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Who Are We Kidding? We’re Producing Men Without Chests.

March 19, 2013 — 2 Comments

men without chestsIs this not the sort of society we are producing: men without chests?

What can we say about gratuitous violence followed by callous defiance? What about college sex weeks and what can be an orgy-like campus lifestyle? And on and on …

We want the function of honor and character without the necessary heart-source – don’t speak of universal truth, eternal principles, or natural law. Lewis was so prescient. So prophetic …

In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.

The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis

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An American’s Creed: I Do Not Choose to Be a Common Man

March 12, 2013 — Leave a comment

I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon — if I can.

I seek opportunity — not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole.

I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations, and to face the world boldly and say, this I have done.

All this is what it means to be an American.

Dean Alfange (1897-1989) wrote this statement in the 1950′s. It has also been referred to as “My Creed.” It originally appeared in This Week Magazine. A condensed version was published in Reader’s Digest.

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What is true? What is real? Is it ultimately a cosmic energy, a universal intelligence, a collective unconsciousness that all religions point us towards? Eric Metaxas was on a quest – this is the story of his conversion in his mid-20′s.

Eric Metaxas is passionate about words, ideas, history, and meaning. Raised in a Greek immigrant working-class family, he graduated from Yale University with aspirations to be a writer.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy is his groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian and pastor who heroically stood up to Nazism and Hitler. He was hanged at the Flossenberg concentration camp at the age of 39, weeks before the Third Reich fell to the Allied Powers.

In what ways does the life-message of Dietrich Bonhoeffer speak to us in our time?

 

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The Universe (eh, the Creator of the Same) Wants You to Increase

November 30, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Does the Creator have an abundance mentality … and does he want you to have a piece of his mind?

A lot of ideas are out there about God – what he’s really like and what he wants.

This can get pretty complicated. We mortals have this tendency to project upon God what we think he is like. Or what we want him to be like.

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Does Jesus Have Ideas About How You Should Vote?

November 1, 2012 — Leave a comment

Jesus voting

Pretty presumptuous, right? At least some will feel this is quite a leap … you know, offering perspective about how Jesus may feel about our voting.

But we can do it. Just based upon a few things he said as recorded in the Gospels. And also looking at several Old Testament passages.

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Strong Quotes on Voting from American History

October 24, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Voting is a great privilege. When we look at the sweep of history, we can clearly see what a privilege it is. Enjoy these strong quotes on voting from great Americans. This post is part of a mini-series - Does Jesus Care How You Vote? Your perspective and comments can contribute to this wildly provocative question: Does Jesus have ideas about our politics?

Noah Webster

In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate – look to his character … When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that of his neighbor, he betrays the interest of his country.

John Jay

The Americans are the first people whom Heaven has favored with an opportunity of deliberating upon and choosing the forms of government under which they should live.

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Does It Matter to Jesus What Our Worldview Is? (Theism, Prosperity)

October 19, 2012 — Leave a comment

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Does Jesus have a worldview? And should it affect our political life?

This post is part of a mini-series - Does Jesus Care How You Vote? Your perspective and comments can contribute to this wildly provocative question.

Jesus’ Worldview Is Theistic

I’m pretty confident about this …

Theism authentically acknowledges God. More than that, it is a worldview which is God-centered. A polar opposite take on worldview would be an anthropocentric worldview – a worldview that is man-centered.

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