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During 2017, LDS members will be studying the latest manual published by their church, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Gordon B. Hinckley. We will evaluate this book regularly, chapter by chapter, by showing interesting quotes and providing an...

At the American Interest, Charles Hill writes, in the middle of a fascinating, lengthy, read the whole thing essay titled, “On Decadence:” This vast societal transformation might be called “The Great Virtue Shift.” Almost every...

Eric Fischl, The Old Man’s Boat and the Old Man’s Dog, 1982.—Our time’s version of The Raft of the Medusa. Charles Hill identifies our time, the age of Decadence, as the period of time lying between the decline and the fall of...

Article (Leys) A Flemish Jesuit and a theologian of high reputation, born at Brecht, in the province of Antwerp, 1 October 1554; died at Louvain, 15 January 1623. His parents, honest people of the farming class, died when he was but six years old. In...

The other day, I went to help a co-worker set up his laptop. When teaching new topics, I’m a big fan of active participation, letting the other person drive as a means to better understanding. So, during the setup, I explained what we were doing, what...