Random Confab

discussing another problem that I see with Christian Nationalism, the attitude that it instills in young men.

A short intro to some thoughts on Christian nationalism. Should we team up with the Roman Catholics to defeat our so-called "common enemy?" No!

In this this episode I briefly describe what it takes to raise pigs on pasture. Hopefully it's encouraging, especially for those of you who tend to overanalyze things like I do.

As I was driving to feed my pigs, I thought I would share what I've been thinking about regarding the god of this age. You see, humans are created to worship something, but today we don't worship images of gold or silver or wood. This makes it hard to see the idols of our age and the god behind them. The question I have been asking is what is this god? The answer I come back to is the internet, as it most purely reflects what we ourselves desire to be. Anyway, it's a little bit random, but it's a start on putting my thinking into words.

JP Sears put out a video recently regarding abortion. I interact with this. I appreciate that he's trying to be intellectually honest and to take responsibility for his own ideas. I do disagree with part of his conclusions, and I hope that after hearing this it is clear why. Murder is always wrong, and abortion is murder.

iRobot. I watched it. It gave me some thoughts regarding humanity's being hellbent on suicide, the dangers of centralization, and the inversions we create to try and get rid of God.

We are always enslaved to something. My contention is there are only two options. We have enslaved ourselves to the harsh master of comfort, are we ready to give up that idle (pun intended, instead of idol, get it? :-) ) in order to be set free?

What would I do if I wanted to rule the world and was an evil genius? Some musings that I hope aren't too out there for you to enjoy. 

This episode takes a rambling stroll through the idea that efficiency as a goal dehumanizes. Having worked in an office managing people, and learning about continuous improvement (namely lean), I have begun to question the idea of efficiency, especially as a goal. Jaques Ellul (unless I got it wrong), in relation to technology, said something like "man is seeking an improved means to an unimproved end." Perhaps we have become less than human in our unending search to make more stuff with less effort. Perhaps humans are meant to take more time at what they do and maybe consume less. Perhaps our search for more has begun to change how we perceive humanity, especially in regards to work. Hope the ramble is worth the listen. If you have any feedback let me know, [email protected].