From Electrician to Policeman in A Day
The city of El Paso had allocated funds to the wrong departments and so the police had their pick of which men would get to ‘join’ the force. My grandfather...
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
While listening to the song “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” I was struck by the words “Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel,” and I couldn’t help but...
Defiance and Compromise
How the Early Methodist Church Went from Defining the Worlds Standards to Compliance and How We Can Learn from That Today.
Review: Surprised by Agape by Justin Wiggins
Surprised by Agape is Justin Wiggins’s conversion story and tribute to C. S. Lewis, whose works significantly shaped the author’s worldview and with who he parallels his own transformation story...
Review: The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry by Paul W. Chilcote
In similar fashion with his other published books on women in ministry, Paul Wesley Chilcote’s The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry: A Documentary History offers its readers a vast selection of...
Human Capital and the Rise of Women’s Economic Rights
There are many ways to measure growth in the Postbellum economy between 1865-1900. Some examine quantitative measurements of economic conditions such as the Gross Domestic Product (DGP). In contrast, others...