Posted on July 13, 2009 6:33 am by toddbumgarner
[E]ven if we can do what we want, the question remains: What do we want? The near-omnipotence of our means of freedom doubles back to join hands with the near-emptiness of our ends. We do not have a purpose to match our technique. So, ironically, we have the greatest capacity when we have the least [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2009 6:09 am by toddbumgarner
If the chasm is to be bridged, God must bridge it. If we are to desire the highest good, the highest good must come down and draw us so that it may become a reality we desire. From this perspective there is no merit in either seeking or finding. All is grace. The secret of [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2009 5:51 am by toddbumgarner
I spent a bunch of time over the holiday weekend getting caught up on some blog reading. I use Google Reader to take in all of my blog content and lately have been feeling the back-pressure build. Going into the weekend, there were over 1000 unread blog posts piled up. Slowly but surely I chipped [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 6:50 am by toddbumgarner
Part of our contemporary crisis of identity can be summed up by saying that modern people are haunted by an inescapable question of biography: Who am I? From magazine covers to psychiatrists’ couches to popular seminars, we are awash with self-styled answers to this question. But many people are dissatisfied with the answers peddled because [...]
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Posted on July 1, 2009 6:20 am by toddbumgarner
My favorite local brew gets props in the L.A. Times. Read the article, Saint Louis Brewery Leads Microbrew Market. My favorite is their Pale Ale.
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