(1.1) “Galahad and the Grail” – Beginning in the Middle. Book One: ‘The Coming of Galahad’ (by “book” is meant a large section of this installment of Guite’s Arthuriad). Stave One: ‘The Childhood of Galahad’ (a “stave” is an old-fashioned term for the stanza of a poem, a verse in a song, or a chapter in …
“Galahad and the Grail” by Malcolm Guite – Introduction. [Published 2026 by Rabbit Room Press, the first of a four-volume retelling of the King Arthur legends named “Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad” which includes 25 stunning woodcut illustrations by artist Stephen Crotts] “My calling is to kindle my own and other people’s imagination for Christ… for my …
Thoughts on “Redemptive Education” (Steven Larson, July, 2026) “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your profit, who leads you in the way you should go.” (Isaiah 48:17). I love the idea of redemption, and I’m a lifelong educator, so I …
Book Review #23 – “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. Building a Case for Books. It’s amazing that we have reached a point in our advanced society when we actually have to make a sales pitch for books. And yet the latest neurological research continues to confirm what we have already known intuitively… All the latest cognitive studies point …
Unpacking St. Peter’s List. The List. “Because you have been given all these blessings, it’s time now for you to apply yourself with diligence to those gifts of grace; make every effort in exercising your faith to develop excellence; and in exercising excellence develop knowledge; and in exercising knowledge develop inner strength; and in exercising inner strength …
Different Angles on St. Peter’s List. The List. “Because you have been given all these blessings, it’s time now for you to apply yourself with diligence to those gifts of grace; make every effort with all zeal to take your basic faith and develop moral excellence; and to that virtue add an intimate knowledge of …
St. Peter’s List By God’s Grace and Human Effort. The List. “Because you have been given all these blessings, it’s time now for you to apply yourself with diligence to those gifts of grace; make every effort with all zeal to take your basic faith and develop moral excellence; and to that virtue add an intimate knowledge of God; and …
St. Peter’s List is Rooted in Knowledge, Grace and Glory. The List… “Because you have been given all these blessings, it’s time now for you to apply yourself with diligence to those gifts of grace; make every effort with all zeal to take your basic faith and develop moral excellence; and to that virtue add an intimate knowledge of God; …
St. Peter’s List: A Look at the Author. The List. “Because you have been given all these blessings, it’s time now for you to apply yourself with diligence to those gifts of grace; make every effort with all zeal to take your basic faith and develop moral excellence; and to that virtue add an intimate …
Hold Those Thoughts! Summing It Up with Praiseworthy Thinking… “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is TRUE, whatever is HONORABLE, whatever is RIGHTEOUS, whatever is PURE, whatever is WINSOME, whatever is COMMENDABLE, if there is any MORAL EXCELLENCE, if there is anything PRAISEWORTHY… dwell on these things.” (Philippians 4:8). Dwell – (Greek, “logizesthe”): an accounting term that literally means to carefully use your …
Hold That Thought! If there is any Excellence… “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is TRUE, whatever is HONORABLE, whatever is RIGHTEOUS, whatever is PURE, whatever is WINSOME, whatever is COMMENDABLE, if there is any MORAL EXCELLENCE, if there is anything PRAISEWORTHY… dwell on these things.” (Philippians 4:8). Dwell – (Greek, “logizesthe”): an accounting term that literally means to carefully use your …
Hold That Thought! Whatsoever is Commendable… “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is TRUE, whatever is HONORABLE, whatever is RIGHTEOUS, whatever is PURE, whatever is WINSOME, whatever is COMMENDABLE, if there is any MORAL EXCELLENCE, if there is anything PRAISEWORTHY… dwell on these things.” (Philippians 4:8). Dwell – (Greek, “logizesthe”): an accounting term that literally means to carefully use your …