“You cannot build your house in a left wing swamp or on a pile of right wing sand and then, when troubles arise, as they surely will, whistle up the foundation you wish you might have had. You either have a foundation when you need it, or you don’t” (Empires of Dirt, pp. 22-23).
False Alternative
“Some defend objective beauty (as they ought to), but they approach aesthetics simplistically, with a stopwatch. Others see how difficult it is, needing to involve much more than a stopwatch, and conclude that it must be impossible, and veer into an incoherent relativism” (Food Catholic, p. 19).
Nasty Canaanite Women
A couple days ago there were “women’s marches” all over the country. It was a very important event I hear tell. Momentous. Charged with meaning. Galvanizing. It was sort of like a Tea Party protest of the left, only without any particular point. There were lots of pink p**sy hats, and so I guess that …
All in the Definitions
Patience Then
“Scripture is full of believers participating in subpar systems—as weighed in the balances of a biblical worldview—and it does not follow from this that such participation was sinful” (Food Catholic, p. 16).
Idols Assume a Narrative
“Idolatry is an account of the world. It is not stand-alone worship of some god who is not God, who is being worshiped for its own sake. No, the idol is connected to an account of the world. This means that when we reject the idolatry, as we must do, we are still not in …
Endowed by Their Blind Evolutionary Process With Certain Alienable Privileges Which May or May Not Be Revoked at the Next Stage
“Why should men be free? Why should they be treated with equity? Why should we govern ourselves democratically? The answers will vary depending on whether you believe that we evolved out of the primordial goo, or God put us here” (Empires of Dirt, p. 16).
Or Two Crinkly Bags
“Nothing is being said here about the gourmand who knows and understands good food, and would consequently prefer a meal bursting with the interplay of numerous intelligently placed spices to a meal on the couch from a crinkly bag, the name of which ends with that pervasive food group suffix –itos” (Food Catholic, p. 12).
Because More Is Going On
“Those who appreciate the Bible for its literary or historical value will not appreciate the Bible for long” (Empires of Dirt, p. 17).
Because Natural is Important
“. . . a woman who has a botoxed face and siliconed chest, but who eats plenty of leafy greens because it seems ‘more natural’) (Food Catholic, p. 12).