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Conquering the World In Our Own Neighborhood

Aquinas was a great gift, among the greatest minds the world has known. Which doesn’t mean that he had no flaws. One of which goes to the heart of his intellectual labors. He sought to synthesize the wisdom of Aristotle … Continue reading

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Lessons in the Crucible of Tyranny, in the Hand of Grace

C.S. Lewis, in his essay “On the Reading of Old Books,” which is found in the collection of essays, God in the Dock, argues that we are all by nature time bound. This frailty will, of necessity, give us a … Continue reading

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People Are the Worst And Too Evil To Admit It

About six years ago Inc.com published a survey that showed that 83% of people believe that people are basically good. My own assessment is that 100% of those people who believe people are basically good are basically not the sharpest … Continue reading

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The Moral Insanity of Moral Insanity: Crazy Is as Evil Does

A house divided against itself cannot stand. But we keep trying. Because we are all houses divided against ourselves. We are born bearing the image of God. But we are likewise, in our natural state, at enmity with God. When … Continue reading

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Discerning Why We Are So Greedy: Sinners Gonna Sin

We, not just they, but we are greedy because we’re people. The problem isn’t in the money. Which means, by the way, that one does not become more greedy than someone else by having more money than someone else. Greed … Continue reading

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The Rise of the Next Reich and the Part We Play

We must remember two great truths from the wisdom of Solomon- there is nothing new under the sun (Eccl. 1:9) and that there is a time for peace and time for war (Eccl. 3:8). This notion that we are entering … Continue reading

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Big Con, Little Con, Con Con and Contra Con Con

My father’s mentor used to quip, “If you want to know what a neo- anything is, just take out the e.” Thus a neo-evangelical is no evangelical. The neo-orthodox know no orthodoxy. And neo-conservatives are no conservatives. We’ve known this … Continue reading

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The Nature of the Beast- Persecution Draws Near

How easy it is for us to find comfort in the distance between us and hardship. We know famines happen, but not here. We know political dissent is repressed, but not here. We know Christians are persecuted. But not here. … Continue reading

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Grandparenting; National Senility, Outside the Box and More

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Three Economic Truisms that Just Aren’t So

A little knowledge may be dangerous, but not nearly so dangerous as a great deal of ignorance. Too often, when it comes to economics, we carry around just enough foolishness to make ourselves dangerous, believing “truths” that have no truth … Continue reading

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