Of course we rejoice to return there, but importantly home is also where (wherever?) others rejoice to receive us.
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Optimising for Eternity
Originally posted on Eternal Optimality:
On dynamic optimization, both in this life and eternally. So teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisom. Psalm 90:12 ESV Photo by Aaron Burden on Pexels.com There is a short story by William Somerset Maugham titled The Lotus Eater. It describes a man…
Trade, Union, and Compatibility: A response to Silenus
https://silenus.home.blog/2020/02/03/the-philosophical-case-against-the-eu/?fbclid=IwAR0KU1TBvM9puY8oJHR6lF0QX5H025kE7UV_pfcRD6z4kBMLQU2FoJocqOQ In the article linked above, Jacob Anderson makes a fourfold philosophical case for leaving the EU. I respond here to each of his points in turn. 1. ‘I don’t want a united Europe’ Jacob’s argument here is very simple: the only thing that unites Europe is ‘the legacy of Christendom’. Other things divide itContinue reading “Trade, Union, and Compatibility: A response to Silenus”
Welcome to Yikeiatry
After years of good intent with no fruit, I’ve decided finally to broadcast my inner thoughts to the world. I intend to keep this varied, so hopefully you’ll find all sorts of thoughts on Christian witness and practice, political economy, rave reviews of the New Statesman, cricket, music, and so on. If you have aContinue reading “Welcome to Yikeiatry”