It is one of those Friday mornings. As such, here is a nugget from H.L. Mencken on Democracy that I hope you enjoy. Democracy is the theory… Read more “Good and Hard”
Month: February 2014
Tribalism, Bikers & Abuse
A couple of years back, I wrote an article on this blog dealing with the issue of child abuse and how I believe Tribalism is inherently a… Read more “Tribalism, Bikers & Abuse”
Bestowing Peace
A quote from Puritan John Owen, from his The Mortification of Sin: The use of means for the obtaining of peace is ours; the bestowing of it… Read more “Bestowing Peace”
Amused to Death
From F.W. Boreham’s essay ‘Onions’, in Mushrooms on the Moor, we read: “We remember the onions!” cried the children of Israel, looking wistfully back at Egypt, “but… Read more “Amused to Death”
Guess who said this?
The following quote is from a US Senator in the 20th century discussing why minimum-wage laws were a good idea for his state, namely they would price-out…
The Enemy of my Enemy…
Left-leaning film-maker, Oliver Stone, spent some time this weekend hanging out with Libertarians. But what does a leftist and the Libertarians have in common? A few things… Read more “The Enemy of my Enemy…”
The Dangers of the Bookseller
That’s right. You read that correctly. The bookseller. He is, after all, a vicious creature. The bookseller is a very dangerous person, and every member of the… Read more “The Dangers of the Bookseller”
You are what you read…
The first time I heard about Rosaria Butterfield, I was blown away. What a powerful work of the Holy Spirit to radically transform a life. Well, the… Read more “You are what you read…”
Alexander on Appalling Heresy
The eminent expositor, Eric Alexander, impaled me with this truth in his sermon on Galatians 1:1-9. I don’t think we can look at the Galatians and say,… Read more “Alexander on Appalling Heresy”
A Review of Robertson’s ‘Magnificent Obsession’
The great Francis Schaeffer once expressed this concern regarding seminary graduates, “Christians have tended to despise the concept of philosophy. This has been one of the weaknesses… Read more “A Review of Robertson’s ‘Magnificent Obsession’”
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