I can’t believe we’ve made it to the end. Before I go on, I just want to take a moment to thank Mystie for hosting this fabulous book club. I wish I could have participated more than I did, but I’m so glad that {1} I had access to Mystie’s summaries to give form to my thoughts and {2} I had the push I needed to read the book, and quickly at that. Mystie, you are a wonderful hostess. And Continue Reading…
September 5, 2012Yesterday, we discussed some of the comments that Weaver makes about education throughout chapter eight, The Power of the Word. Weaver sees education as not only contributing to the decline of language in our culture, but also as the easiest route for reformation. Teachers {and others in similar positions–pastors come to mind here also} have dropped the language ball: What has happened to the one world of meaning? It has been lost for want of definers. How many teachers and Continue Reading…
August 30, 2012This chapter is, I think, one of my favorites so far, probably because the ideas are beginning to coalesce in my mind. This is one of those books that I’m sure I’ll understand much better upon a second {or third} reading. Entitled The Power of the Word, I absolutely adored his defense of language and his acknowledgement of a spiritual component to the words we use. This makes sense, of course, when we consider that those of us who use Continue Reading…
August 29, 2012I have to admit that I was a little disappointed in this chapter, which is called The Last Metaphysical Right. He’s referring here to private property. I have a feeling I would have thought this chapter was incredible had I read it back when Weaver was still alive, but living now, when we’ve witnessed so much erosion of private property rights through zoning, eminent domain, and the like {and those are just the tip of the proverbial ice berg}, that Continue Reading…
August 21, 2012
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