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Simple Gifts
Simple Gifts is the gift of time and freedom. It is the simple presentation of the written word spoken without commentary. Join us in ruminating on great stories, poems, history, philosophy, theology, art and science. Amidst chaos, find the “valley of love and delight,” a true simplicity, where “to bow and to bend we will not be ashamed,” where we can ponder the greatest words ever written, turning them over and over, “till by turning, turning, we come round right.” If you enjoy our content…
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The Man Who Missed Christmas, by J. Edgar Park
It is amazing to me that God sometimes gives us exactly what we need to put our feet back on the track. Having spent 25 years as an atheist professor of…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 16 (Conclusion)
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 15
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 14
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 13
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 12
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 11
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 10
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 9
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 8
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 7
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 6
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 5
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 4
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 3
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 2
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens, Part 1
The Spirit of Christmas, always, is Christ, the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world, the gift of God to man. That same spirit inhabits this Christmas…
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ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 9a
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
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Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 12
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
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THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #43b, ”Powers Conferred by the Constitution,” (Cont.) by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
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THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 2, Chapter 1a
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part Two: On The Man Called Christ Chapter One: The God in the Cave Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of the…
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EVANGELINE: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 6
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks." This first line of Longfellow's poem has rung down across time, as his poem was meant to…
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ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 8b
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
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Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 11
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #43a, ”Powers Conferred by the Constitution,” (Cont.) by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
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THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 8c
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Eight: The End of the World Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of…
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EVANGELINE: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 5
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks." This first line of Longfellow's poem has rung down across time, as his poem was meant to…
- Simple Gifts
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 8a
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 10
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #42, ”Powers Conferred by the Constitution,” (Cont.) by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
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THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 8b
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Eight: The End of the World Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of…
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EVANGELINE: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 4
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks." This first line of Longfellow's poem has rung down across time, as his poem was meant to…
- Simple Gifts
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 7b
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 9
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
TTHE FEDERALIST PAPERS #41b, ”General View of Powers Conferred by the Constitution,” by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
- Simple Gifts
THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 8a
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Eight: The End of the World Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of…
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EVANGELINE: A Tale Of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 3
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks." This first line of Longfellow's poem has rung down across time, as his poem was meant to…
- Simple Gifts
EVANGELINE: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 2
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks." This first line of Longfellow's poem has rung down across time, as his poem was meant to…
- Simple Gifts
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 7a
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 8
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #41a, ”General View of Powers Conferred by the Constitution,” by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
- Simple Gifts
THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 7c
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Seven: The War of the Gods and the Demons Gilbert Kyle Chesterton…
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ROBINSON CRUSOE, by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 6b
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 7
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #40, ”Powers of Convention to Form Mixed Government Examined and Sustained,” by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
- Simple Gifts
THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 7b
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Seven: The War of the Gods and the Demons Gilbert Kyle Chesterton…
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EVANGELINE, A TALE OF ACADIE by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 1
"This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks." This first line of Longfellow's poem has rung down across time, as his poem was meant to…
- Simple Gifts
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 6a
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 6
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #38, ”The Incoherence of the Objections,” (Cont.) by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
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THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 7a
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Seven: The War of the Gods and the Demons Gilbert Kyle Chesterton…
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THE SONG OF HIAWATHA by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Parts 21 and 22 (Conclusion)
One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of…
- Simple Gifts
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 5b
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 5
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #37, ”Difficulties in Devising a Proper Form of Government,” by James Madison
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…
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THE EVERLASTING MAN by G. K. Chesterton, Part 1, Chapter 6d
THE EVERLASTING MAN by Gilbert Kyle Chesterton Part One: On The Creature Called Man Chapter Six: Demons and Philosopher Gilbert Kyle Chesterton remains one of…
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THE SONG OF HIAWATHA by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Part 20
One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of…
- Simple Gifts
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe, Chapter 5a
As an elementary school student, I remember reading for the first time Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. I was captivated by Crusoe's solitary ingenuity on the island…
- Simple Gifts
Plato’s GORGIAS, Part 4
Having not taught Plato's Gorgias since graduate school in the '90's, I had forgotten how rich and important this dialogue is to the Western tradition. Having…
- Simple Gifts
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS #36, ”General Power of Taxation” (Cont.), by Alexander Hamilton
Authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay to appear anonymously in New York papers under the pseudonym "Publius" in 1787 and 1788, the…