Shaking Us Loose

“We have no right to take for granted that commentaries and theologians are correct in their opinions; and in fact theological discord and conflicts, with all their evils, have this advantage, that they compel the most trusting and the most slothful of us somewhat to feel the necessity of thinking for ourselves” (Broadus, Preparation and …

Lunatic Wars, Lunatic Lusts

Chesterton says that loving and fighting go together. “To love a thing without wishing to fight for it is not love at all; it is lust.” “He knows that loving the world is the same thing as fighting the world” (Appreciation and Criticism of the Works of Charles Dickens). Chesterton rejects the silliness of today’s …