Tag Archives: honor

πράος / וַתְרָנִי

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

Meekness is a virtue easier preached than practiced.  That is certainly true of all of the virtues, but the virtue of meekness presents special difficulties that make it especially hard to practice well.  With most virtues, we have a good … Continue reading →

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Who Is Responsible For Bullying Anyway?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

It is not uncommon to hear stories of somewhat fragile young people who commit suicide because of the bullying and ridicule and abuse they receive from their savage peers.  We live in a world where such savagery is all too … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Apologia Of Robert Keayne

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

The Apologia Of Robert Keayne:  The Self-Portrait Of A Puritan Merchant, edited by Bernard Bailyn One finds Nathanish people in the strangest places.  This particular short book is the very long will one of one Puritan minister named Robert Keayne, … Continue reading →

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On The High Cost Of Civility

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

While I have a great deal of sympathy and considerable agreement with libertarian economic ideas [1], I am frequently reminded in moments like these why I part ways with libertarians when it comes to cultural matters.  We happen to live … Continue reading →

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Der Untergang (After W.G. Sebald)

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

i. “You ask me why I chose exile over death?  That is an easy question to answer.  After all, a live chicken is better than a dead lion.  Germany will be ruined by Hitler, there is no doubt about it.  … Continue reading →

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I, Plastic Dino, Do Solemnly Swear…

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

[Note:  Image, originally from Facebook, courtesy of Military.com.] “I, Plastic Dino, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance … Continue reading →

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Your Enemies You Will Have With You Always

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

Yesterday afternoon I spent a good deal of time visiting with some friends of mine in a neighboring congregation.  While engaged in conversation with the pater familias, I heard a story about an ongoing dispute over some land that had … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Talk Anymore

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

It is perhaps unsurprising that I have spent a great deal of my life as an observer or a participant in places where people found it impossible to communicate.  This is not to say that I consider myself a great … Continue reading →

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Distorting Reality By Despising Others

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

Yesterday at services in Portland, the gentleman who gave the sermonette had a thoughtful subject to discuss [1] and he went about his message in a very intriguing way.  First, he began with an object illustration that I found highly … Continue reading →

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You Take The High Road, And I’ll Take The Low Road, And I’ll Get To Scotland Before You

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

One of the music reviewers online whose videos I enjoy–there are quite a few–is named Anthony Fantano, who claims himself to be the Internet’s busiest music nerd [1].  Some time ago a magazine wrote a hack job on him that … Continue reading →

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