by Glenn Sunshine | Apr 12, 2025 | Discipleship, Featured, Reflections
We are coming into Holy Week, the climax of Lent in the Western churches. In the Orthodox world, Great Lent ended on Friday; today is Lazarus Saturday, the commemoration of the raising of Lazarus and another fast day; then comes Palm Sunday and Holy Week, which are...
by Glenn Sunshine | Apr 7, 2025 | Bible & Theology, C.S. Lewis, Discipleship
One of the things I have been looking into lately has been C.S. Lewis’s spiritual formation. While those familiar with his biography will know about his conversion, his growth as a Christian is largely ignored. Part of the reason for this is that Lewis himself doesn’t...
by Glenn Sunshine | Mar 31, 2025 | C.S. Lewis, Culture, Featured, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Politics
In the previous post, I looked at a Substack by Eugene Terekhin that argued that nations are based on a founding vision, and that when that vision is lost, the nation crumbles. His argument is correct, and I fear we are seeing it played out right now in Europe. But...
by Glenn Sunshine | Mar 24, 2025 | Culture, Culture & Society, Featured, Worldview
If you are not familiar with Eugene Terekhin’s substack, you should be. He publishes invariably interesting short articles daily. Last week, one in particular caught my eye. It posed the question, “why do nations rise and fall?” and used the archaeological site of...
by Glenn Sunshine | Mar 17, 2025 | Church History, Church Year, Featured, History
It is St. Patrick’s Day. I have been away for the last two weeks helping take care of a new grandchild and her sister, so I haven’t had much time to write. Instead, I’ll offer some links and a prayer associated with Patrick. A Few Links The first is a video I did a...