The Humble Origins of Love

By |2023-05-26T17:33:16-05:00February 14th, 2015|Categories: Christianity, Love, Philosophy|Tags: |

True love makes one humble. All of a sudden our weakness, misery, and imperfection flash up before our minds, but with no depressing effect. We see our mistakes with the wish to unveil them to the loved one, and this unveiling is coupled with the wish to beg for his or her help in order [...]

An Ode To Sophie, The World’s Greatest Tabster

By |2014-08-08T18:47:13-05:00August 8th, 2014|Categories: Lee Cheek, Love|Tags: |

As a traditionalist, a defender of the tried and true against the new and untried, a devotee of personal restraint when faced with overriding challenges, and a defender of the inherited tradition, the present writer has been a critic of change, especially dramatic upheavals, for all of his life. However, twelve years ago he was [...]

Truth and the Demands of Loyalty: Nothing But the Truth

By |2015-04-28T01:30:52-05:00July 28th, 2011|Categories: Film, First Amendment, Glenn Davis|Tags: , |

“I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.” As Thomas Fleming points out in his book, The Morality of Everyday Life (2004), when E. M. Forster made this statement, he was defending [...]

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