Front Porch Republic

For anyone who endeavors to read or teach "Paradise Lost" for the first time, I could hardly imagine a better single-volume guide to the work’s author, context, themes, and significance.

Returning home on any other evening, I might have noticed the gold leaf edges of the icons on the shelf smoldering from the sun through the window.

We don’t have to ride along.

Wendell Berry has written a ninth Port William novel, and it is unlike any other in the set.

Is there any room for common ground between these competing views?

Kudos to Ari Aster and his film "Eddington" for showing us the truth of what is happening to us in our social media saturated world.

Deep down, humans not only want but also require enduring, stable relationships.

Crouched between reflective handrails and stained cloth seats holding the memories of seasons past, I encountered daily more humanity, more culture, and more reverent wisdom than perhaps ever before.

Apprenticeship, not exploitation—and why place still matters.

When will we confront the reality that terrible things can be etched into our memories in milliseconds?

Belonging cannot be immediately grasped, but it must be chosen little by little.

I pray Charlie’s old neighbors will keep the flags flying, the campus debates respectful, and their doors open to all visitors.