Saturday, August 31, 2019

Checking In on a Few "Wow" Articles

* "Democratic Party embraces nonreligious voters, criticizes 'religious liberty' in new resolution" (Caleb Parke, Fox News)

* "Dear Christian Freshman, Here’s What I Wish I Knew At Your Age" (Chelsea Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism)

* "A Fellowship of Losers: Marxism -- never has there been anything so destructive yet so alluring to the modern Democrat." (Ron Ross, American Spectator)

* "Google’s Secretive Blacklists" (Michelle Malkin, Daily Signal)

* "24 Hours of Media Malpractice" (Mark Hemingway, Real Clear Politics)

* "Apple apologizes for letting contractors eavesdrop on Siri’s sex recordings" (Nicolas Vega, New York Post)

* "Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom" (Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism)

"The Only Thing of Importance"

John Bacon (1740-1799) is widely accepted as one of the greatest sculptors in English history. Winner of numerous awards and given high acclaim by his peers, the public, and the royal court, Bacon's work impressively adorns such treasured landmarks as St. Paul's Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey.

Bacon was a committed Christian who wrote his own epitaph which was etched on his gravestone when his body was buried at Whitefield’s Tabernacle in Tottenham Court. That gravesite (as well as the church itself) was destroyed by Nazi bombs in WW II but the epitaph nevertheless echoes through history: "What I was as an artist seemed of some importance while I lived; what I really was as a believer in Jesus Christ is the only thing of importance to me now."