Christopher Hopper's Blog, page 14
November 6, 2013
November 3, 2013
Vacating with a Vacation
Off to the realm of Crosby, Clooney, Kaye and Vera-Ellen. Hopper Tribe, out. ch:
November 1, 2013
Attacking the Divine by Inference
And he is the head of the body, the church. (Colossians 1:18 ESV) Few social structures, much less spiritual ones, have undergone such internal divergences as the Christian Church. To be sure, these schisms are at the instigation of her adherents, and can be as potent and damaging today as some were hundreds of years […]
October 29, 2013
The Mechanics of Gratitude
Gratitude is a construct of perspective within context. The more barren the context, the less biased the perspective, and the more grateful the viewer to any superior offering. The more affluent the context, the more the viewer must diligently work to keep his perspective from drowning amidst the waters of apathy. ch:
October 24, 2013
Revealed In Pursuit
God answers most clearly those who seek him most emphatically. Sometimes our most adamant attempts to escape him are the sincerest forms of acknowledging his presence. ch:
Measured Motivations
Whatever can be done must be done in promoting a superior system within an inferior context, so long as doing so does not violate the virtues of the system. Such is true patriotism. ch:
October 23, 2013
Perfection Reveals Need
Infallible systems require complete allegiance, thus the fundamental human need to pledge allegiance to an Unshakeable Kingdom and an Unchanging Person. ch:
October 22, 2013
Loyalties
The foundations of nations crumble, whereas foundations of faith do not. That is why I am a Christian long before I am a patriot. ch:
October 16, 2013
Watertown Schools Talk Bullying Prevention This Week
Caption: Students listen attentively to Campus Impression’s Team Lift during a general assembly at H.T. Wiley Intermediate School for Bullying Prevention Week. [Photo by Gideon Blackburn] WATERTOWN SCHOOLS TALK BULLYING PREVENTION THIS WEEK Tuesday, October 16, 2013 By Gideon Blackburn WATERTOWN, NY - Electric guitars buzzed, drums roared, and vocals soared as 560 students at […]
October 15, 2013
On Confronting Elements of American Spiritual Heritage
To my generation, and those who follow; and to my fellow Americans whose spiritual heritage—while notable and grand—is fallible: may we resist the urge to flee when things get hard, to quit when there’s opposition, to seek ease in the presence of pain, to give up when we meet resistance, and—whether in our daily work […]
