Psalm 51:6-9 6 You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Our Brother TKI has … Read More →
In defense of psychiatric syndromes.
This post has taken some time to get together. In my professional life, the Americans (who, as usual, are the outliers) have decided to revise their version of the diagnostic manual. When this was first put forward, there was a hope that with the decade of the brain increasing the amount of research that there would be a paradigm shift to a biological basis for … Read More →
The righteous man, phase two.
There is a meme within the church which is called “Man up”. Sister Suzy has returned to the church, weeping, and great with child. Pastor Bob looks around the single men and starts up You evil bastards. Which one of you could not keep his pecker zipped inside his jeans? Someone has to take the shame from her. Marry up, you cowards” The single men … Read More →
The Presbyrate and marriage.
Last night I read an essay by Dalrock over at the Orthosphere. This is a very good article, and the conversation that followed (which is quite long) was serious, and well worth perusal. Dalrock summarizes the current situation thusly. I believe Alan and I are not that far apart in acknowledging that there are limits as to how much a man can mitigate our society’s … Read More →
Why the righteous men ask more.
This post follows on from a couple of interesting posts. The first is the warrior meme that exists for modern women. The second is that we see Naomi’s grief for her husband. We also see th acting of a righteous man. This relates to the thesis of the comments, and something I have tried to say elsewhere, but with difficulty. But Boaz helps here. For … Read More →
The female warrior meme is a lie.
One of the problems with region coding is that all those lovely USA DVDs are simply useless here. Our TVs are incompatible and the zone code is quite different. And this is a problem. The son has a set movie to critique for English, and it is the 2001 version of “Enemy at the Gates” I went through this with the older boy, but that … Read More →
Why Elimelech rocks.
Elimelech is one of those obscure people. He appears in but one passage, along with his two sons. Because they all die. The heroines in this book are Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, who clearly chooses the way of the LORD over the gods of her youth, and for that she should be (and is) honoured as a Saint (Tzadakin) by both Jews and Christians. … Read More →
Embrace crimethink.
It appears that we have lied so much to others and ourselves, as a society, that we cannot see what is right or wrong. In looking for root causes, we forget the simple fact: Motivation for terror (and murder) is not an excuse. One of the consequences of abandoning a standard by which right and wrong can be judged is our increasing inability to mete … Read More →
cat photos.
All our cats are slightly wild. Not mad, outdoor kittehs. One is playing with my feet as I’m typing. Yes, that is two cats. This is another
Gagged and Blinded. Or Pentecost. Choose.
It’s Sunday, and I am fighting off one of those lovely autumnal bugs that float around. I was feeling scratchy on Friday, worse on Saturday and worse again today. So going to church today is not an option. There are older people there, and sharing this is not a merciful thing to do. So I am starting this post with a nice quote from the … Read More →
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