What fundamentalists and liberal have in common

R.R. Reno, in “The Ruins of the Church” points out that modern fundamentalists and liberal have this in common, they are both modern in the sense that they both believe that history has taken “turned the corner in some decisive sense” and that we must “separate ourselves from a dying past in order to receive the redemptive future.” He goes on to say that “the very essence of modernity is this embrace of liberating distance, this will to separation for the sake of the ‘not yet.’ For the modern, the past is a burden, the task of spiritual life is to throw of its debilitating weight.” Pretty cool. I never thought of that. That modernity is at root a revolt against history. No wonder moderns hate the middle ages and reformation. That is when Christianity tried to be the religion of history.

a collection of proverbs

surfing the internet is a huge waste of time,
unless you've got
nothing better to do

A soul full of meaning sees meaning in the world.
An empty soul will empty the world
and not be satisfied.

You don't realize how right-handed you are
until you lose your hand is a one
of those tragic "bull-riding
on houseboat" accidents.

Tetotaling is a diet.

cheaters never prosper,
but they most assuredly win games

a one eyed midget standing on his head
might have a different view of the
grass, but he can't see over the hedge.

Helping people is like washing the dishes. 
Sometimes you have to use the
sprayer, sometimes you have to let them
soak in soapy hot water, and
sometimes you have to grab the sos pad
and get in up to your elbows.

beating a dead horse won't make him run any faster,
but it sure makes you
feel better.

There isn't much difference between an open mind
and a whole in the head.

live your life for you dreams,
unless you are a member of Hamas.

Don’t stick
your head under the car until
after you put the emergency brake on,
you don’t want to be the guy that ran over your own head.

God digs the well of Joy with pain and tribulation

surfing the internet is a huge waste of time,
unless you've got nothing better to do