All posts filed under: Monday Musings

The stuff of life

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A beautiful novel reminds us that “Words, especially those written, are immortal.”

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Presenting the top MTC posts for 2025, based on reader views.

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Seeing myself in the books I chose to read in 2025.

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My annual list of the books I’ve read over the past twelve months.

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Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” is an important reminder of why America rejected kings.

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Talking with Amy-Jill Levine about what foreshadows the familiar nativity stories of Advent.

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Photos from another year around the sun full of growth, travel, family, friends, and love.

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The story of how one of the most famous celebrities of her time became a French spy during WW II.

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Lessons in history – and on the art of being human – from David McCullough.

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Francis Collins looks at four core sources of wisdom: truth, science, faith, and trust.