May 2020 | East of Everest

Screaming at the Stars

John Newton on political anxiety

"As it is, his zeal is not only unprofitable to others, but hurtful to himself. It embitters his spirit, it diverts his thoughts from other things of greater importance, and prevents him from feeling the values of those blessings, civil and religious, which he actually possesses..."

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Essays & Assorted Articles

Reading Genesis

Unbelief & reading scripture

I find that I read Genesis 3 somewhat differently than I do its two preceding chapters. There is nothing substantially different about the third chapter; it is only that, from that point on, scripture records people so much like me. This is not true of the second chapter. And this means I must read carefully.

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Herman Bavinck on Society & Family

Morals are first exercised in the family

"No matter what interest may induce people to form a connection with each other, these are always people who are morally responsible and may not do whatever they may happen to desire or want."

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A Supernatural Society

The church is more than a civic institution

Some states eased virus restrictions last week. Christians were then free to practice an under-appreciated virtue of habit. They returned to churches. For some, it was but a short walk to a well-worn chapel. Others needed to travel farther. They all came from somewhere else, but these all traveled to a church last Sunday.

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Resurrection: A Final Word Amidst Much Chatter

Man cannot now completely destroy himself

Ironically, mysticism is the last refuge of the hopeless; and an ethereal experience is the last invention of the mind; but neither of these will finally suffice for hearts. From deep within, men and women want to live, even as they chase after death to do just that.

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