El Borak

El Borak is an historian by training, an IT Director by vocation, and a writer when the mood strikes him. He lives in rural Kansas with his wife of thirty years, where he works to fix the little things.

July 12, 2018

Gardening

Bunch of Little Rotters

Over the years my tomato patch has produced respectable results. But one of the problems I consistently encountered was called Blossom End Rot. It happened first some ten years ago and grew

February 19, 2018

What Did We Think Was Going To Happen?

Everyone, it seems, has a magic bullet that’s going to end school shootings. It’s part of our culture. The left wants one simple law passed and the right another repealed. Everyone on Twitter is a policy expert, Facebook is filled

February 26, 2018

Undercover Gardening: Mulching with Shredded Paper

September 21, 2019

A Spiritually Dark Future

Philosophy·Religion

Virgin Births and Philosophical Presuppositions

December 11, 2017

A few years back I undertook a little study of the Virgin Birth and its history as a point of Christian doctrine. In doing so, I came across a funny article (now about

Culture·Religion

Jumping Off God's Bridge

December 9, 2017

Jesus Metropolitan Community Church wonders if Jesus would OK it if you’re really, truly tempted: There are, no doubt, modern people who engage in homosexual sex for reasons similar to those identified

Culture

Think On These Things

November 28, 2017

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of

Culture

Can A Leopard Change His Spots?

November 18, 2017

Or, can a white guy change his skin? TAMPA, Fla. — Ja Du, born a white male named Adam, now considers himself a Filipino. He even drives what he calls a Tuk

History·Religion

Pray for your leaders

November 11, 2017

I was at a Wednesday night bible study the day after Bill Clinton was first elected president, and people were bummed. Our large, conservative, suburban church had lots of folks who were

Family

Garlic in the Garden

November 4, 2017

Late fall is usually the time when the garden gets cleaned out. The last of the pumpkin vines and pepper plants are added to the compost bin, those pesky grasses get dug

Literature

A Test of His Metal, Part II

October 26, 2017

(Part I can be found here). “What did your grandfather kill to win his man-hunt?” Jack’s query brought Dominic back to the soft forest road they had been traveling together in unspoken agreement.

Literature

A Test of His Metal, Part I

October 25, 2017

Dominic raised his longsword into what he hoped was a threatening stance: blade high above his left shoulder, his right elbow pointed forward. He tried to slow his breathing, lest it reveal

Children·Culture

Goodbye, Boy Scouts

October 16, 2017

It was only a matter of time: NEW YORK (AP) — In its latest momentous policy shift, the Boy Scouts of America will admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year

Philosophy·Politics

You'd think they'd grow weary

October 12, 2017

It must grow tiresome to be so wrong so often: Those of my readers who want to see a fine example of this sort of blindness to [Climate Change] need only check

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