Apothegms and Observations XLIX

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  1. Leadership often requires decisions made in ambiguity.
  2. The wise Jahanna said, “Loki and Thor are the same archetype as Jacob and Esau.”
  3. Do you know what it means that His kindness is meant to bring you to repentance?
  4. I do not take pleasure in seeing tradition torn down, but this might only be a personality trait.
  5. What is the relationship between integrity and stubbornness?
  6. People go where they feel loved.
  7. What words can be said, what thoughts can a mind conceive when faced with the shock of self-immolation?
  8. Genius is the art of knowing when to be thorough.
  9. The wise Jahanna said, “The inventors of AI are modern Frankensteins.”
  10. If all conflict causes a departure, no one grows. If no conflict causes a departure, no one grows.
  11. When the law states that a Christian owns a plot of land, this means that they are formally recognized as the steward of that part of God’s creation. The glory!
  12. A pagan ought to know nothing a Christian does not know.
  13. Let us speak often of mercy.
  14. Classical history is the story of the great deeds of a few individuals shaping vast societies. Contemporary history is the story of the inevitable forces of vast societies shaping the deeds of individuals.
  15. Does death tinge all under the sun? Even Avatar cannot escape it, and so suffers a single flaw.
  16. The lesson from Things Fall Apart is profound indeed: “You are not the greatest sufferer.”
  17. Will humanity ever choose truth over pleasure? Or goodness? Or even beauty?
  18. May we all pray, “Jesus, have mercy.”
  19. May we all pray, “Jesus, forgive us.”
  20. May we all pray, “Jesus, grant us strength.”
  21. May we all pray, “Jesus, grant us peace.”
  22. May we all pray, “Jesus, help us.”
  23. May we all pray, “Jesus, come soon.”
  24. May we all pray.
  25. A mark of maturity is the recognition that preferences differ.
  26. Surely Bing Bong is the greatest of us.
  27. I’ll ask again: Do we understand how Scripture speaks of false teachers? And how does this interact with the concept of free flowing discourse?
  28. There is a moment when trust vanishes, and then nothing’s the same.
  29. Is there a moral imperative to be persuasive? Persuasiveness requires spiritual effort, study, and self-control.
  30. At some times, it is right to persuade the mind first and the soul second. At other times, it is right to persuade the soul first and the mind second. This is hard for me to learn.
  31. Train yourself! Train! Do not neglect! Put forth effort! Strong effort! Be ruthless! Do what is hard! Do not wait!
  32. Dostoevsky hopes Beauty, but Wallace worries Pleasure.

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