The Love of Show and Luxury In Part 1, I explained historian Edward Gibbon’s first two reasons why the Roman Empire fell. As he looked at its history, he noticed a great decline in the quality of art. Good art comes from an ethical society that understands what is true, good, and beautiful. Bad art […]

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear […]

When I was younger, I remember walking into a record store to buy some CDs. There was this big box in the middle of the store where you could put on headphones and sample music from any artist. The samples were no more than about 10-15 seconds of a song. I remember one artist that […]

Miracles and Mundanity What do the Northern Lights, ants, and the miracle of birth have to do with one another? Today, I will endeavor to share with you a way of seeing the world that will cause you to understand the significance and connection between these three incongruent creations.  Another question, one which I ask […]