Category: Blog

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The Virtue of Brand

Judging by its reaction to the Ray Rice situation—the NFL cares deeply about the issue of domestic violence. The Ravens cut Rice immediately after “seeing”

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A Personal Invitation

Let me begin by expressing my deep gratitude to Sarina Gruver Moore for guest-blogging for me all summer here on The 12.  Sarina is such

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Pannenberg

Wolfhart Pannenberg, 1928-2014I heard over the weekend that German theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg has died. He made immense contributions to theology in the past several decades,

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Ye Olden Reality TV

I suppose we Medieval & Renaissance geeks get our fair share of thrills in popular culture. The Lord of the Rings movies alone have given

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Red Rock Miracles

Henry Whipple was one of the first students. Don’t be fooled–not the Henry Whipple, the famous Minnesota missionary who, in 1862, pleaded with President Lincoln for the lives

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After the Flood

New York City is a great place. But being the most populous city in the US, as well as an international media headquarters, carries with

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We begin, again

Yesterday at 2:00 PM it hit me that I am no longer on vacation; I wanted my afternoon nap. It was my first day back

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