“God has committed himself, ever since creation, to working through his creatures–in particular, through his image-bearing human beings–but they have all let Him down.” ― N.T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense ~~~ The waitress who brought me my order of eggs and bacon this morning at the Sweetened Sacks of Flour caught…
2016 Proverbs (Observations, generally speaking.): Astronomers search the universe for cosmic origins. Physicists seek to understand the behavior of systems at atomic length scales and smaller using quantum mechanics. Geneticists, in search of disease prevention and cures, scan the genetic code for the secret of life. Archeologists search fossil and radiometric dating records for what…
Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman and “82,000” has been on my mind lately. Here is a brief intro video. No comment will be necessary. The video following has Linda Loman saying “Attention must be paid” to 63-year-old Willy Loman [2:50] “We were almost free and clear.” I suggest watching the entire play.
That Terry thought he was a vampire didn’t seem to faze Teresa. It did faze his parents and friends. … A mother tugged a small boy through the outside door. A teenage girl came out the inner door, crossed the room and left behind the mother and son. A therapist stuck his head out…
The honoring of power over reason is that which makes one an authoritarian. For the Authoritarian, power is more important than laws. Laws become whatever Authoritarians impose on others. Authoritarians are far more likely to exhibit “sloppy reasoning, highly-compartmentalized beliefs, double standards, hypocrisy, self-blindness, a profound ethnocentrism, and — to top it all off —…
“The ruling class’s appetite for deference, power and perks grows.” From Angelo M. Codevilla’s America’s Ruling Class –And the Perils of Revolution … Who are these Ruling Class Orcs? Who are these aggressive scavengers and opportunistic Kulakovores? They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding. They are the Democrats and Republicans…
The Ruling Class Cannibals! Who are these Kulakovores? They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding. They are the Democrats and Republicans who accrue power unto themselves. They are the un-elected: the bureaucrats, the administrative state, the regulators, the social engineers, the ones whose careers are dependent on the government. …
The Ruling Class Cannibals! Who are these Kulakovores? They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding. They are the Democrats and Republicans who accrue power unto themselves. They are the bureaucrats, the administrative state, the regulators, the social engineers, the ones whose careers are dependent on the government, the ones…
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