Hey everybody, and welcome back to my personal reading of the City of God, part 4! Today, we’re going to be reading points 6,7 and 8 of Book 1! If you haven’t read the previous parts, fear not! You can always go back and read them! Or, better yet, go out and buy the bookContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 4”
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Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 3
Welcome back to my personal study of City of God, Part 3! Today we are looking at parts 3-5 of book 1, discussing the household gods of Rome, Juno, and further discussion of war customs in the 400’s A.D! Point 3: The Household Gods of Rome Augustine continues his criticism of the Roman and TrojanContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 3”
Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 2
In part one, we covered the preface to Book one of The City of God, detailing the purpose of the book, who Augustine was writing to, and what his starting thoughts were going into the writing. Today, we’re going to tackle points one and two. To read along, you can always pick up a copyContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 2”
Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 1
Part of my goal for this year has been to both read and write more often, and also to study the history and theology of the Church. I have been reading many of the works of the Church Fathers, following their lines of reasoning down through the ages. In doing so, I have decided thatContinue reading “Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 1”
5 Things I Won’t Be Buying as a Reformed Consumerist (And Two Things I Will)(2026)
I’ve often been found to be preaching against the plague of overconsumption as it occurs in America, and this year, I’m trying to commit myself to doing better than last at reducing my own wasteful expenses and purchasing. So here’s a selection of things that I have purchased that I won’t be this year. KnivesContinue reading “5 Things I Won’t Be Buying as a Reformed Consumerist (And Two Things I Will)(2026)”
Peace is a Lie, There is Only the Eternal Grind of Progress.
“What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?”- Ecclesiastes 1:3 ESV Where is my peace to be found? And to where can I run, in hopes of finding rest? There is no true one size fits all answer. But this is mine. Some would say, run to God,Continue reading “Peace is a Lie, There is Only the Eternal Grind of Progress.”
Philosophy, Theology, Preparedness.
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!”- Psalm 103:1 ESV Last year was a particularly difficult one for me. I felt alone, isolated, depressed, and tired. I knew that things needed to change, that I needed to change, and that my life needed to change. CarryingContinue reading “Philosophy, Theology, Preparedness.”
Emergency Preparedness Plan: A Multi-Stage Process
Create an emergency preparedness plan. As my regular readers know, preparedness is kinda my thing. I’ve done articles before on disaster preparedness, but today, I’m going to do another one for the algorithm. This will be a multi stage process to help you prepare for the most likely disaster in your area, and then expandContinue reading “Emergency Preparedness Plan: A Multi-Stage Process”
Like.
What is a word you feel that too many people use? It’s become part of common vernacular, in the past twenty years, to add the term “like” intermittently into sentences where it has no relevant place. To explain why I think this is a bad thing, we have to discuss something very important to me:Continue reading “Like.”
The Addicted Society
What would you change about modern society? We are trapped. Directly before you is a nearly complete library of all human knowledge since the dawn of civilization itself. A network or webway of infinite human knowledge. A sharpening system for the sword of the mind. But what was offered up to us as a beaconContinue reading “The Addicted Society”
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