July to December 2008 Archives
The essays in this file were first published between July and Dec. 2008. The topics I covered, as well as specific literature I referenced, are indexed in the file “July to December 2008 Index”. I have published the index to help readers look up items of particular interest. Essay One Arts! Shvarts! by Teri Ong I am going to be teaching a course next semester on Puritan literature and art (yes, there was some!). Knowing that about me would give you a clue that I am not heavily vested in the modern or post-modern eras in terms of art history […]
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January to June 2008 Archives
The following essays were first published between January and June 2008. The specific topics and literary references are listed in the “January to June 2008 Index.” The index will help readers find items of particular interest. Essay One The High Cost of Heart Surgery by Teri Ong We have a dear little friend in our church who is just past three and a half years old. In that short while he has had three major heart reconstruction surgeries. Two of the three have had touch and go moments. All of them have been life-or-death procedures for our friend. He has […]
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August to December 2007 Archives
The following essays were published between August and December 2007. Specific topics and literary references are listed in the “August to December 2007 Index” for ease of locating items of interest. Essay One Having Faith in Faith by Teri Ong I was as shocked as anyone to read on the front page of my hometown newspaper (The Greeley Tribune) ཁMother Teresa: ‘I Have No Faith.’ཁ My first thought was, ཁWon’t the popular press have a hey-day with thisཀཁ Why would they want to put this on the front page? Why didn’t they write a front-page story when noted atheist Antony […]
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March to July 2007 Archives
The following essays were published from March to July 2007. Specific topics and literary references are listed in the “March to July 2007 Index.” Essay One The Outlook Is Bleak Re: Anna Nicole Smith by Teri Ong If Guinness gave a record for the world’s longest lawyer joke it would almost certainly be held by Charles Dickens’ novel Bleak House. In most editions, the book runs over 800 pages. It was the novel C. S. Lewis happened to be reading when he said that there never was a novel long enough, nor a teacup big enough to suit his tastes. […]
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