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Stay in your lane (Part 2)
I’m going to do some more barely scratching the surface as I attempt to give a glimpse of pre-Modern ideas of the cosmos, particularly the Heavens (or as we moderns call it, Space), and how that gave them a sense … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character, History, Nature
Tagged chaos, character, contemplation, corruption, creation, honesty, humility, integrity, medieval thought, order
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Stay in your lane (Part 1)
Let me say at the beginning that I will only be ‘scratching the surface’ of the ideas that I want to discuss, especially because I’m only on the surface of contemplating and having a real understanding of them myself. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character, History, Story
Tagged cs lewis, humility, imagination, knowledge, medieval thought, meekness
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The Octave and Home
I have a million things to write about. So much I am constantly learning and want to share. It’s really overwhelming, and the more I delay writing, the more is piled on in my heart and head, and my overwhelmitude … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Math, Music, Nature, Teaching
Tagged cosmology, creation, cs lewis, house of humane letters, literary analysis, music theory, northrop frye, numerology, seeking the discarded image
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The Rightness of Indignation
I wrote the following a year ago on this date. It came up in my Facebook memories, and since I feel much the same today, I thought it worthy of posting here. It was good to revisit these ideas. _____________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character
Tagged caring, indignation, intolerance, righteousness, rightness
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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
I was thinking this morning of older (in the eyes of some) friends who are continuing to learn and grow. They read and discuss good literature and philosophies of education and living. I pondered if a person could see a … Continue reading
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Tagged character, corruption, God, integrity, mindlessness, wisdom
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Two Kinds of Hypocrites – Guest Post by Jack Pelham
The following was a post Jack made at a discussion forum this week. For a simple post in an ongoing discussion, I thought it made a pretty complete article on the subject. And so I present it to my friends … Continue reading
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Tagged character, correction, corruption, honesty, integrity, truth
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Neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead
Often when there is a death, whether it is a well-known person or someone that my family or friends knew, I ponder what would that person have to say if they could come back and speak to us. Here we … Continue reading
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Tagged character, correction, truth
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Nonsensical worship and devotion
Now it happened, after that Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned … Continue reading