Isaac Taylor

This may or may not be true, but just as likely, unlikable people often tell themselves lies like, "I'm just too genuine to have any friends."

A man can will himself to believe what he does not actually believe, but— and this is subtle—a man, by use of his will, might not allow himself to believe some things that are contrary to his sense of self and his heart's desires.

Ideology is truncated religion—one that assumes the structures of religion (morality, authority, purpose, destiny) but refuses to acknowledge their grounding in the eternal. It implements moral judgments, hierarchical values, social obligations, and visions of salvation—all the…

This has caused me to become more cynical and compassionate.

Our curse becomes His holy crown, Our flesh becomes His own, Our ruined rags of royalty In mockery are thrown O’er bleeding shoulders that will bear Our hell in hewen wood. Yea, here is every one of us Crushed ‘neath a damning doom: Behold, naked humanity Behold the Man—our God.

In Him ... Christ is our salvation. youtu.be/2qVnfG4XO10?si…

France is rewarding October 7 and the use of human shields with a Palestinian state. This is a moral atrocity, and it sends a terrible message.

No man ever mastered a demon—he only became its servant.

I am not puritanical, but I would rather be puritanical than vulgar. That said, I would rather be humbly vulgar than pridefully puritanical.

Your body replaces ~330 billion cells daily. In 7-10 years, you’re literally not the same person. Yet “you” persist. Identity isn’t made of matter. It’s made of patterns.

I think a lot about C.S. Lewis's framing of life as a series of choices, conscious or otherwise, each of which makes us more into a devil or more conformed to the image of Christ. Part of what people miss when they think, "Well, I'll just repent right before I die" - other than…

Suffering is the light that proves the matter. Suffering exposes facades and bluffs.

"Throughout all its history, the world is powerless to defeat the 'strong man'; he is overcome and bound by one yet stronger, who, because of his equality with God, can take upon himself all the sin of the world and then suffers it through to the end—omitting nothing on the…

Temple Judaism existed for roughly 1,000 years before its destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70—a mere 40 years after The Crucifixion and Resurrection. Then, that crucified Jew becomes Lord of the Roman world, displacing all it gods, within a few centuries. youtu.be/-dPk2gfiFDo?si…

A low-trust society can only be ruled despotically.

All Nations in His Sovereign Hand, All wills will will as He Has planned — These words are dark, a Mystery, Yet every turn of History Is turned by Him whom bears all things And wears the scars, the King of kings. Visual Exegesis of Isaiah 10:5,15

Well articulated. With each victory, the victim movement needs to find a new cause in order to rationalize its continued existence.

Subversion: 15 Min Edition Demoralization: Infiltrate & undermine institutions, amplify antisocial Destabilization: Create internal conflicts & radicalize, leads to clashes Crisis: Collapse ➜ civil war | invasion Normalization: New authoritarian rule, discard old change agents

“Reveal not your thoughts to every man, lest he mock at your words and wound you.” — Sirach 8:17 (LXX)

If one were strictly a rational betting man, he'd bet on God over no-God, but man is a heart driven creature. That which the heart desires, the will chooses, and the intellect rationalizes. There's a lot to unpack in this wager, even more than was shared in this excellent video