“That self-awareness really was exceptional. But we have now lost anything resembling such humility, and have replaced it with Ozymandian pride, and are the laughing stock of the angels crammed into the balcony of the celestial matinee, who have seen then empires rise and fall, and it is not even lunch yet.”‘
Those Leaked Group Chats
Introduction: So a situation was created a short while ago when somebody leaked texts from a group chat of Young Republican up-and-comers from various states around the country, and that chat ...
Exceptional Foresight
“The founding of our nation really was exceptional, because the men who drafted our Constitution knew that American politicians, taking one thing with another, would be every bit as sleazy as the same class of men from any other clime.”
Letters As Prompts for Deeper Meditation
Letter to the Editor: Re: post on letter to Donald Trump; do you think that God extends His grace to anyone, regardless of how evil they have lived, if they humble themselves and ask ...
A Lawful Attempt
“So the American War for Independence was strictly speaking a war of independence—an attempt to recognize the ocean.”
Yes, Context Matters Quite a Bit
Introduction: In one sense, this chapter of Campbell's is inoffensive in that it is chock full of Christian advice and counsel. In another sense, that is one of the most offensive things about ...
Divided From the Start
“These culture wars have been with us from the very foundation of our nation. They are not something new that erupted when the first hippies started to disrupt Berkeley. From the very beginning, we have had men like Patrick Henry wanting America to take her place among the nations of Christendom. And also from the very beginning, we have had men like Thomas Paine, who wanted something much more like the French Revolution.”
Sure, Why Not?
I Mean, Really Odd
“An argument that would prevent us from doing the right thing in our social, cultural, and political life together because some people would pretend to support it when they didn’t really mean it is truly an odd argument.”
Holiness in a Kit
“The Mosaic law as given to Israel in the wilderness was holiness in a kit. The laws were hard-edged, cut and dried, God was present with them, they had prophets on scene, and God’s purpose was to define and defend a holy people called by His name. That law was, pure and simple, rough-cut justice.”