Monthly Archives: August 2017

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin

The Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) is widely considered a seminal work of Protestant theology and written by John Calvin.  This work covers a broad range of topics including church doctrine and sacraments; justification by faith; and Christian liberty.  It … Continue reading

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WordPress #Daily Prompt – Tooth Brush

How would you like to be the person who has to brush the teeth on these? Painted Tuskers Wading In the River

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On Becoming Ten

On Becoming Ten by Michael Romani There you are my true born beauty My living treasure, Daddy’s cutie Looks like it’s that time again And this time, you’re turning ten The years seem to be flying by When I think … Continue reading

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First Principles: Beware of the Good Intentions of Lust For Power

Good intention will always be pleaded for every assumption of power . . . . It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men … Continue reading

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Thought For The Day: Free Society Resists Interference With Others

“A society is free when its members resist the tendency to interfere by force with the lives of others.  In this kind of society, justice is established as each person is given his clue and no man has a politically … Continue reading

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