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Letters That Brighten the Lives of Everyone
Why Are Things Moving?
“Jesus said that the Jewish leaders searched the Scriptures—because they thought they would find life in them. But those Scriptures, Jesus said, bore witness to Him. Propositional truth, whether found in the book of Romans or in the Westminster Confession of Faith, must be understood as a window through which we look. Every true statement also can become a mural at which a very ‘conservative’ man can blindly stare. And if anyone points out that the objects in the mural are alive, he brings that person up on charges.”
The Cultural Mind, pp. 287-288
Retractions Are Sometimes Challenging
Last week on Twitter I promised a response to this article by Jessica Hooten Wilson. That promise will need to be adjusted somewhat because of some intervening events. On Saturday evening, a number of the principals had a Zoom meeting which removed some (but not all) of the difficulties. Unfortunately, as much as I appreciate …
Misinformed About Misinformation
Introduction: Brian Stelter, formerly of CNN, recently hosted a panel discussion at Davos for the World Economic Forum, and the topic was disinformation. Other folks might call it misinformation. ...
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Under D
“The Christian faith taught that Ultimate Truth had a face and two hands, and used to work in a carpentry shop. If telephones had been invented back then, His name would have been in the phone under the Ds—Davidson.”
The Cultural Mind, pp. 286-287
A Sure Sign
A New World Outside
“But above all else, they remembered John’s testimony about the hard run he took one morning to an empty tomb. The grave clothes had been there, but nothing else. John then walked outside with Peter and into a world made new. It took some time for that world to realize it, but nothing was ever the same.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 286
Just LIke That
“The God who spoke light out of darkness, with the darkness helpless to do anything about it, also spoke light into the darkness of our hearts.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 284
Biden Their Time
Introduction: Every so often, it is needful to step back a few paces and look at the whole chess board from another angle. Political junkies can be like cats chasing the laser dot, and can be overwhelmed ...
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Tyranny All Round
“For some reason, no one wants to admit that the grace of the new birth is irresistible. But our first births are just as irresistible, and virtually no one complains about that. I was born in 1953, and I do not recall ever being consulted in 1952 about whether I wanted to be born or not. Life was simply thrust upon me, somewhat violently they tell me, and first thing I knew, I was playing with toy trucks on the floor of this family’s living room. The name was Wilson, they said, and the prison door clanged shut. That whole business was irresistible—it makes your skin crawl to think of it. I was now somebody’s brother, not someone’s sister, and I hadn’t been asked about my preferences there, either. I was an American, not an Englishman. I was a Wilson, not a Williams or Smith. In short, there was a good bit of tyranny all around.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 282