Another C.S. Lewis Eleventary

Another C.S. Lewis Eleventary

Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at Oxford and Cambridge and is known for his Chronicles of Narnia and other writings. “‘Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells...
An Umberto Eco Eleventary

An Umberto Eco Eleventary

Umberto Eco was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, and professor. 1. “I love the smell of book ink in the morning.” 2. “There is nothing more wonderful than a list, that instrument of wondrous hypotyposis.” 3. “A democratic civilization will save...
An Ambrose Bierce Eleventary

An Ambrose Bierce Eleventary

Bierce was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran who was known for his social commentary. 1. Politics is the strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles; the conduct of public affairs for private advantage. 2. The...
A Thomas Sowell Eleventary

A Thomas Sowell Eleventary

Thomas Sowell dropped out of Stuyvesant High School and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He later became an economist and social theorist who is currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. 1. People who...
A Bum Eleventary

A Bum Eleventary

“Bum” Phillips was an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as head coach for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985. 1. “Winning is only half of it. Having fun is...
A Dr. King Eleventary

A Dr. King Eleventary

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister and activist. In 1954, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Shortly thereafter, he became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from...
A Gipper Eleventary

A Gipper Eleventary

George Gipp, nicknamed “The Gipper”, was a college football player at the University of Notre Dame. Gipp was selected as Notre Dame’s first All-American, and played several positions,— particularly halfback, quarterback, and punter. The phrase...
A Solzhenitsyn Eleventary

A Solzhenitsyn Eleventary

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisoner. An outspoken critic of the Soviet Union and Communism, he helped to raise global awareness of the Gulag labor camp system. 1. “Bless you prison, bless you...
A Jerry Bridges Eleventary

A Jerry Bridges Eleventary

Jerry Bridges was an evangelical Christian author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators. He was the author of more than a dozen books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies. I’ve been reading Jerry Bridges...
A Martin Luther Eleventary

A Martin Luther Eleventary

Martin Luther was a German professor of theology and Augustinian monk. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507 and launched the Protestant Reformation just 10 years later when he nailed his 95 Thesis to the Castle Church in Wittenburg. 1. “Hier stehe ich; Here I...
A Will Rogers Eleventary

A Will Rogers Eleventary

Will Rogers was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, and columnist. He’s known for the social commentary he infused into each of his media platforms. 1. “The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” 2....
A Justice Scalia Eleventary

A Justice Scalia Eleventary

Antonin Scalia served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016. 1. “Day by day, case by case, the Supreme Court is busy designing a Constitution for a country I do not recognize.” 2. “The Supreme Court...
A John Calvin Eleventary

A John Calvin Eleventary

Known for his multi-volume theological treatise, The Institutes, John Calvin was first and foremost a practitioner. As pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation, he shared the following— which make their way to this edition of Eleventary. 1. “We...