhone and my Kindle have
How to Complain
There is an art to complaining—at least if you want people to listen to you or you want to change their behavior. I sometimes wonder if proper complaining is a
Talking in Front of the Children
My parents may have overdone it. They never “talked in front of the children” about pastors, teachers, or errant family members. I gradually caught on, on my own, that Grandma
Rituals
Every family has its Christmas traditions. Perhaps you remember growing up with a special star at the top of each year’s Christmas tree or the same delightful dessert on Christmas
Not for Everybody
The Marine Corps advertises that it is looking for “a few good men.” As much a warning as an appeal, it is a surprisingly successful way to attract recruits. “This
Students Are Invited to University Church
Dear Students: Good things are happening just off campus at the Keene Seventh-day Adventist Church. I invite you to join me in worship there tomorrow. The Keene Church is very
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