Came across this banger on concupiscence by Bede the venerable while prepping for my podcast on Q211 of the ACNA Catechism. He’s commenting on Ecclesiastes 7:29: “See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Bede
AD 735
Our struggle against the vices has not been naturally implanted in us by God our Father and Creator but is proved to have befallen us from our love of this world, which we preferred to our Creator…
Sarcasm needs its own case in English. The majority of the time I don’t want to have to sort through your tweets to know if you’re making a serious point or not.
@profyancey The last 25 years of presidential elections has been choosing between two bad options. The least worse option is a long way from defending a candidate. Kamala was an insufferable twit who rode coat tails and a rich husband to victory. It’s a low bar to beat her.
USA denominations are nearly all declining but several small ones like ACNA are growing. They often appeal to theo-nerds who take sacrament, liturgy, tradition & theology seriously.