Craziness
So I decided that I am going to read as many classics as I can. I don't want quotes from old books located in modern books anymore. So I began with a fellow who's quotes have always captivated me (in these modern books). G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy. While laboring through the man's vivid and oftentimes confusing imagery, I am stumbling across amazingly clear arguments for the Christian faith. Chesterton writes as if he is a madman until the last paragraph of a chapter where he lets you know that his crazy way of thought produces the best explanation of spiritual truth. I am going to continue reading some of the Christian powerhouses of intellectual thought and perhaps move on to some secular literary giants. I oftentimes read such books as this and come away amazed at the author's ability to express my heart so clearly as I cannot. I have advocated the need to discover the roots of faith and to build a sound theology from which you cannot be swayed. I am finding that these men who have come before us have. Writers like Blaise Pascal, Thomas a' Kempis, C.S. Lewis and Dietrich Bonhoeffer have not only provided masterful intellectual arguments for the validity of Christianity, but also have proven that the general philosophies and worldviews of modern culture are not superior even from an intellectual standpoint.
All this to say that these men are an inspiration. Even if their theology was misplaced (which I am not saying it was) they proved that it is possible to stand in the face of the immense opposition and stand on the Word of God. This all is not what I started out to say but...so be it.