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"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."

"ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

"O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen."

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    "Remember that there is a meaning beyond absurdity. Be sure that every little deed counts, that every word has power. Never forget that you can still do your share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and frustrations and disappointments."

    "The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world. In other words, I can only recommend perspective and distance. A modest certainty about the meaning of things. Gratitude for the gift of life and the courage to take responsibility for it."

    "But now that so much is being changed, is it not time that we should change? Could we not try to develop ourselves a little, slowly and gradually take upon ourselves our share in the labor of love? We have been spared all its hardship ... we have been spoiled by easy enjoyment. ... But what if we despised our successes, what if we began from the beginning to learn the work of love which has always been done for us? What if we were to go and become neophytes, now that so much is changing?" (The Journal of My Other Self)

    "We sit by and watch the Barbarian, we tolerate him; in the long stretches of peace we are not afraid. We are tickled by his irreverence, his comic inversion of our old certitudes and our fixed creeds refreshes us; we laugh. But as we laugh we are watched by large and awful faces from beyond: and on these faces there is no smile."

    Wednesday, February 11, 2009

    Either/Or

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    Coke or Pepsi?
    Vanilla Malt

    Democrat or Republican?
    No

    Protestant or Catholic?
    Anglican with Orthodox sympathies

    Beatles or Stones?
    Creedence

    Blue State or Red State?
    Anti-State

    Calvinist or Arminian?
    Social Trinitarian Theo-comic bound by the 3 Creeds and 7 Councils

    Fox News or CNN?
    Lew Rockwell

    Spiritual or religious?
    “This I tell you, brother: you can’t have one without the other.”

    Vanilla or Chocolate?
    Coffee

    Coffee or Tea?
    Beer

    Liberal or Conservative?
    Sometimes Classically Liberal, Sometimes Paleo-Conservative, Sometimes Neither

    NY or LA?
    Austin

    North or South?
    South

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    Friday, February 06, 2009

    Chesterton on Our Ills

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    "Now this same primary panic that I feel in our rush towards patriotic armaments, I feel also in our rush towards future visions of society."

    - GK Chesterton, "What's Wrong With the World" Part 1 Chapter 4

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    Wednesday, February 04, 2009

    Resource Request for Romans Study

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    I am writing to request recommendations for a study of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. The sources can be anything: commentaries, books, articles, et al.

    My church has just started a weekly study of Romans that will last four months. I would like to use this occasion to do an intensive study on my own, as well.

    I am especially interested in Patristic sources, as well as other Orthodox, Catholic and Anglican writers, but I will seriously consider any recommendations.

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    Tuesday, February 03, 2009

    Am I in Austin?

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    Some very un-Austin-y things are coming to Austin in the next month:

    1. Bruce Springsteen

    2. Motocross

    3. Jerry Seinfeld

    4. Harlem Globetrotters

    5. Monster Trucks

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