fighting the long defeat...
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Suburban kid gone from the Midwest to the West Midlands. Mere Christian who's orthodox, evangelical, sacramental, charismatic, all lower-case.
Reposted by fighting the long defeat...
“… Well, surely no difference that matters. We shall have missed the end for which we are formed and rejected the only thing that satisfies. Does it matter to a man dying in a desert by which choice of route he missed the only well?”
Source: A Slip of the Tongue (Sermon)
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Source: A Slip of the Tongue (Sermon)
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December 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“… Well, surely no difference that matters. We shall have missed the end for which we are formed and rejected the only thing that satisfies. Does it matter to a man dying in a desert by which choice of route he missed the only well?”
Source: A Slip of the Tongue (Sermon)
2/2
Source: A Slip of the Tongue (Sermon)
2/2
Echoes of Thomas Traherne?
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Echoes of Thomas Traherne?
Reposted by fighting the long defeat...
If you want to read the piece, here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and the Future of Free Speech in America
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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It's not about national security though, is it? Just bluster for the cameras.
September 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It's not about national security though, is it? Just bluster for the cameras.
What can buyers do to stand against? I received a pirated book from Amazon without realising until later.
August 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
What can buyers do to stand against? I received a pirated book from Amazon without realising until later.