“He burst forth on the world like Jove in thunder.” I first heard this evocative phrase in my freshman political science class in college when we were discussing Thomas Paine’s impact on the American Revolutionary War. Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, had so shocked and galvanized revolutionary thinkers that it was said…

Do you remember when you first learned to swallow whole pills instead of having them smashed up and mixed in with your applesauce or some other squishy food? Wasn’t it traumatic to stick a giant pill on the back of your tongue and trust that you wouldn’t choke when you…

The Didache (pronounced did-akh-ay) is a first-century document that reportedly captured and preserved the central teachings of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles in clear, succinct form. Amid its exhortations about faith, fasting, the Eucharist, ethical behaviors, and more, The Didache says this about prayer: “As the Lord commanded in His Gospel…

There is a difference between things that are unexplainable and unknowable. I cannot explain exactly how love works, but I have been deeply in love with Jessica for more than half of my lifetime. I can’t fully explain how a daughter is able to melt her father’s heart; however, with…