I was in high school when The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test was published in 1968. However, I didn’t read it until the mid-’70s—but I definitely remember the impact it had. We were on a family vacation ...
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The acid test of our faith

Trials are good for our faith. If you meet a Christian whose faith is not tried, he may have true faith, but he is not likely to have great faith. It is in the furnace of trials and adversity that ...
Author Tom Wolfe died on Monday at the age of 88. His 1968 book, "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," described the hippie counterculture through the LSD-fueled antics of Ken Kesey. That counterculture ...