by clay on August 15, 2009
It’s hard to put into words what the loss of a grandparent means. I guess this is the fourth time it has happened to me, though I only remember three. My grandmother (Mom’s mom) died in 1979, when I was only three years old. The first I remember was Grandpa Ginn, who died in 2004. [...]
by clay on August 13, 2009
After my last post (a book review of The Unlikely Disciple) I had a chat conversation with a friend from my hometown about my take on rules imposed on some college students. First, I’ll quote myself (the only time I’ll ever get quoted) from my previous article. I understand from first hand experience that the [...]
by clay on August 11, 2009
Going undercover at the nation’s largest Evangelical Christian university is no small accomplishment. For a person who was born and raised a liberal, sometime Quaker, it must be nearly impossible. Kevin Roose managed it, spending a semester as an undergraduate student at Liberty University. He just happened to be writing a book about his experiences, [...]