We are called as Christians to be fearless, and to not fear men, the world, or evil. And yet we are still afraid of many things. How do we conquer our fears? That's probably the wrong question. How do you work through the fear, persevere through the fear, resist letting the fear paralyze you.... Continue Reading →
As a Christian you profess a faith in a God who provides for you, but from whom you are distracted by things of this world... If you know you could be happy with half the things you own... If you want less stuff in your life, and feel the need to simplify... If you recognize... Continue Reading →
Adam LaVorgna and Craig Shimahara on the set of Masterless. For a few years, I have helped with the promotion and distribution of a Christian samurai short film called Good Soil. Now, writer and director Craig Shimahara is creating a new, feature-length movie called Masterless. While Good Soil was a historical fiction, based on real... Continue Reading →
G.K. Chesterton is practically infinitely quotable, a fact that I have put to the test over the past several years curating the Daily Chesterton Quote site and service. However, when you combine such a prolific writer with a legacy over a century old, plus the Internet, you stumble upon a few misattributed quotes. Some of... Continue Reading →
This post is an excerpt from G.K. Chesterton's personal notebook, published for the first time in his biography by friend and publisher Masie Ward. According to Ward, he did not yet consider himself a Christian, but noted the disparity between modern Christians chasing a cause (in this case Socialism) and Christianity as Christ preached it. ... Continue Reading →
Jesus said, "Judge not." That's about as much of the Bible as many non-Christians can quote. It has proved useful, considering the number of Christians that use it, or are cowed by fear of being condemned by it. As always, the context makes it a bit clearer: “Judge not, that you be not judged.... Continue Reading →
This past week I was wrestling with a choice between two paths. It was one of those matters that would significantly change the focus of my work and my family's way of living. Either choice would have been good, but the difficulty was which path was God's will. Someone gave me wise counsel on the... Continue Reading →
A colleague of mine recently wrote me and told me he appreciated the good vs evil theme of my work. Which got me thinking. I never could get into the horror of H.P. Lovecraft. The idea of a great and terrible ancient god, with a mighty tentacled head, rising out of the sea, worshiped by... Continue Reading →
Some years ago an acquaintance confided in me about some relationship problems he was having. As a couple, he and his wife were drifting apart. Since we had talked before about Japanese culture, my advice took the form of a quote from the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: "Students of the Ichi school... Continue Reading →
With the nostalgia of cleaning out old products (see my immediately prior posts about clearance Chesterton quote shirts) I thought it might be a good idea to revisit one of the most successful, most trying, and ultimately most distracting products I ever produced: Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype. I still get emails asking about the game,... Continue Reading →
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