Brownies for Christmas: Episodes 10, 11, 12

John Mark Reynolds December 18, 2009

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The pace quickens as the Brownies try to save a radical school and its lonely headmistress from Christmas hatred and bring liberty instead of mere equality . . . and the Anti-Brownie arrives to spoil it all.

Episode 10

The Anti-Brownie arrives to spoil the plans of the good Brownies.

10 Track 10

Episode 11

Laura, the head of the school and Robert Falkirk, a Cavalier, discuss the situation with the Brownies and Colleen. The Brownies remind Laura of her past.

11 Track 11

Episode 12

Laura remembers a bad Christmas Past and talks to Robert about her life.

12 Track 12

John Mark Reynolds

Dr. John Mark Reynolds is the president of The Saint Constantine School in Houston, Texas and a fellow of the Center For Science and Culture at The Discovery Institute. He is the author of When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought.

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