Can We Count On Our Better Angels?

by Kevin Burton    From Shakespeare to Lincoln to Susan Ashton come thoughts today of “better angels.”    “Better angels of our nature,” was the phrase Lincoln used in his first inaugural address.  That speech was a plea, ultimately ignored, for unity in a nation divided over the issue of slavery.    We think Lincoln …

The Christian Poetry Of Susan Ashton

by Kevin Burton    In college, I was the guy arguing that rock and roll is poetry.  I was probably saying it is the real poetry.    No, not the “Shake Your Booty,” kind of rock. We’re talking the “Sounds of Silence” or “Both Sides Now,” that kind.    Real poetry, as opposed to someone …