"The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own,' or 'real' life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life -- the life God is sending one day by day." #CSLewis

“I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.” #CSLewis

So this came out in the The New York Times this weekend. The historical Christian positions on social issues do not fit into contemporary political alignments. It's a passage from the new Jonah book found here: amzn.to/2NOrydp nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opi…

The shackles of moral perfection. Both utilitarianism and rationalism, embraced fully, create servants. The nonmoral parts of life make us who we are buff.ly/2EhOcFi

The Morality of Selfism nyti.ms/2RsqLjA

Why is it that such a lot of things get on your nerves, and are always disturbing your peace of mind? Because you've never really died to Self, never really weaned yourself away from earthly things.

A lot of people think "nothing matters" because nothing they are doing matters. Like, yeah…not much would change if you stopped smoking weed and playing video games for a day, but that doesn't mean there is no difference between suffering and happiness, or freedom and slavery.

Don't just do it, think it too: on learning with Gilbert Ryle – aeon.co/essays/dont-ju… via Aeon Magazine

Give back your health. cn95s.us

This speech from the brilliant and deeply good Francis Collins is an encyclopedia of things that need to be said right now if we’re going to remain a decent nation. youtu.be/hL6Ua8nXR7Y via YouTube

Mr. Wuf on Goalpoast technicianonline.com/mr-wuf-on-goal… via @ncsutechnician

Retweet if you’re a man who manages to get through a day (or week or year or lifetime) without dropping your pants in your office in front of an intern or colleague. I know you’re out there!

Tales of War and Redemption theamericanscholar.org/tales-of-war-a… via @theamscho

The Smart, the Stupid, and the Catastrophically Scary: An Interview with an Anonymous Data Scientist logicmag.io/01-interview-w…

Arguing that abortion, when banned by law, "happens anyway" and could be better regulated—made "safe"—if legalized, of course, could be said of any crime: murder, burglary, and incest, though banned by law, "happen anyway." Should they too be legalized?

"God lets himself be pushed out of the world on to the cross. He is weak and powerless in the world, and that is the way in which he is with us & helps us. Christ helps us, not by virtue of his omnipotence, but by virtue of his weakness and suffering. buff.ly/2GOfOA8

Why Men Love War esquire.com/news-politics/… via Esquire