Sean Johnson

Do I dare to eat a peach? You bet! Classical teacher, Co-host of the Close Reads podcast

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@truzzi Pensacola library did this about 7 years ago, but I think mostly as a bid to convince people the place was about “more than books.”

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@tara_leit We made a Parmesan ice cream once that was unusual but pretty great. Runner up: Urfa chili and roasted strawberry.

[Jessica Hooten Wilson @HootenWilson]

@byronborger @Jenpmichel

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@dom_lucre Author Graham Greene condemned sexualisation of her in one of his film reviews and her studio sued him. Years later, she met and thanked him for speaking up.

[Jonathan Pageau @PageauJonathan]

Let's post this again. When someone tells you that the Enlightenment thinkers they don't like are "counter-enlightenment", they are coping for the simple fact that reason is not sufficient, which is why the Enlightenment contains both sides, a reason side, and a "magic" side. It is both sides of Newton, his "scientific" AND his "alchemical" side. It is both sides of Descartes, the "cogito" side and his affiliations with Rosicrucians. Occultism and 18th century secret societies like Freemasonry are the "mystical" side of the Enlightenment, which is why they permeate the revolutions and are found so prominently among the Founding Fathers. The modern world, and especially America, cannot be understood without seeing these two aspects as the two sides of a single coin.

[Josh RR Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

A message from those trapped at Burning Man has just been released:

"They have taken the bridge and the second hall. We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming!"

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@GRMead3 @PageauJonathan What do you mean by “from a position before the revelations of the story”? It’s from the climax of the second novel in a trilogy, just as Ransom encounters the true, unfallen masculine and feminine. The quote is the mature conclusion drawn as a result of the encounter.

[Thomas S. Kidd @ThomasSKidd]

This is your periodic reminder that a Ph.D. does not convey universal expertise

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@truzzi The. Mission.

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@BNBuzz Want one of these books? Your local Barnes & Noble…can order it for you.

[Thomas S. Kidd @ThomasSKidd]

As a historically Christian institution or denomination, you may decide it is _right_ to adopt the exact same positions as dominant secular powers in business, academia, and entertainment. But please don't act like doing so is _courageous_.

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@uribrito @superxtianmario Sass aside, my anxiety about this take on I Cor 11 is it’s relative novelty and the alarm of realizing something I took for granted wasn’t as settled or agreed upon as I thought for so long. Either way, the perspective of the next next-2000 view you point out, is a comfort.

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@uribrito @superxtianmario Is all of church history big enough?

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@uribrito @superxtianmario It’s wild that we only figured out how to read the bible after the sexual revolution.

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@JDawsonTweets @jennfrey But that 54% went to school…so maybe people /should/ be taking a closer at how things are going at…school.

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@mattyglesias Sounds like a description of 80% of journalists working today…

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@tara_leit

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@jonstewart Man, Arby’s is out there putting in the work everyday, shrugging off the folks who think they’re just a joke—they are the Jon Stewart of fast food.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

To Prevent Their Kids From Being Socially Awkward And Weird, More Parents Opting To Homeschool
https://t.co/SOanZOjAmC

[Sean Johnson @_SeanJohnson]

@roddreher #blessed