Thanks, @handmaiden! Following you back :)

Agreed, I think structure is important. And it doesn't come naturally in homeschooling. Thankfully, he has the benefit of a mom who is all about structure. And we supplement with other things, like a weekly

Right. And given that our leader was a social rebel who was publicly executed for saying things that people didn't like, I'd be curious as to what a "non extremist" Christian might look like.

Right. And the next verses clearly show that his disciple were armed, he knew that they were armed, and he took no issue with it. And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” And he said to them,

She won this year. Hands down. No contest.

Thank you very much. And yes, I couldn't agree more.

Haha Thanks ;)

Agreed. I would argue that the fundamental purpose of government is to protect the rights (life, liberty, and property) of its citizens. Anything beyond that is either foolish, tyrannical, or both. Hence

Correct. That is my blog.

The flag wars sound brutal. The stuff of legend.

With regards to Peterson's interview, I think you first have to deal with the observation (what Christianity has offered seems to work where every other system has failed) and then ask the logical question

As do I. And I think Peterson would say something along the lines of, "Yeah, but human history is full of moral stories. Yet this seems to be the only one that has led to a set of coherent structure

If you are genuinely interested in the historical credibility of homie, I'd recommend "The Resurrection of the Son of God" by N.T. Wright. It's an extremely detailed, scholarly look into the

Side note: Have you seen the interview? Might be worth checking out.

Homie did come down. We didn't treat him very nicely.

Perhaps. But no more egotistical than that say you know for certain there isn't one ;)

Wow. PTSD isn't something I've personally struggled with, but I've walking through it with my wife for several years. Like you said, it's no walk in the park. She's come a long ways, but still has her

Thank you kindly. I've a couple more takeaways from that interview that I'll likely post this week as time permits. It was really rich! I've been enjoying the Rubin Report for some time now, but that was

Thank you, good sir