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 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...

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 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...

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...

In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the United States can be solved through education. Using sophisticated analysis combined with personal experience in the classroom, Marsh not only shows that education has little impact on poverty and inequality, but that our mistaken beliefs actively shape the way we structure our schools and what we teach in them.Rather than focus attention on...

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...

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...

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...

You can choose where you live, serve, learn, and give. What about where you invest? What if you could align your investments with God's heart? Imagine the impact that you could have.As Christians, we seek to make God a part of every decision that we make—the way we parent, lead, serve, and spend. But what if God has a purpose and plan for the investing dreams that he has given you? A community of ministries, businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and fund managers h...

You can choose where you live, serve, learn, and give. What about where you invest? What if you could align your investments with God’s heart? Imagine the impact that you could have.As Christians, we seek to make God a part of every decision that we make―the way we parent, lead, serve, and spend. But what if God has a purpose and plan for the investing dreams that he has given you? A community of ministries, businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and fund managers have all experienc...

"John Marsh's Millions" is a dramatic novel that explores themes of wealth, morality, and personal transformation. The central character, John Marsh, comes into an immense fortune, which significantly alters the course of his life. The novel delves into how this newfound wealth impacts Marsh's relationships, his sense of self, and his place in society.The story likely follows Marsh's journey as he navigates the challenges and temptations that come with his sudden riches. It explores the mo...