Category: Life & Tradition

2022 Chevrolet Silverado High County Crew Cab 4WD

The base engine for the 2022 Silverado is a 2.7L Turbo High-Output capable of 310 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque, which is a 24% increase in torque. Helping to promote that increased torque is the unique dual volute turbocharger with priority on oiling and cooling to take on the toughest jobs with ease. This…


Photos: Photographer’s Dream Encounter With Seal Pup in Russia’s Freezing Lake Baikal

The setting was Russia’s frozen Lake Baikal, and photographer Dmitry Kokh was diving deep under the endless cover of ice. Below him, the lake stretched a full kilometer down. His mission was epic, and lonely—until he spotted the little face of a seal pup emerging from its icy burrow. At once, he had the precious…


Volunteer Etiquette: Setting a Good Example as You Give Back

Becoming a volunteer is a great way to make new friends as you bond over a shared passion and the chance to make a positive difference in the world. Even though you aren’t getting paid, it is a job—so treat it as such. Day One Arrive at least 15 minutes early and sign the volunteer…


Being Good to Ourselves: Gaining Freedom Through God’s Truth and Goodness

Our days are filled with things that compete for our attention. Our jobs, our families, and our friends demand our time. This doesn’t include the new hobbies that interest us or the side ventures we want to take. Everything demands our time. But what about our spiritual fulfillment? Is this getting the attention it needs…


The Simple Truth About Greek Salad

Sometimes simplicity isn’t so simple. A recipe with just a few easily prepared ingredients nevertheless demands care with the quality to make it truly shines. Take the Greek salad, for example. In Greece, that’s horiatiki (xoriatiki), meaning “village salad,” a hint at its ubiquity. It’s a delicious, healthful dish with the bounty of a summer…


A Well-Rounded Pantry: Maximizing Nutrition in Your Food Storage

Traditional emergency food storage advice usually centers around amassing buckets of wheat, white rice, and canned food. In a pinch, you could survive on basics such as these, but the lack of essential nutrients can have devastating results over time. In everyday life, we typically get all the nutrients our bodies need. As a result,…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Meet John Doe’: Frank Capra’s Answer to the Anxiety of Our Age

NR | 2h 2min | Drama | 1941 Frank Capra’s “Meet John Doe” (1941) is about how our trust in the basic goodness of people can help us live by facing, rather than fleeing, our deepest anxieties. Equally, it’s about how cynicism can lead us to die under the weight of these very anxieties. The…


Your 5-Year-Old Boy Says He’s Really a Girl: What Do You Do?

Commentary Four years ago, I began an investigation into the transgender movement for my Hidden Truth Show podcast. The show conducts deep-dive investigations into controversial and unresolved issues. At the time, transgenderism had seemingly blown up overnight from a tiny, fringe idea to a major player on the heels of the gay marriage movement. It…


Film Review: ‘Explorer’: The Amazing Life Story of Author and Renowned Overachiever Ranulph Fiennes

NR | 1h 53min | Documentary, Biography | 30 August 2022 (USA) The third cousin (once removed) of the Fiennes acting family (Ralph, Joseph, and three others), Sir Ranulph Fiennes (full name: Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes) has lived a life that would make most overachievers blush and cause others to reconsider their own bucket lists. Sir Ranulph Fiennes at an airfield camp…


‘Appletons’ School Readers’: An Alternative to Educational Malaise

A little more than a century ago, education in America followed a very different vision than it does today. A few years back, I encountered a vintage relic in a used bookstore that, for a mere $6, opened my eyes to how much we have lost. “Appletons’ Fifth Reader” is the last volume in a…