Chow time with the early church: chrisheck.me
@chrisheck A potent argument, I think, for traversing either the Tiber or the Bosphorus - as so many apologetics for ecclesial Christianity are.
> For the ecclesial Christian, the act of faith in Christ and the act of faith in the Church are not two acts of faith but one.
@ReaderJohn indeed! Thanks for the Neuhaus quote and the link to the First Things article. Speaking of First Things, I’ve actually been thinking about getting a subscription again (it’s been years) but I also have Comment and Plough in the consideration set for my 2026 subscriptions. I’m still debating which one to pick. Of course, I guess an option to is to get all three.
@chrisheck I was a charter subscriber to First Things, but I find it disappointing these days under R.R. Reno’s increasingly-MAGA leadership. My last issue is on the coffee table awaiting reading. I consciously substituted Plough, which may, oddly, be more catholic than First Things these days.
@ReaderJohn Hearing ‘MAGA leadership’ was all I needed. I’m so weary.
I may try both Plough and Comment and see where I land after this year.
@chrisheck I have a piece coming out in the spring issue of Comment! I believe so strongly in their disposition and commitments.
@ReaderJohn Reno’s piece the other day comparing the protesters in Minneapolis to anti-desegregation protesters crossed a line with me. I probably should not have clicked the link in the email. But I think you’re right about Plough, somehow. I do always appreciate their work.
@chrisheck Agreeing that FT has wandered far astray, and that Comment and Plough are both worthy alternate options!
@dwalbert I’m sorry… he wrote what? Protesting against dehumanization of black/brown people is equivalent to protesting affirmatively that black/brown people should be dehumanized? ….okay, yeah, that seems like an obvious and apt comparison! /s
@bethanyh Both are interfering with federal law enforcement. See? Exactly the same. Except for the fact that one enforced the constitution and the rights it guarantees, and the other blatantly contravenes it. Except for “law and order” being in this case neither legal nor orderly. I clicked the link only because I couldn’t believe that was what he was going to argue.
@bethanyh thanks for sharing your $0.02. Your endorsement is consistent with what I’ve heard from others. I’m looking forward to receiving my first print issues.
@dwalbert I’ve seen more than a few venues that I found useful turn in a direction that I found too dark to be willing to follow or support. First Things, Rod Dreher are prime examples. There’s still good stuff to be found there, but the compass is gone. Whatever is true… think on these things.
@JohnBrady I tried Dreher again for a month. It’s exhausting. Even as much as he cuts-and-pastes, I don’t know how he writes so much (and why the sky hasn’t fallen yet).
@ReaderJohn I don’t think it would be hard to implement an RD AI-bot. Not to suggest that that’s already happened…