Myths of America: I Am the Master of My Fate 10/11/2017 American folklore is full of tales of the individual man (or woman but it’s usually a man) defeating all odds. Whether it’s the cowboy, the immigrant, or the soldier, as Americans we treasure stories of individuals defying the odds and saving the day. We love the idea of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps and getting on with it. One of our favorite hymns in the American hymnal (written by an Englishman) is William E. Henley’s Invictus, “Under the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody, READ MORE
American folklore is full of tales of the individual man (or woman but it’s usually a man) defeating all odds. Whether it’s the cowboy, the immigrant, or the soldier, as Americans we treasure stories of individuals defying the odds and saving the day. We love the idea of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps and getting on with it. One of our favorite hymns in the American hymnal (written by an Englishman) is William E. Henley’s Invictus, “Under the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody,
Fireside Philosophy 05/14/2017 One question we get a lot at the Fireside Community is "when you guys make your podcast do you record next to a fire?" My answer so far has always been a sigh and a "no." I try to explain that it has more to do with our philosophy than our aesthetic but people don't always get it. When we got together and started thinking through what we wanted to make we came back to one thing over and over: community. We have a core belief that everything about the Christian life comes back to community. "'A READ MORE
One question we get a lot at the Fireside Community is "when you guys make your podcast do you record next to a fire?" My answer so far has always been a sigh and a "no." I try to explain that it has more to do with our philosophy than our aesthetic but people don't always get it. When we got together and started thinking through what we wanted to make we came back to one thing over and over: community. We have a core belief that everything about the Christian life comes back to community. "'A
