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Thoughts On: The City of God, by Saint Augustine, Part 4

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”

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)”

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”

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”

Enhance Preparedness: Review of the Warrior Poet Society Splinter Knife

All opinions are my own, and I have not been compensated for this review. All items in reviews are purchased with my own money. In the world of preparedness, the knife is the most common tool you will find. From the utilitarian Swiss Army Knife to the rugged Bushcrafter, everyone carries a knife for aContinue reading “Enhance Preparedness: Review of the Warrior Poet Society Splinter Knife”

The Deep Dark Void (of home improvement)

Once again, as has happened every year for the past three years, things have gone horribly wrong. Shocker, I know. Every time I think I’m going to commit to posting more frequently, something comes up and ruins the plan. Maybe I’m the problem, or maybe it’s just dreadful luck. This year, the plan was toContinue reading “The Deep Dark Void (of home improvement)”