Wonderful Matters

I recently came across this piece about renowned pastor Tim Keller announcing that we really shouldn't be so mean. Jesus wasn't mean, so we shouldn't either. The piece does a terrific job of calling out Keller for his misunderstanding of Scripture and Who Jesus Is. The rampaging leftist hegemony is all about ruthless enforcement of its "anti-mean" mandates. No meanness in that at all. Coca-Cola was shredded a new aye-hole itself for insisting people be "less white," which to them means "less arrogant" (you mean unlike the arrogance of your assumptions about others' own personal sentiments about race?), "less certain" (you mean unlike the certainty that what you're telling us right now is true and not totally bat-shit crazy?) and "less defensive" (you mean unlike your ferocious defense of these racialist principles you are shoving in our faces now?) Indeed Tim Keller is faced with the exact same logical predicament. ...

There are two motion pictures that have half-hour long conclusions that I have seen dozens of times. I don't watch or even remember much of the regular bulk of those films because they are far too crushingly depressing, but that is some of why those particular segments are so transcendently transformative. The films are The Shawshank Redemption  and The Book of Eli . Not going to get into Shawshank  right now, and if you know the film and know the substance of that last half-hour or so, you know. You may be like me with tears flowing from my soul as Red settles into his seat for that bus ride to the border. Same thing with The Book of Eli . When that brand new makeshift printing press on Alcatraz Island is printing up those pages, my soul just streams those tears. But again, it isn't just the divinely powerful redemptive quality of the story, it is the contrast to the pure evil. In and around the completion of Eli's mission there at the end, we see Carnegie consummating his...

The very first Rick and Morty episode I saw was one that I'd seen had received some notoriety as one of the best of all the episodes so far. It was called "Total Rickall," and its acclaim is indeed well-deserved. Rick comes into the dining room and is met at the table by his family who are sharing fond memories with Uncle Steve. After a moment Rick takes out a blaster weapon of some kind and blows away Uncle Steve. Everyone is horrified. Turns out "Uncle Steve" is really just an alien capable of not only making itself look like someone familiar but implanting memories in your brain about that someone in order for you to believe you've been delightfully acquainted with them for quite some time. Through the episode we see many of these creatures appear in the home of Rick's family and carry on as devoted family members and friends, but because of the implanted memories it is hopelessly impossible to distinguish who is who. It is an outstanding premise and...

Wow is it intense! A lot of people really don't like Marjorie Taylor Greene! She is a new Republican congresswoman who has a few ideas that a lot of people reeeally  don't like. I recently even saw a piece by a relatively conservative columnist who practically shouted off the page, " Whatever you do, do not be like Marjorie Taylor Greene!" -- listing one-by-one her most horrific transgressions. Ahh, the New York Times wins again. Well, better, The Society  wins again. For the crime of sharing something  about the idea that a destructive fire was caused by a space laser, among a few other things about some things, she has essentially been cancelled with the most extreme prejudice. Yes I am speaking figuratively, but her political livelihood, indeed her very reputation is being slowly assassinated and the event is being splashed in everyone's face on all forms of web or social media. It is really as if powerful people with the most to lose by virtue of the rigidly e...

There is so much to consider regarding what happened this past week. One thing is for sure. January 6 was the date half of Americans were officially designated persona non grata . The Stalinist program of marginalization ostracism humiliation cancellation remonstration demonization prosecution conviction termination elimination is now moving forward at breakneck speed. When a constitutional attorney commentator on a cable news program was asked why the Democrat Congress is seeking to take down President Trump with a mere 12 days left in his term -- by either the 25th amendment or impeachment -- he responded with an amazing answer.  "They want to make Trump radioactive." All week the news media have been going crazy portraying Trump supporters as domestic terrorists participating in an insurrection or attempting a coup. Go watch. Just listen. Read it anywhere a New York Times subdivision has a huge forum for its System propaganda. You even remotely support  anything  that ...

I have a confession to make. Too often I just can't see the forest through the trees. God blesses me tremendously to sit with me every morning and abundantly share His words with me, and then listen to my own heart when I praise Him and tell Him my concerns. I'm not sharing this to boast about my piety at all, sorry, again, this is just a confession -- that sometimes I catch something happening and just wonder why I didn't quite get that before. Reading this article was an eye-opener with regards to how someone like George Gascon can be elected into a position that requires him to crack heads, yet prove himself to be someone who has expressly demonstrated that he'll do radical things as Los Angeles District Attorney that will not accomplish that goal. How did he get there? Ahh. I see. It is indeed something I've already written about , but something I don't think anyone can get without a robust biblical perspective on the way things are. I almost didn't get...

On my long walk the other day I was ruminating on the contemptibly massive dissipation of the pretty decent things we've enjoyed for some time in this United States. Many are a bit upset about how this recent presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump, and it definitely was.  It is far more disturbing to realize how few understand it should be way more soul-crushing to observe that there are in this United States so many people who are willing to cast an official registration of their desires (by their vote in a civil election) for more proliferated sexual assault crimes (any promotion and enabling of LGBT+ activity), more destruction of people's legitimately earned income and wealth (gruesomely distended public assistance programs and abusive monetary policy mandates), more of the explosively ugly bearing false witness (rampant accusations of some absurd identity politics violation obliterating lives and livelihoods), and the latest, more pounding down the stultifying...