Introduction: Francis Fukuyama wrote his influential essay The End of History in 1992, and in terms of the macro-thesis, I think we have to say that it has not aged well. History appears to me like it is just limbering up. Mankind has not reached any kind of apotheosis in the secular state, and we …
A Little Folding of the Hands to Rest
“Christians aren’t perfect, just asleep on the couch.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 26
Probably All of Them
This is My Shocked Face
“Sinners don’t do well on Easy Street.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 25
Inverse Sabbaths
“We rest for one day and are refreshed and enabled to work before Him for the other six. But the modern man wants to work for five in order to play for two, and if the union negotiations are successful, work for four in order to play for three.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 25
Logos Teacher Training. Still at It After All These Years.
So it is hard to believe, but we have been hosting summer training for teachers in classical Christian schools for 27 years now. If you would like join us this summer (or join us again this summer), we would be most pleased. This is training for teachers, administrators, and board members. Whether you’re new to …
Drunk in the Gutter
“Although the memory is dim, we still refer today to ‘the Protestant work ethic.’ This is like an impoverished man in the gutter recalling how wealthy his great-grandfather was.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 23
On Avoiding Romantic Reverie
Dear Darla, In my last letter I talked about the surreptitious competition that women tend to engage in, as opposed to the “out in the open” competition that is preferred by men. Men tend to compete ...
Rebellion in Seed Form
“To understand our culture’s inability to resist the claims of ‘gay activists,’ we must understand that they are reasoning from premises held by most of straight America, i.e. that sexual autonomy and sexual wisdom are consistent with one another.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 21
Letters Help Us Understand One Another, and Isn’t That What It is All About?
Letter to the Editor: Curiously, after citing the account of Gideon pursuing the Midian kings in Judges 8:4 you mention the importance of local churches setting aside bread for state ...