We Will Not Cave

  This post is about decision making.   So, let the Holy Spirit lead you beyond the difficulty you have with contradiction.   Simone Weil, the beautiful absurdist theologian, understood contradiction as necessary for us to live with; because of her work, I am able to see no problem with contradiction. But for those who need inerrancy over contradiction, go for it. I am not bothered by either. There are those who would whine at the thought of this . . . . . . . . I H Marshall wrote about the connection between Luke as historian and Luke as theologian.   I read his book in 1984.   It is quite informative and would be a good read for those who see Biblical literature as church (invented or constructed) theology, useful for training and creeds, but not as history.   For those who think that the Bible is not inerrant, but contradictory; I feel sorry for, because they cannot get over the hump to believe the Bible as the Truth and the Word of God and the sole so...

  The political prosecution of Trump is an obvious attempt by Biden/Dem elite to drain Trump’s attention and resources. Their actions expose their utter contempt for democracy and the rule of law—and makes laughable all of their verbiage about “protecting democracies around the world.” They are reducing our great couuntry into a banana republic  ---Tulsi Gabbard (how offensive are these words to postcolonial ears . . . . . . .   Make-up your mind abouut this post;  do you agree with this woman Tulsi or not??? Can you BELIEVE Gabbard uttered these heinous words on X as she continues to “demolish” the Democrat Party.   What next Tulsi?

  “Conservative” and “liberal” have been words that have incited arguments (not necessarily fighting) in the 20 th century.   In recent times the word “conservative” has become a dirty/filthy word.   It has indicated “hate” “Hate-speech” “unlovingness” and derogatory terms attributed to it. Conservatives have become the dregs of society, as Hillary Clinton most popularly named them “the deplorables” Another dirty word “Christian” has entered the dictionary of filth.   Are you sick of it?    Some say God is going to rectify this whole cultural mess, others (like me) think that there is too much invisible power invested in taking the West down, as evident in politics and those who feed politicians the sustaining coercive philosophy that will drive Christians into small groups that meet in homes, the Left is powering up for the take-down. Stand firm always and wait to see the salvation of the Lord Adonai More later on words that when given capital letters...

    The welfare state is thought by many to be attributed to FDR and LBJ, but we see how this idea of the state helping its people.   Gaius Gracchus (and his brothers) took advantage of this idea being used in the West.   Much of our culture is influenced by the Roman Caesars.   From physics to surgical tools many things we take for granted, were given to us as hand me downs by the Roman Empire.   Socialists did not invent welfare. Farm aid is not some 1980’s hippy idea for a reason to have a concert.   Gaius Gracchus gave help to the people buy subsidizing the cost of grain.Some in Roman times argued that this hurt the economy others argued that this demonstrated the height of the Empire.   Christianity is often blamed for the hegemonic entity that is supposed to have been, and blamed for ails and atrocities in the history of the West.   However, Roman culture laid the groundwork, like the Roman road, for our cultural values. Now, supposed...

    t he ‘lightness’ imposed on human beings by having only one life   is simply how Milan Kundera described what it is to be people in this world  This was the calling cry in the 1980s about which many spoke of in terms of our existence   Now it is interesting my use of words here “our existence”  During a meeting of a program I was in, some 10 years ago, when speaking to a group, one person chimed in to state “their” dissatisfaction with my inclusive speech “our” and that person blurted-out in a revolted tone “I am not a part of your we” In fact in terms their intersectionality I was already at a loss for status in this person’s terms Nonetheless, a communist they might have fancied themselves I doubted that person’s commitment to true scholarship and imagined myself at the time how   unbearable the lightness of being   may have been for them, as well given their self proclaimed atheism. It seems quite clear to me that if one has only a fin...