Why did Trump win the last election? Simple: the overwhelming reach of Fox News and their ilk have corrupted our politics, bringing the worst out in everyone. The right-wing-nut media calls what is right wrong, what is wrong right, and pretends that hatefulness is virtuous. For the right, battling wokeness trumps loving your neighbor. […]
The chapter on fear is both one of the shortest and one of the most puzzling chapters of St John Climacus’ Ladder of Divine Ascent. In part, that is because there are many flavors of fears that spring from our most basal fears: the fear of the dark, the distressing, the dangerous.
More common are those fears that cause us to hesitate. Perhaps we fear what others think of us when we champion the good others do not see. Perhaps we fear rejection and failure. Perhaps we fear that past failures will rob us of future success. Perhaps we fear to do good when we are not encouraged. […]
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