The Irish and Civilization
It is the thesis of Thomas Cahill’s book, How The Irish Saved Civilization, that if Patricius (also known as Saint Patrick) had not boldly gone into Ireland, the course of the entire world would have been different. Ireland, a little island at the edge of Europe that has known neither Renaissance nor Enlightenment – in…
Continue readingA Piece of the Darkness
I am reading Street Crossers by Rick Shrout. Chapter two is about Jason Evans who started something called Church at Matthew’s House (or simply Matthew’s House). At the close of the chapter, Rick reflects on some of what Jason has to say: I was blown away when Jason made the comment about being called to…
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To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. – Thomas A. Edison.
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Many of us spend very little time cultivating our imagination. The early twenty-first century was expected to give us more leisure time as automated devices freed us up from household chores. But instead the pace of life has robbed us of quiet times to dream and create. Add to this the fact that we have…
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“I always have a quotation for everything – it saves original thinking.” – Lord Peter Wimsey (a character in Dorothy L. Sayers’ detective novels)
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