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Big education, big religion, big government, big money, big charity, big entertainment—these terms make their way through the memes. They are all problems. Sooner or later, people identify common threads and consistencies. “What do all these have in common?” we ask.

Look again. The basic “virtue”, or better called “anti-virtue”, in all these is their dedication to a centralized control over a vast spectrum. Everyone loves “internationalness”—travel, peace, trade, and the gang. But, we don’t want idiots running it all.

Consider things you despise. They are usually good things commandeered by “central planning”. “Centralism” is the elitist religion.  · · · →

Don’t forget to rest.

Task-driven hearts don’t care how tired they are while in pursuit of something great. The cost is worth the dream. The needs are worth paying their price. The benefit is every bit as much worth its pain as it is its salt.

Just don’t forget to rest.

The costs of victory are high enough as it is. Don’t add to those costs the great expense of over-heating, a taxi and one-time-use gas can, blown rings, or even the victory itself.

Remember the tortoise and the hare… pace yourself, steady as she goes. Don’t forget the rest.  · · · →

This life is as finished as it will ever get. Jesus finished it at the Cross.

That dream of completion won’t happen over night. When Jesus lands, there will be more work to do than ever.

From here on out, we keep working. We keep tying up loose ends by opening new ones. Eternity began at the Cross; it was the end of the Beginning.

Enjoy the journey. Don’t invalidate yourself or today’s work. Today is not broken, just in-process. The process is the product. Once you reach a landmark, you’ll find a new one. Goals are merely directional.  · · · →

Institutions will always irritate people and create problems. Eventually, everyone learns just how optional those institutions are. Trump has thoroughly exposed that for the American political establishment. Rome was another example.

Don’t be afraid.

Don’t fear the Colosseum’s collapse. Don’t fear what people will say when you exit first.

Institutions were made by men. And, like any construct, they were meant to fall at the hands of men. As for the good ones, like the castles of old… Their doors stay open because of superior craftsmanship, though they did shift in their purposes.

Don’t be afraid of waves; make them.  · · · →