Housebound, and enjoying a brief respite from the cancer that is killing him, the New Yorker’s longtime art critic Peter Schjeldahl has been pondering Big Questions. Given his profession, his Big Questions might seem rather different than yours or mine. Among them, this … Continued
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Can We Thank God Here and Now?
“In everything, give thanks,” commands the Apostle Paul (I Thessalonians 5:18). And, impressively, Paul wrote that sort of thing all the time to the churches under his care, even while he himself was in prison (Philippians 4:6). But seriously: in everything? … Continued
Will We Learn, or Just Return?
“I’m getting sick of this virus!” the six-year-old said, stamping her little sandals, while the adults wryly chuckled over the ambiguity in her expostulation. Getting back to normal is what she wants. And it’s what so many of us want. … Continued