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Utopian Sex Each new mornNew widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrowsStrike heaven on the face1 What if they didn’t? Imagine a new morn where… No cries from abused children drift up.No soldiers bleed into the black soil.No sewer waste or plastic rings that strangle sea turtles float in the streams.No parents telling their kids … Continue reading The End of Sex
This is a review of a television show with a TV-MA rating because of profanity. Many Christians may feel like they ought not to watch media like this. Please abide by your conscience. If you aren’t sure about what content is permissible to consume, you can read this guide I wrote up, or this one from Brett McCracken. A … Continue reading The Work Is Mysterious and Important
This article is the second installment. Here is the first. Recap: Living in a democracy during an election means that all of us play some part in election process—even if we vote third party—all of us cast a vote, which means all of us must be prepared to make compromises. How do we know which compromises to make? We … Continue reading Voting in 2024 (Pt. 2)
Casting Votes You may hate that we have a two-party system in America. You may despise the two candidates—most Americans do. But the reality is that come November, either the Republican candidate (Trump) or the Democratic candidate (Harris) will be made president. George Washington is the only president who became (and remained) president with no … Continue reading Voting in 2024
David Brooks' most recent book, How to Know a Person, is a kind of manual for how to connect with others. The book feels so needed because we live in a time of disconnect, distrust, and ever-increasing loneliness. And there are real consequences to this in our society, particularly in how it manifests itself in our … Continue reading Lonely, Angry Politics
In Carl Trueman’s book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, he interacts heavily with the philosopher Charles Taylor’s concept of mimesis and poiesis. Poiesis comes from the Greek word for “creation” and has to do with the emergence or formation of something that did not previously exist. Mimesis, on the other hand, comes from the Greek word for “imitation” and has to … Continue reading A Tale of Two Worlds
I recently spoke at a fundraiser for a classical Christian school, Coram Deo Academy. Here is what I said: Here we are at an auction to raise money for a school. You were invited here and are being asked to purchase things at a price higher than what you would normally pay—you were not invited here … Continue reading The Purpose of Education
When I was 9 years old, my Dad went out and bought a surround-sound system and a DVD player. I remember my mom being angry he had spent the money, but the kids all gathered around it like the treasure of El Dorado. My siblings and I had heard of such technology, but assumed only … Continue reading Godzilla: An Allegory of Human Frailty
There are few things more emotionally charged and divisive than the issue of abortion. What makes it particularly difficult is that each side of the divide relies on emotional pleas, personal anecdotes, and shock factors to try and bludgeon one another into submission. And this actually makes sense. We are not thinking-machines or brains on … Continue reading Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice Syllogisms
In 1931, Helen Taft, the widow of the late president, William Howard Taft, unveiled a 13 ft. tall statue on the edge of the Potomac River in Washington DC. It was a monument to honor those who had died in the tragic sinking of the Titanic. More specifically, the monument was intended to honor the men who … Continue reading Chivalry ≠ Chauvinism
Marc Sims 