By Sheldon Greaves Note: This started as a Facebook post, but it seemed like a good idea to expand it just a little. While reading the ancient Greek version of Luke’s nativity last night, I was struck as I always … Continue reading
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By Sheldon Greaves There is an assumption that lies behind much of the opposition to efforts by people of good will to provide aid and support to people who find themselves in tight economic times. That myth is that if … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves It’s something we all heard in graduate school, those of us who were in some kind of humanities or liberal arts program: employers love liberal arts graduates. They are looking for people who can communicate, express themselves … Continue reading
It has always amazed me how one of the signature holidays in the U.S., Thanksgiving, has somehow managed to evade the level of commercialization that accompanies its more gaudy sibling, Christmas. There is some level of consumerism, of course, and … Continue reading