The Price of Removing Restraint
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. ~ Benjamin Franklin
As I was contemplating the implications of a weekend of horror in the city of Orlando, Florida, the home of the Magic Kingdom and the hub of a region of Florida we called home for a total of 10 years, my oldest daughter sent me a text message, which read as follows:
I think this shooting is gonna be a turning point but I don't have a feeling it's gonna b...
Published on June 12, 2016 19:00
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In this blog on faith, culture, and society, I will attempt to follow the exhortations of the apostle Paul to "take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV).
If yo In this blog on faith, culture, and society, I will attempt to follow the exhortations of the apostle Paul to "take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV).
If you come here for ammunition to start a fight, I promise you will be disappointed…maybe! I can’t anticipate how people will respond to my writing, but I am not out to “own” anyone. You can find that kind of detritus anywhere on the web. If I can make people think rather than react to what stimulates their primal brain and do so “with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15), I will feel like I’ve done something worthwhile.
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If yo In this blog on faith, culture, and society, I will attempt to follow the exhortations of the apostle Paul to "take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV).
If you come here for ammunition to start a fight, I promise you will be disappointed…maybe! I can’t anticipate how people will respond to my writing, but I am not out to “own” anyone. You can find that kind of detritus anywhere on the web. If I can make people think rather than react to what stimulates their primal brain and do so “with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15), I will feel like I’ve done something worthwhile.
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