Jason Van Boom interviews author and educator, C. Derick Varn, about the with the college admissions bribery scandal, and what this tells us about trends in higher education today. How does modern…
When people learn that I am a writer, the main question they ask me is, “Do you ever get writer’s block?” Even though I have been asked this question dozens of times,…
The Victorian novelist, theologian and fantasy writer, George MacDonald (1824-1905), suffered much during his life. Providing for eleven children was always a great weight on his mind, even after his books began…
What do recent developments in the rebuilding of Notre Dame cathedral tell us about trends in ecclesiastical and civic architecture? How does the sacramental understanding of architecture compare with modern architectural designs,…
My friend, Ollie Perry, recently uploaded a video he took from when I spoke at the George MacDonald Gold Country Gathering 2018. The purpose of this gathering was to launch my father’s…
What is classical education? How can the liberal arts fortify children against anxiety, depression and addiction? What was Charlotte Mason’s contribution to classical education? These are some of the questions that Robin…
I wanted to expand on some themes that Jason and I talked explored (albeit tangentially) back in the second episode of our podcast. In this show I observed that in America today…
Within contemporary medical discourse, the two most important ethical axioms are “choice” and “patient autonomy.” Even with issues that we might expect to be animated by broader ethical considerations–for example, life and…
From “The Robin & Boom Show Episode 3” “…a lot of parents with traditional Christian values are increasingly unhopeful about being able to pass those values on to the next generation… And…
Once Albert Einstein was traveling on a train from Princeton. When the conductor came down the aisle punching tickets the great physicist reached into his vest pocket, but could not find his…
“…what we suffer from to-day is humility in the wrong place. Modesty has moved from the organ of ambition. Modesty has settled upon the organ of conviction; where it was never meant…
Presentation at Gold Country Gathering 2019: George MacDonald and the Life of Gratitude; Presentation at George MacDonald Gathering (2018); Review of George MacDonald: A Writer’s Life; Coming to Jesus in Utter Dearth…
