Do not be a child — be child-like

Forever Young, the stirring pop song from Alphaville, is a worthy exhortation."Forever young, I want to be forever young."Be like little children.The key word is "like".Jesus does not exhort his followers to BE children.He exhorts us to be full...

The Real, The Rational, and the Truth

"The Real is Rational, and the Rational is Real" — George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel"Man is a synthesis of the finite and the infinite, of the temporal and the eternal.” – -Soren Kierkegaard"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."...

James Madison the Anti-Welfare Statesman

"The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government."Charity begins, and ends, at...

PTSD: Overdiagnosed and Easily Defeated

We have all had to endure trying times in our lives.Whether we have been abused by a loved one, physically, mentally, or spiritually.Whether we have lost our way, whether we deceived ourselves with thinking too much or leaning on the understanding of others fraught...