As featured on the front page of BurlingtonToday.comTHE OTHER SIDEA novel by John R. MarsheWhen Kate Winslow wakes up in a hospital after a violent crash, she remembers only fragments—the screech of tires, shattered glass, and a shadow fleeing into the woods. Her fiancé, Everett, is gone. No body. No goodbye. Just vanished.But something followed her back.Haunted by whispers, ghostly visions, and a silent girl with hollow eyes...

The Church’s mission task is more crucial than ever today. Jesus not only challenges us to go and do it, but he has modelled it for his followers then and now. At the end of John’s Gospel, his challenge is: “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”Christians need to engage in mission as Jesus did: intimately related to the Father God, motivated by love, engaging with the world, seeking to save and heal people in need, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God, with se...

A look at how much, and how little, has changed about class in AmericaOne century ago, F. Scott Fitzgerald invited us into the lives of the “rotten crowd,” Jazz Age Americans with far more money than morals. In “A Rotten Crowd”: America, Wealth, and One Hundred Years of The Great Gatsby, John Marsh welcomes us back to Fitzgerald’s world to examine the rich and their reckless approach to human relationships, their poor taste in friends, and the harm they ca...

The Emotional Life of the Great Depression documents how Americans responded emotionally to the crisis of the Great Depression. Unlike most books about the 1930s, which focus almost exclusively on the despair of the American people during the decade, this volume explores the 1930s through other, equally essential emotions: righteousness, panic, fear, awe, love, and hope. In expanding the canon of Great Depression emotions, the book draws on an eclectic archive of sources, includin...

The most devastating experience of God’s people in the Old Testament was the exile. But rather than destroying them, it resulted in them emerging from it with a fresh understanding of God and committed to new ways of worshipping him. For many churches and individual Christians, the Covid pandemic has also been a form of exile. How far have we emerged with fresh understanding of our faith, new ways of being and doing church, a reinvigorated commitment to the mission task?Mission, pa...

Is Western civilisation based on a mistaken understanding of humanity? Fundemental to any society is its comprehension of human nature. It shapes attitudes and policies on a whole range of issues: interpersonal relations, child-rearing, discipline and punishment, economics and welfare.The outcome of egalitarian aims or methods has often missed its mark: e.g.,in education it has led to the dumbing down of academic standards, grade inflation and a decline in social mobility. Egalitar...

Life in the United States today is shot through with uncertainty: about our jobs, our mortgaged houses, our retirement accounts, our health, our marriages, and the future that awaits our children. For many, our lives, public and private, have come to feel like the discomfort and unease you experience the day or two before you get really sick. Our life is a scratchy throat. John Marsh offers an unlikely remedy for this widespread malaise: the poetry of Walt Whitman. Mired in personal and po...

"Steps to a Happier Life," a collection of principles for living, learned through adversity, failures, and yes, some lovely moments of tender happiness. Intended to inspire you, these ten simple keys will make you think, aid you in learning, and help you live a happier life.Watch that first step!"

The art of cutting Cameos in shell is of so very recent birth, compared with that of working in precious stones, that a claim to consideration in setting forth the method and practice may justly be preferred. Yet my little treatise, which is based upon practical experience, has been found, even in more limited form, a sufficient guide for the practice of the art, by a large number of amateurs in England, Wales, and Switzerland, to produce good work; these were all of them skilled in the us...

"Cameo Cutting" by John B. Marsh is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricate art of cameo carving. This book explores the history and techniques of this ancient craft, providing readers with a deep understanding of the materials and tools used in creating stunning cameo pieces. Marsh's expertise shines through as he shares detailed instructions and tips for both beginners and experienced artisans. The book is richly illustrated, showcasing various styles and designs, making it ...

"""Steps to a Happier Life,"" a collection of principles for living, learned through adversity, failures, and yes, some lovely moments of tender happiness. Intended to inspire you, these ten simple keys will make you think, aid you in learning, and help you live a happier life.Watch that first step!"

The discovery of the adaptation of the Conch-shell to the art of the Cameo engraver is traceable no farther back than the beginning of the reign of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen. The working of Cameos in precious stones, however, goes back beyond the earliest historical records; history contains no reference to the beginning or progress of the development. Tradition declares that the art was of Asiatic origin, and that it was practised by the Babylonians, from whom the Phœnicians carried ...