Morality and Discipline

Morality is the attempt to do the right thing, whether I have the skills or ability to do it or not. Discipline is practice, repetition, stick-to-itiveness, so that I can develop the skills or ability to do what my will and body want me to do. Religion tells me to be moral. Christianity tells me …

Stirred, not Shaken (part 2 of 2)

In the 18th and 19th centuries, continental theologians were developing a theological framework that focused on "the mighty acts of God." Scripture, and the Old Testament especially, was interpreted through the lens of a series of mighty acts of salvation that God accomplished in consummating the divine plan. Building upon this conceptual framework, extending it …

Stirred, not Shaken (part 1 of 2)

I just finished listening (audio books) to John le Carré's Karla trilogy. The three books, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; and Smiley's People are widely regarded as the best spy novel (or in this case, trilogy) ever written. Le Carré (the nom de plume of David John Moore Cornwell, to quote his own …