“Its not the hardware, its the software. Its not race, its culture.” Bill Whittle at Eject! Eject! Eject! Bill is arguing that culture (software), not race (hardware), has the most influence on what we become. At its heart Christianity, besides the hardware reboot of new birth, is really a shared culture. God’s Kingdom could be…
Category: Culture & Social Issues
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues, Personal, Philosophy
Geeks
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Do you know a geek? Are you yourself a geek? The common image of geeks is of an intelligent and technically competent, though socially backward, often serious backward, individual. I been thinking about geeks and I think I have hit upon the source of the geek problem. Since I am somewhat a geek (really a…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues
Paraskavedekatriaphobia
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Today is one of those days that happen every so often that even believing Christians joke about. Today is Friday the 13th and the term for the fear of today is paraskavedekatriaphobia. This phobia is an ancient fear, going back to pre-Roman times and is a combination of concerns. The first is over the number…
Conflict and War, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government, Terrorism
History and Reflection
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My degree is in Ancient History. You could legitimately call me an historian, especially since I tend to view things using the tools of history. Historians depend on reflection from a distance, seeing things from a wider angle, not getting mired in the details. That is why it is hard to write an accurate history…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government
Changes, They Are A-Comin’
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The people have spoken and we are a house divided, nationally at least. Here in Maryland, we are once again completely Democrat. As a nation we have sown the winds of change, what whirlwinds will follow is the question. One problem on the horizon, not much discussed as far as I can see, is our…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues
True Relationships (aka Friendships)
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I think we need to make a distinction between utilitarian relationships and true relationships of the heart (aka friendships). Many people mistake the first for the second, sometimes with painful results. When relationships depend on circumstance, those you work with, do some activity with, or go to church with and those activities pass, then the…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues
The New Peter Pans
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In so many of our new dynamic Christian Churches, many of the young (and not so young) men are not marrying. Instead they see their life in utilitarian/individualistic frameworks (success, accumulation of assets, personal growth) and despite its efforts, it appears these churches are not succeeding in shifting them to a more relational framework to…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues
Christ’s Additions
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In The Hideous Strength C.S. Lewis makes an interesting statement, put in the mouth of his hero (Ransom). …that when you mean well, He always takes you to have meant better than you knew. Lewis has his character say that God always gives us the benefit of even a mustard seed of a true heart,…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues, Personal, Religion
Nature vs Nurture: The Clifford Experiment
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We have owned three Akitas, a Japanese breed introduced into the U.S. after WWII. Orignally bred to guard the Emperor and protect villages from bears (three Akitas have brought down a marauding bear), the enigmatic large breed is powerfully built and intimidating to those unknown to the dog. Most strangers are a little unnerved when…
Christianity, Culture & Social Issues, Media, Personal, Philosophy
The Inclusivity of Hell
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One of the blogs I visit every so often (if you read my history I was Episcopal for 27 years), is the Midwest Conservative Journal, an ongoing critique of all things Episcopal. In a recent post, Christopher Johnson talked about finally giving up on any chance of redeeming the American Episcopal Church (ECUSA). I gave…