“But all conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post. If you particularly want it to be white you must be always painting it again; that is, you must be always having a revolution.” – G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, 1908

In other words, as Jesse Sumpter explains: “The world is always changing. People grow old and things fall apart. True conservatives must be vigilant and active because there is a standard which we are aiming for and we cannot reach that standard trying to maintain the status quo.”

True conservatism is radically active. It knows that liberty can be lost in a generation. True conservatism does hail back to the “good old days” but it keeps them dusted off, repainted, and repaired. It is constantly vigilant. And where a line of defense goes awry, it is quick to re-form the line.

Memorial Day

MEMORIAL DAY

What we call Memorial Day now was originally called ‘Decoration Day’ and was meant to remember the fallen on both sides of the Great Civil War and to heal us. Continue reading MEMORIAL DAY

Easter, G. K. Chesterton, Pentecost, The Everlasting Man

PENTECOST!

Veni Sancte Spiritus, et emitte caelitus lucis tuae radium! God’s miracles always have a purpose. The languages they were given were meant to enable these to speak to every foreign tongue dwelling in the city as a massive witness to begin the Great Commission: The Preaching of the Good News about Jesus Christ! Continue reading PENTECOST!

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