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Loving our labor

As I’ve been re-reading Tolkien and reading about him (namely, Tom Shippey’s work), I’ve been struck with how his body of work grew out of nothing other than his pure delight and enjoyment as he engaged in his labors.  Sure, there were unsavory elements and lots of “sweat” that characterized much of bringing his writing [...]

Putin’s politically incorrect clarity

However I may object to Putin’s seemingly indiscriminate handling of the Russian republic’s problems with the Islamic-Chechnya terrorists, I can’t help but find it refreshing that he sees the danger of radical (i.e., root) Islam and its inherent threat to any and all nations and human beings.
Of course, we secularized Americans who claim to [...]

McCain and Palin

I want to begin by saying that, from all appearances, Palin is a solid candidate for political office. As far as her platform goes, at least on the issue of abortion, a Christian couldn’t ask for better. And in this post, I don’t want to even hint at the suggestion that she is [...]