Introduction: A plantain is a kind of banana cousin. It is larger in size, and it is significantly more starchy in consistency. Wise counsel would encourage you not try to consume any of them ...
Whom You Have Seen
“You give the last piece of pie to God, who doesn’t eat pie, by giving it to your neighbor, who does.”
Chesterton Calvinism, pp. 60-61
If History Dabbled in Ironies
Just a LIttle Zen
“We affirm a fundamental creational loyalty to the world, and constantly thwart the world’s desire to be disloyal to itself. This is why it is good to be earthy, and bad to be worldly.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 58
A Passive Aggressive Dragon, But a Dragon Nonetheless
“The pacifist who doesn’t want to fight the dragon for the sake of the lady is actually in the process of becoming a dragon himself.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 57
Probably a Connection
“There seems to be an inverse relationship between the number of footnotes that Chesterton uses and the number of footnotes he is in.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 55
Because He is Not as Stingy as We Are
“What we must do is receive all God’s covenantal blessings, as thick as we can conceive of them, and then imagine how much thicker Heaven will be. Let Jesus cut the bacon, in other words.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 49
Letters of a Junish Sort
Me, staying current with all the latest news . . . Letter to the Editor: "Dave Rubin and Dylan Mulvaney are not really on opposite sides of this confusion, in other words." I think ...
Spiritual Paint Thinner
“If I turn every gift that God gives over in my hands suspiciously, looking for the idol trap, then I am not rejoicing before Him the way I ought to be . . . This world competes with the eternal things, and so what we think we must do is get a five-gallon bucket of dour paint thinner and pour it over all our material possessions. We try to make Heaven thick by making earth thin.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, pp. 48-49
Latest Stickergate Update
For those who still continue to wonder about the Stickergate saga, it does continues on. Here is the latest update for you. We are living in a time when law enforcement has become itself lawless. Please continue to pray, and for those who have seen fit to give, we heartily thank you. Fighting city hall …