Presentation at George MacDonald Gathering (2018)

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…

The Robin & Boom Show #05 – Interview with Michael d’Esterre on Classical Education and Emotional Wellness

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…

Functional Nominalism and Contemporary Political Discourse

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…

Cholesterol and Patient Autonomy

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…

Don’t Take Short-Cuts With Your Teenagers

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…

Humility in the Wrong Place

“…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…

Links to All George MacDonald Articles

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…

The Power of Baby Steps in a Superman Culture

“If only someone would tell me what to do!” I often thought as I lay awake at night, going over and over the same problems in my mind. The situation I found…

The Robin & Boom Show #07 – Interview with Dr. David Wang on Notre-Dame Cathedral (Part 2)

In this second interview with Dr. David Wang, we continue to learn about Notre-Dame Cathedral and the significance of the recent fire. Dr. Wang explains how Notre-Dame cathedral is an incarnation of…

The Meaning of “Fallen Nature”

From my article “Was Calvin a Nominalist? Part 1: Historical and Theological Background” …to say that human beings have “a fallen nature” refers to more than simply each individual’s inability to stop…

Snowden on Double Standard at DOJ

Edward Snowden makes some insightful observations about the double standard of justice that is occurring with the indictment against Julian Assange vs. the DOJ’s decision not to charge President Trump. Read carefully…

Misfiring of the Longing for Goodness

From my earlier post ‘Virtue and Classical Education: A Commencement Address to a Graduating Class’: “We all long for Christ’s presence, for the beatific vision. We long for Him like flowers stretching…



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