By Paul Bright In 1857, in Historie Contemporaine, no. 79, Alexandre Ledru-Rollin is quoted as saying, âThere go my people. Ah well! I am their leader, I really ought to follow them.â If there is one common trait in the American ethos, it is the universal belief in the fundamental right for rebellion. American history is filled with […]
By Paul Bright The Worst Meltdown in History Recently, I had the privilege of watching the dramatic miniseries Chernobyl, an interpretation of the events surrounding the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl. The series is a horrifying presentation of the arrogance of man, not in the pursuit of science, but in the self-deception of his own pride […]
by Paul Bright The following is a modified and expanded version of Isaac Watt’s Behold, How Sinners Disagree, which was composed for the purpose of discipling our hearts into humility and grace. Behold! How sinners disagree The Publican and Pharisee One does his righteousness proclaim. The other owns his guilt and shame. This one brazen rises near the […]
By Paul Bright You Know Itâs Hot When the Swamp is On Fire Driving to a vacation spot this summer for our annual sabbatical at the beach, my wife and I were on Interstate 12 near Stennis at the border between Louisiana and Mississippi. Like much of southern Louisiana and Mississippi, this area is filled […]