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The Past can be a Pain

June 21, 2019 By Coyle Neal

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Review of Anne McCaffrey’s “Dragonquest” Read more

A Fruitless Search

June 14, 2019 By Coyle Neal

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Review of Bradley Birzer’s “Seeking Christendom” Read more

The Past is Helpful

June 7, 2019 By Coyle Neal

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Review of Anne McCaffrey’s “Dragonflight” Read more

Augustine on the usefulness of Heretics

May 31, 2019 By Coyle Neal

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Continuing to work through a volume of the church fathers, I’ve stumbled across this gem from one of Augustine’s sermons: Mark then, holy brethren, the usefulness of heretics; their usefulness, that is, in respect of the designs of God, who makes a good use even of those that are bad; whereas, as regards themselves, the fruit of their own designs is rendered to them, and not that good which God brings out of them. Just as in the case of Judas;… Read more

The Bored Housewives’ Detective Agency

May 24, 2019 By Coyle Neal

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For various personal reasons, the Neal household has recently been subject to the BBC. Specifically, we’ve been watching through Season 1 of The Bletchley Circle. Don’t get me wrong, I can stand BBC on occasion. Sherlock was worthwhile, and I tolerated a bit of Downton Abbey. But in general I prefer explosions, zombies, or aliens bent on wiping out half the universe just because they can. Still, The Bletchley Circle is interesting enough, I guess. The premise is that a group of female code-breakers… Read more