Monthly Archives: July 2011

Daniel and Elizabeth

Elizabeth Mae Morton, 6 months old:

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Division of Labor

I’m fond of saying that division of labor is fundamental to culture. In an instructive article on economics, Jeffrey Tucker concludes: The law was formalized by David Ricardo in England, and further emphasized by economists ever since. The significance is … Continue reading

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The Bride of Christ

It really bothered me that the idea of “church” was so nebulous. The Church is described as the Bride of Christ, so why would that bride be such an amorphous blob? A bride knows her relationship to her husband, and … Continue reading

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Where Children Rank

Rachel Jankovic writes: Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what … Continue reading

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Jubilation

Be swift my soul to answer, Be jubilant my feet, Saint Augustine wrote about what he called “jubilation”: See how he himself provides you with a way of singing. Do not search for words, as if you could find a … Continue reading

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Conception to Implantation Timeline

An environment that is too hostile can not sustain life. Here’s a useful picture of the human conception to implantation timeline: “Birth Control” pills poison the womb, preventing implantation of the week old fetus in those cases where the pill … Continue reading

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Trinity

when one goes outside the ‘Christendom’ situation to bring the Gospel to non-Christians, one soon discovers that the doctrine of the Trinity is not something that can be kept out of sight; on the contrary, it is the necessary starting … Continue reading

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