He’s such a tall, dark, strong, and handsome brute. —Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast Once in a while we mishear the words of a song. “Olive, the other reindeer” and “José, can you see?” come to mind. Sylvia Wright calls these mistakes...
Last time we talked about some of the leading trends in today’s marketplace. Today we’ll discuss some of the specific ways you can come up with your own “off the grid” product ideas. I started my company, Solutions From Science, with...
God said to Abraham, kill me a son Abe said man you must be puttin me on God said no, Abe said what God said you can do what you want Abe but Next time you see me coming you better run Bob Dylan How Big Is God? Existentialist Paul Tillich spoke...
As companies downsize and layoffs mount, many Americans are scrambling to find ways to make ends meet. Starting an off-the-grid business is a great way for you to become more self-reliant, and ultimately less affected by the ups and downs of the...
The Imitation of Christ —a book by Thomas à Kempis (1418) Religion and Power There are three different religious approaches to community and freedom. The first abandons politics and society at large in the name of religion. The communities it...
This article is part of the “Off The Grid Marketing: How To Succeed At A Home Grown Business” series. It was morning on Thanksgiving Day. My family was gathered together in the living room, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day...
WILLIE: I can’t eat this. INDIANA: That’s more food than these people eat in a week. They’re starving…You’re insulting them, and you’re embarrassing me. Eat it. Eat it. —The Temple of Doom (1984) The stranger did not lodge in...
Let earth receive her King. —Isaac Watts Incarnation and Politics The word incarnate means “in the flesh.” For the pagan world, the State was God incarnate. The pagan world worshipped god-kings, and raised pyramids and ziggurats to the religion...
…binding myself under no less a penalty than that of having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out, and with my body buried in the sands of the sea at low-water mark… —Masonic oath His oath, His covenant, His blood… —Edward H. Mote Those Bloody...
You know you’ve hit something deep when so many natural political enemies discharge the same denunciation at the same time. The WikiLeaks revelations hit a magma reservoir. The revelations have united the fury of the Obama administration with...
The glorious city of God is my theme in this work. —Augustine of Hippo There’s A New Sheik In Town “So you have met the new sheik?” “Yes. He seems a wise and honorable man. He comes from the Land Between the Rivers. From Ur originally, I...
Be comforted, small immortals. You are not the voice that all things utter, nor is there eternal silence in the places where you cannot come. —C. S. Lewis, Perelandra A Man Named Job The book of Job is set chronologically before the Exodus and...
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