December 2011
7 posts
“The provision of the Constitution giving the war making power to Congress was...”
– Abraham Lincoln in a letter arguing against then-President Polk’s Mexican War (1848)
Titles by Leonard Cohen
I had the title Poet and maybe I was one for a while Also the title Singer was kindly accorded me even though I could barely carry a tune For many years I was known as a Monk I shaved my head and wore robes And got up very early I hated everyone but I acted generously and no one found me out My reputation as a Ladies’ Man was a joke It caused me to laugh bitterly through the ten...
Forbes on Advent Conspiracy →
This writer is dreaming BIG… I like it!
Your Personal Lord and Savior
NT Wright in response to this question at a round table at Moody Bible Institute: How would you speak to an unbeliever that senses a personal guilt and alienation from God?
Actually, I have to say, within western post-modernity, most human beings I meet are not walking around saying, “I feel terribly guilty. How can I get rid of this?” That’s simply not the way they’re asking the question. And I...
Most insightful article about Tim Tebow yet. →
Alabama's collateral damage rears its ugly head... →
“God was not too pure to enter the world. The purity of love, therefore, will not...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer