Over the course of 1722-23 a 19-year-old Jonathan Edwards (the American pastor-theologian) wrote 70 resolutions.
They acted as a compass and guide for the man who would later become one of America’s mightiest theologians. With this being the New Year issue of en, let me offer a somewhat less ambitious list – to be read in good humour and understood with warm intentions:
The apex of worship: experiencing Handel's Messiah
Each year, during the festivities, I like to take in a performance of Handel’s Messiah. This year was no …