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One of the voices of Elijah

The epigram for Elijah & the SAT is from a song lyric by Kate Campbell: We need an older angel If we’re going to make it through One who’s been around this block we’re on A time or two There is another song of Kate’s which was, for me, the soundtrack to the writing ofContinue reading “One of the voices of Elijah”

Elijah & the SAT, excerpt 3 (one last big sample)

Elijah the Tishbite never had any kids. He was a child of God, a prophet from the town of Tishbe in the region of Gilead in the early part of the 8th century, BCE. He’s referred to in bible study lingo as a “minor prophet” because he takes up so little space in the narrative;Continue reading “Elijah & the SAT, excerpt 3 (one last big sample)”

Elijah & the SAT, excerpt 1

The story never changes. As it was in 885 BCE so it is today. So it was in 1873, when a bright, eager 16-year old Massachusetts girl set out to conquer the demands of her junior year. Her parents, both staunch advocates of higher education, expected their daughter to go to college—an important college—but thatContinue reading “Elijah & the SAT, excerpt 1”