Last
year and this year I’ve been reading about World War I – the history of the
war, how it happened, the poets, and the aftermath. One of the more interesting
things I keep running across is how the thinking of the 19th century
set the stage for both the world wars of the 20th – the belief in
progress, the triumph of Darwinism, the German “higher criticism” of the Bible,
and much more. Greg Forster at The Gospel Coalition has a post about a new book
about C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein that describes how much of their writing
was in reaction to the 19th century and World War I.
I’ll
have to read this book. And Forster’s words set my mind in motion, wondering
what kind of price we’re ultimately going to pay for the intellectual
bankruptcy known as political correctness, the enshrinement of victimization as
an operating principle in society (see Rod Dreher’s article in American
Conservative, linked below), and what happens when the most powerful nation on
the face on the planet decides to take an extended vacation from global
security concerns.
Dominic
Bouck, a Dominican brother in the province of St. Joseph in Manhattan, describes
what many Christians fear is coming – a country without churches. His is one of
three articles from the Washington Post
featured here today, and I have to say, I’m surprised at some of the stories
the Post is publishing. And over at The New York Times, while it’s a kind of
bashing-the-military story, it is also indirectly bashing “cultural
sensitivity” and political correctness that’s beginning to run rampant among U.S.
military leaders. I’m not ready to declare that journalism has returned to
America, but a few glimmers of light might be appearing.
Life and Culture
Are Democrats
and Republicans talking about the same country? – Phillip
Rucker at the Washington Post.
Innovate or
Fritter: A Story of Life – John Mertz and Voter wants to
find the right candidate for you – Molly Page at Thin Difference.
The Islamic
State’s Suspected Inroads into America –
the Washington Post.
U.S. Soldiers
Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies – The New York Times.
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe,
and a Great War
– Greg Forster at The Gospel Coalition.
SJWs
as Marcusian Monsters – Rod Dreher at American Conservative.
Faith
10 Thoughts on
the Church
– Troy Cady at T(r)oy Marbles.
A country
without churches
– Dominic Bouck in the Washington Post.
When Home Isn’t
a Physical Address
– Eileen Knowles at The Scenic Route.
Good Ol’ Words:
Preach
– Winn Collier.
A Christian {and
sane} response to Middle East refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers – David Rupert
at Red-Letter Believers.
Does the
Everyday Mundane Matter? – Hugh Whelchel at Faith, Work & Economics.
The Language of
Abortion
– Seth Haines.
Poetry
This Present
Wildness
– John Blase at The Beautiful Due.
John Dryden – D.S. Martin
at Kingdom Poets.
Poet C.K.
Williams
– Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.
Let’s Take a
Walk in This World
– Troy Cady at T(r)oy Marbles.
Photography
The Champion
Table Build, Part 1: Compose, Scribe and Fit – Jack Baumgartner at The School
of the Transfer of Energy.
Dewy Dawn – Tim Good at
Photography by Tiwago.
Writing
Where Does the
Story End?
– Michael Rennier at Dappled Things.
When
I Was No Writer and My Words Were Poo – Sandra Heska King.
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