Three baseline American cultural narratives: “God” (17-mid 18th century) “Nation” (mid 18-20th) “Self” (present)
–Delbanco quoted by Tim Keller in Center Church
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“We should not confuse populism with democracy”
–Brzezinski speaking on the Arab spring
“Campaign fact-checking”
“The Secret Race”
“From death to life… twice”
“The Little Paris of the Orient”
And other unlivable cities.
“The Narco Tunnels of Nogales”
like something out of a James Bond movie.
Astounding.
“The team that failed to qualify for the Olympics beats the team that took home the Gold”
“Where does “maker culture” come from?”
God is the Creator, and therefore we are creators. God is the Maker, and so we want to make things.
“Mexico advances to the final football match”
“NYT’s “every medalist ever” 4-part infographic and video series”
Beautiful and information-rich.
“Mourning the loss of an American icon, and remembering why we all want to live in Mayberry…”
“Views of the flag in church services”
Douglas Wilson:
Elders should vote to remove the American flag from the sanctuary and should have that same flag on their pickups.
“Legends became so by great suffering and great feats.”
–Andrew Peterson