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a murderous, lustful king

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 wally mettsLeave a comment

Are we not all murderous, lustful kings? Our animosity is murder without opportunity or means. Our appetites are guarded lusts, motivating almost all our thoughts.

Posted in psalmsTagged bathsheba, kind david, murder, sin

sin is crouching at the door

September 27, 2011October 9, 2011 wally metts8 Comments

War and greed are still crouching at the door. This is the motivating principle of democracy itself, since it teaches us no man can be trusted too little or for too long.

Posted in books, commentary, cultureTagged cain and abel, greed, sin, steven pinker, utopia, violence, war

what Weiner wanted

June 9, 2011 wally metts3 Comments

King David understood what Weiner can only faintly grasp. There is no such thing as private sin.

Posted in commentary, culture, faithTagged alec baldwin, anthony weiner, politiics, scandal, sin, theology, twitter

different speeds for different needs

February 18, 2011February 17, 2011 wally metts12 Comments

Apparently fast walkers can get impatient with slow walkers, bumping into them or cutting in front of them, while muttering under their breath, thinking hostile thoughts and making faces.

Posted in commentary, culture, humorTagged Aggression, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Pedestrian, rage, sin, Wall Street Journal

failure to launch is not a movie

August 26, 2010August 26, 2010 wally metts5 Comments

It may simply be sloth and a sense of entitlement that extends adolescence far beyond its historic boundaries. But in the end growing up is a choice, not merely a consequence.

Posted in commentary, culture, familyTagged arnett, emerging adulthood, maturity, sin, youth

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