The Fed’s New Powers
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Economics, Politics | 3 Comments »Next time, we are promised that the Fed will be able to stop our economic crisis. It turns out that the latest round of power enhancements for the Federal Reserve will enable them to see into the future and prevent ...
A Poem…
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Living the Christian Life, Religion | 1 Comment »O Crown of Christ be not so exacting as to take away my sight, But darken my gaze enough to require thy Holy light. O Cross of Christ, be not too heavy for me to bear, But heavy enough that I shouldst need ...
What is Socialism? A Brief Response
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A reader wrote a message to me on Facebook about my recent post, saying: I appreciated your blog stating your definition of "socialism," since when I was reading it, I had utterly no clue how you could possibly be defining it. ...
The Materialist Veil is Lifted
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Economics, Politics, Religion | No Comments »In certain cultures throughout history, parents arranged the marriages of their children, and in many circumstances, the prospective husband did not meet his prospective wife until he lifted her veil at the wedding ceremony. I am (gleefully) watching this scenario ...
The Pain of Consciousness
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »"The unexamined life is not worth living." -Socrates "Ignorance is strength." -One of "The Party" slogans, 1984 "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." Ecclesiastes 1:18 All of these statements are equally true. Admitting the first ...
A Compromising Faith
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 Posted in Living the Christian Life, Religion | No Comments »"Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult, and left untried." --G.K. Chesterton There are a couple of strange notions that seem to permeate Evangelical Christian circles. The first is that "Christianity is easy; ...