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Evil is not a living substance, but a deviation of mind and soul from the path of true virtue. — St Ambrose of Milan

I remember when in college reading some Sumerian poetry in translation. Same vibe.

I’m still not very far (hehe), but I will say I’ve listened to the Chicago lectures related to Evangelical Theology. Also the most difficult thing for me with Barth is understanding his context. So the Prolegomena prove most challenging at the moment.

I recently (? Maybe like a year ago) scored a full set of CD for less than $200.

TIL that Thomas Merton and Karl Barth both died on the same date in 1968.

I hate Winter.

Anyone who says ‘I love God’ and hates his brother, is a liar, since whoever does not love the brother whom he can see cannot love God whom he has not seen. Indeed this is the commandment we have received from him, that whoever loves God, must also love his brother. — (1 Jn. 4:20-21)

I can’t believe I’m just now learning about www.biblindex.org. What a great resource!

“Never forget God.”

Christmas - YouTube

My annual replay and reshare of this video series by my buddy @happyguerilla.bsky.social. Three cheers for pointing out the patently mystical “meaning” of Christmas. :-)

(Sorry, random question.)

Do the English—and by extension the Episcopal Churches get into church bells?

I stand by Thy Cross; I was the cause of it. I cast myself down in the dust before it. Here is the triumph of love, the victory of salvation. Here the centuries themselves cannot remain silent, singing Thy praises: Alleluia!

Across the cold chains of the centuries, I feel the warmth of Thy breath, I feel Thy blood pulsing in my veins. Part of time has already gone, but now Thou art the present.

It is the breath of Thy gracious love. It is the reflection of the glory of Mount Tabor. Then do heaven and earth sing Thy praise: Alleluia!

Why is it that on a Feast Day the whole of nature mysteriously smiles? Why is it that then a heavenly gladness fills our hearts; a gladness far beyond that of earth and the very air in church and in the altar becomes luminous?

Glory to Thee for Thine eternity in this fleeting world
Glory to Thee for Thy mercies, seen and unseen
Glory to Thee through every sigh of my sorrow
Glory to Thee for every step of my life's journey
For every moment of glory
Glory to Thee, O God, from age to age

Glory to Thee for calling me into being
Glory to Thee, showing me the beauty of the universe
Glory to Thee, spreading out before me heaven and earth
Like the pages in a book of eternal wisdom

"Glory to You, on my knees I kiss the traces of your unseen hand."

My son is sick, but I went outside to shovel and listened to the Brandenburg Concertos.

TFW you are too lazy to correct typos on each Wikipedia article relevant to your search.

"If they want a history of the game record, Kasparov’s “My Great Predecessors” is the best. It covers each world champion before him. Also "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" is a classic."

From J-M: "Happy Sunday. I’m not on blue sky really, but at 6 you want a coach or a club to shepherd them, not books (each are good, though). A coach at that age could be life changing though. Kids have the ability to gain hundreds of points quickly because of their neuro-plasticity."

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I have my doubts.

Good strength!

It comes from listening to too much Beatles.

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