The Psalmist here tells us that we become like that which we make and then worship. “Those who make idols become like them …” If the idol is oneself – where we stare into a mirror and gaze at ourselves – we become flat and constrained. If we’re focused on the “what we do,” it’s…
As I read Norms and Nobility by David Hicks, one of the ways he defines things is by prescriptive and descriptive. Prescriptive ideas are the “thou shalt” (or “thou shalt not”). They’re prescribing a certain way, a specific activity, like a doctor prescribes a medicine. Descriptive ideas are describing (tautology? Perhaps). They describe how things…
This morning was our last Morning Time. Well, the last with my two oldest children; one is graduating, the other is dual enrolling starting in the fall. Which means I’ll get to find out about Morning Time with an “only.” That will be a fun adventure. For two years, in the Lord’s Providence. And, then,…