2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty: #151 “Bonhoeffer”

Bonhoeffer 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #151 I have just finished reading “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” by Eric Metaxas.  The book is superb.  It is about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was a pastor of the “Church of Luther” during the rise and reign of Hitler’s...

2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty: #150 “Words Mean Something”

Words Mean Something 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #150    News flash: We Think in Words.  So if people do not understand the difference between (or among) different words, they do not understand many nuances or even concepts.  For example, there are many dialects in the...

2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty: #149 “War Is Not Glorious”

War Is Not Glorious 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #149 War is not glorious! And with war, of course, comes coldly arbitrary destruction, deaths and serious injuries which, in turn, exact a lasting cost not only for combatants who sustain both visible and non-visible wounds,...

2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty: #148 “Merry Christmas!”

Merry Christmas! 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #148 In my view, the most important thing in life is Gratification. Not power, prestige, money or even love. We can get gratification from all of those things. But I define gratification as people inwardly knowing that the...