‘What do you see in the future?’ was the question being posed to the three young men in the bar. I’ve often found the corner rum shop to be as amenable to deep spiritual and philosophical reflection as a Sunday morning sermon at church, though truthfully I admit that both places at times can be … More Looking into the future
Had I chosen for my subject: Christian culture, most persons would expect very different content, notwithstanding that the root of ‘culture’ and ‘cultivate’ is the same. ‘Cult’ and ‘cultic’ have taken on altogether different connotations the way we use language today. Both are diminutive and derogatory in their every day application and utterly divorced from … More The cult of Christ
There is nothing particularly destabilizing about having enemies, or even having them close. In fact, some prefer to keep their enemies closer than their friends in order to be able to constantly monitor what they might be up to. The great danger is not being able to identify them; and even worse, to mistake enemies … More The Power of Profanity, The Tyranny of Decorum
I had already begun the habit of making copious notes in a daily diary of all the interesting events I encountered each day … and each night, I might add, for I also included the details of dreams. I might have started that habit in my teens, but it became a vital aspect of my … More Vox Dei (2)
Equality is an ideal, and as most ideals are, for all practical purposes, unattainable. The point of having an ideal is having a standard worth aspiring for, like the carrot on a stick, it gets the donkey moving in the right direction. As Jesus said, “Be ye perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is … More Loving lesser people: The proper art of condescension
16 years ago I started this blog with a political post: Happy Birthday Norman. For the last decade and a half I have continued to post articles mostly political or religious in nature, often both, with the inner conviction that has been my mantra since my early twenties – Every responsible adult in a culture … More Cycles and Circles
We had a recent public conversation: Message in the Music, which for me was like torture. When there are, as Bob Marley said, …‘so much things to say’… a little sounding off here and there on this and that can be so much more agitating than the relative bliss of perfect silence. Music, (and too … More Mind Music and Matter
Understandably, the main focus of my recent thoughts on America’s destiny (and whether mentioned or not, the tied destinies of Israel and even ramifications for our own island and regional politic) might seem submerged in the deep philosophical and theological musings that encase them. But the main focus of the Prophetic Series (as becomes clearer … More Sovereign will, Sovereign Power
After watching last night on Netflix a rehearsal of the Waco events of 93, the Branch Dravidian drama and the deep insights it gives into the soul of white America, its political and religious dimensions and how they intertwine, I thought again to highlight an article Prophecy 2 written several years ago, and its relevance … More Crossing the line
While essential preparation for good leadership includes not just thorough familiarity with, but also habituation of the laws, customs, principles and traditions that cause community to cohere; life like music is often complex, subject to change of time and season. Regulation, while necessary, is no simple dance. The power to dismiss dissent is older than … More The Power of Rhythm / The Art of Rule
