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Real Men Read Poetry

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Oil on canvas. The Robert L. Stuart CollectionLuis Jiménez Aranda (Spanish, 1845-1928), ‘The Poet,’ 1881 COMMENTARY: Great literature shows us who we are. It is like a mirror that shows us ourselves. It shows us… 

Memo to the White House: God Became Man 9 Months Before He Was Born

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Background: The White House in Washington, D.C. Foreground: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, “The Virgin of the Lilies,” 1899. EDITORIAL: A White House message marking the Immaculate Conception repeated a common misunderstanding about when the Incarnation began —… 

Pharaoh’s Hardened Heart Meets God’s First Sign

Benjamin West (1738-1820), “Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh,” BJU Museum and Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Aaron’s staff becomes a serpent, the magicians answer in kind, and the drama of the plagues…