Yes, If We Can Keep It
January 17th, 2009
“The essence of freedom is the proper limitation of government.”
Sunday Afternoon Art
December 21st, 2008
A Venice Street
A place in the Western world I would like to visit again. Venice is truly picturesque in a way that only an Old World location can be. A new coat of paint on anything there would ruin it!
Help! Our Village is Full of Idiots! (and they vote!)
November 19th, 2008
I am shocked to learn of the depth of our trouble which comes in the form of willful ignorance:
The full story of this video is at www.howobamagotelected.com.
This data point will appropriately play into the Deserve Liberty project.
Based on the statistics, we may be farther into the status of Bread and Circuses than we were aware.
And speaking of Bread and Circuses, I will be checking out the Blog with that title HERE.
Deserving Liberty
November 16th, 2008
Over the past several days, many Americans, myself included, are becoming more deeply concerned about the future of America and our place in it. One thing that the election has taught me is that perhaps I have put too much faith in the *enduring* exceptionalism of the character of America. Now, I believe, it is imperative that those of us who treasure the gift of Liberty (a.k.a. Freedom), must begin anew to make the case for policy and leadership that will sustain the gift of liberty.
As one first step, we must recognize that history demonstrates that the liberty that we are accustomed to today, is not a natural occurrence, it is a privilege, it must be nurtured through the application of our character and foundational belief in a moral code much greater than any government could be. These are some of my thoughts about Deserving Liberty.
Over the next few days, I will develop my thoughts on what actions, thoughts, and beliefs we much embrace in order to deserve Liberty - while realizing that those things do not guarantee success in fulfilling our desire.
All Kids Are The Same
September 29th, 2008
Well, in some ways they seem to be the same. In isolation, we parents are often confronted by challenges, discussions, and situations related to our children that just seem to be bizarre. Then, when we compare notes with other parents with children of ages similar to ours, we are relieved, and amazed, to learn that these families are gaining experiences that are identical to our own. One of my current reading projects also includes a perfect example of this.
Foundations
September 26th, 2008
Although we are now in the Silly Season of the election cycle, I will not be spending much writing time here on those discussions. Most of those discussions have long since been concluded in my mind and I do not seen a huge opportunity here yet to influence others - I will expend those energies elsewhere. Here instead I will jump ahead and prepare for future battles, regardless of the outcome that is raging between the two senators, and the two different futures for the next four years.
The time has come to follow a new academic pursuit, at least informally. I have begun a leisurely survey of “The Great Books.” These books are what some think as archaic, outdated, and all other derogatory terms that are commonly used by *modern* folks to describe the Bible. “Old is bad, new is good” type of thinking. “We are more sophisticated now” type of thinking. “We are smarter now” type of thinking. But are we?
Christianity for The Mind
September 1st, 2008
In a previous post, I mentioned seeing a bumper sticker that generally implied that those who attend a church are either prohibited from, or disinclined to the act and art of thinking. While this may be an accurate indictment in some limited cases, I contend that to a very large degree, education of the masses was encouraged, initiated, and then sustained by the unabashedly Christian organizations (a.k.a “churches”).
The integration of a) Judeo-Christian theology and ethics, b) education in the classical sense, and c) rational thinking, culminates in what is generally known as Western Civilization. The connectedness of these three areas is demonstrated and exercised through the field of study known as “apologetics.”