photo by GAC "However, I think it is important to note that another trajectory in the Christian tradition argues that we should not understand freedom in libertarian terms. Augustine, for instance, emphasized a 'positive' understanding of freedom as empowerment: I am free insofar as I am able to achieve the good. On this score, freedom … Continue reading Quote of Note #136: The Real Nature of True Freedom
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Quote of Note #55 — Guarding Freedom and Dignity of All Americans
"Our Founders built democratic government as an alternative to monarchy, but they also intentionally built an anti-majoritarian government because the worst form of democracy -- mob rule -- is always a danger against which we must be on guard. If we fail to preserve our anti-majoritarian guardrails against the mob, we will end up subjected … Continue reading Quote of Note #55 — Guarding Freedom and Dignity of All Americans
Quotes of Note #15 — Forgiveness and Freedom
"Regardless of all the reasons why we might not want to forgive, the bottom line is that forgiveness is the best way to bring you into freedom. . . ." "The devil blinds us with the lie: I'm punishing my offender by not forgiving them. It is as if we think by our refusal to … Continue reading Quotes of Note #15 — Forgiveness and Freedom
Sermon #33 — Loving our Brothers and Sisters — 1 John 3:11-18
Love is freedom. Love is like laying down a burden that we really can't carry in the first place. That burden is our own self. Cain was a man gnawed by fear. He was afraid that he wouldn't get is due (as he saw it). He lived with a desperate need to fulfill his … Continue reading Sermon #33 — Loving our Brothers and Sisters — 1 John 3:11-18
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