That which hath been is now, and that which is to be hath already been:
- “At the end of all our striving and longing we find, not a force, but a face.” (Related: “[I]t’s this concrete specificity, the sharp-edged exactness of the image, that makes me profoundly, unapologetically religious.” Related: “Our North American dominant cultural values are massively resistant to a theology of the cross, precisely because the cross places suffering at the heart of God’s character and at the heart of meaningful, faithful human life.”)
- You can’t trust the experts… (Related. Related. Related. Related. Related.)
- “They wouldn’t bend.” (Related.)
- “I wish the bay was clear like it used to be.” (Related: “[W]e will never again experience the true glory of the American chestnut.” As Dávila said, “The horror of progress can only be measured by someone who has known a landscape before and after progress transforms it.”)
- “[A]fter Jesus came into the world, his mother wrapped him in cloths. After Jesus died, Joseph of Arimathea wrapped his body in a linen cloth. After wrapping Jesus in cloths, Mary laid him in a manger, a place for animals. After wrapping Jesus in a linen cloth, Joseph of Arimathea laid his body in a tomb, a place for dead bodies.”
- “[T]he power of material goods as symbols of social position has diminished due to their accessibility. As a result, the aspirational class has altered its consumer habits away from overt materialism to more subtle expenditures that reveal status and knowledge.” (Translation: Millennials don’t care about being wealthy as much as they care about being cool.)
- “‘I gave my hat,’ he said with a huge smile.”
More:
Homeschool your kids (language warning).
Carnivore success story. (Related. Related—language warning.)
“My own heart let me more have pity on.”
Ancient Rome in 3D. (Related.)
Pascal: “Two errors. 1. Taking everything literally. 2. Taking everything spiritually.”
Brave Ole World 