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Why Roman History is Superior to American
I never heard of Gaius Mucius Scaevola till I read his name in Will Durant’s The Story of Philosophy which impressively is copyrighted 1926 through 1943. And I didn’t know of Durant’s connection to the famed Butcher of Babies, Margaret … Continue reading
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Monstrum Incertitudinis
I put in Latin the phrase monster of uncertainty, a Luther phrase, to get your attention not to give you the impression I know Latin. I want you to read this in case you did not have the privilege of … Continue reading
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Luther Copy Cat?!
Below you will find an excerpt from St. Augustin’s 412 A.D. letter to an elderly widow by the name of Proba giving her advice in general about prayer and Augustin’s explanation of the Lord’s Prayer. What struck me is how … Continue reading
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He’s no Frank Sinatra
I don’t know that you could say I’m a Sylvester Stallone fan; surely not enough to refer to him as ‘Sly’, but I will say to his credit he’s no Frank Sinatra. and, again to his credit, he speaks more … Continue reading
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“Live Long and Prosper”
This very recognizable bit of Vulcan “wisdom” was first used by the half-Vulcan-half-human Spock in a 1967 episode. This website https://www.startrek.com/news/the-jewish-ritual-that-led-nimoy-to-create-the-vulcan-salute says Leonard Nimoy, who portrayed Spock, said that he made it up on the set of the episode “Amok … Continue reading
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It Started With 80 John
This blog started with an article in the May 2024 Texas Monthly entitled The Former Slave Who Became a Cowboy, a Rancher, and a Texas Legend. Daniel Webster Wallace became “80 John” because that was his brand. In this article by W.K. Stratton, … Continue reading
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Is Always Means Is Even In Metaphors
I became panicked recently because I could not remember why “is always means is even in metaphors” and more specially how this applied to the all-important words of our Lord “This is My Body.” With so many, particularly LCMS pastors, … Continue reading
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Agatha Christie Feminist or Lutheran?
In reading Luck Worsley Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman, I can’t tell if she’s a feminist, a Lutheran, neither, some, or both. Two things I don’t like about this book is that while Agatha Christie never said that any of … Continue reading
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From the Well of Feminism Totalitarianism Will Come
Make no mistakes men have dug that well. In 1997 I asked and answered Why is Feminism So Hard to Resist?: because we are all feminized. Not in the good way that Chesterton said all men are by virtue of … Continue reading
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Black Box Warnings
The Internet tells me that warnings started appearing on tobacco products in 1966. I smoked until 1976 and I don’t remember them. They weren’t called Black Box Warnings till 1979 and then it might have started with some prescription drugs. … Continue reading
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