In relentless pursuit of freedom.
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A major lesson repeated many times in the Old Testament is that Israel was not to make alliances with the nations of the world. They did anyway, many times, and always suffered for it. Instead of trusting the promises of God to protect them, they feared the threat of other nations who seemed more powerful. Continue reading The Church and the Nations The post The Church and the Nations appeared…
Today I m wrapping up my blog challenge for October, where I set out to write about something good every weekday; something I m thankful for. I missed a few days (something I never would ve tolerated once upon a time) due to hurricane disruptions, but otherwise wrote short posts Monday though Friday. Today is about friends. (Am Continue reading Friends The post Friends appeared first on Isaac…
One thing I love about markets is the anonymity. The fact that most of the people in the great spontaneously ordered chain that brings goods to me are strangers and don t care about me is wonderful. Yes, you heard that right. Imagine if some guy driving a truck that harvests plants used to make bottles Continue reading Disinterest The post Disinterest appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
It s popular to be awake these days. To realize everything is not as it seems, institutions lie to you, chicanery is afoot. I will be the first to support a relentless pursuit of truth, but there is something refreshing about people who aren t quite so attuned to the hidden problems of the world. Those who Continue reading People Who Don t Realize The post People Who Don t Realize appeared first…
It s good to help people out who never acknowledge it or repay you in any way. Helping people is good for your soul, except when it s bad for your soul, which is surprisingly often. You can do someone a kindness and increase your own smugness, become delusional about your importance to them and the world, Continue reading People Who Don t Repay The post People Who Don t Repay appeared first on…
My car runs better after an oil change. Stranger than that, it runs better after a cleaning. And the dents on the outside get smaller when the inside is vacuumed. These perplexing mysteries open the possibility of similar opportunity in other areas of life. A little air in the tires might be just as good Continue reading Car Maintenance The post Car Maintenance appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
Sickness sucks. But there are times I am thankful for minor sicknesses. They allow some things that are good, but don t get prioritized when you re healthy. Things like, So here s to sickness. May we make the most of it! The post Sickness appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
Storms are stressful and destructive. But they are also cleansing and purifying. After a big one blows through, the air is cleaner. The trees are cleared of dead branches. After the cleanup, there is a refreshment in the land and lives of the people. This does not in any way dull the horror and tragedy Continue reading Storms The post Storms appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
Worth more than money Even though less fungible A surprise favor The post Unexpected Perks Haiku appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
My grandfather was an amazing storyteller. His stories were always believable, but also incredible. In all likelihood, some were exaggerated. This doesn t diminish them, it enhances them! Is there anything more American than exaggeration? Tall tales are the backbone of our mythology. Not dark tales, nor contemplative tales, nor cautionary tales, nor esoteric tales like Continue reading Tall Tales…
Small injuries are great. Do you ever feel more alive than when you re sore? When you ve got a sprained finger, a tender ankle, a bruised rib, or a scraped knee? I remember laying in bed after basketball games in high school, feeling my whole body ache. It was wonderful. The human body is meant to Continue reading Small Injuries The post Small Injuries appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
What could be more fun than a little misunderstanding between the young and the old? My kids often make fun of me for saying things that are dated or don t make sense to them. And I get no end of delight from mimicking gen Z slang. Perhaps these things can drive a wedge between people, Continue reading Generation Gaps The post Generation Gaps appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
The hardest times elicit the funniest jokes. With a massive storm blowing through recently, I came across plenty of grim jokes about its dangers. Every time, it relieved tension and made me laugh. Dark humor is the best remedy for dark times. Few things warm my heart towards humanity like gallows humor. The post Gallows Humor appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
A hurricane is approaching my home. This is not good. But I can t help but be moved by the way people rise to such occassions. All across my neighborhood, people were offering help and talking with each other. People I ve never seen or talked to. In my experience, these storms bring the best out of Continue reading People Rise to It The post People Rise to It appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
Software is eating the world. A famous tech investor made this his thesis years ago, and it has proven prescient. Still, decades into the eating of the world, there remain uneaten experiences, in between the layered folds of software. When you discover a driving route no maps app will show you and cleverly navigate around Continue reading The Joy of Uneaten Pockets The post The Joy of Uneaten…
I live far from my home state of Michigan. There are almost no fellow Michigan sports fans near me. Yet as the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions are putting together impressive seasons, I feel completely immersed in the Michigan sports community. Each day, I can dip into a stream of ever-flowing conversations, jokes, highlights, and Continue reading The Joy of Sports Social Media The post The Joy…
I noticed something in the airport bathroom. I ve seen the little rubber anti-splashback discs in the bottom of urinals thousands of times, but for some reason it struck me this time: somewhere, there are designers modeling and testing theses, and factories producing them. There must be quite a few, because I have seen endless variety Continue reading Small Signs of Civilization The post Small…
I have done daily writing and other challenges on and off for 15 years. It s always a beneficial experience. I decided yesterday to start a new one. For the month of October, I m going to publish a post every day about something good in the world. There s no shortage of bad news and scary world Continue reading A New Daily Challenge The post A New Daily Challenge appeared first on Isaac Morehouse…
Well this is pretty crazy. I m now the CEO of OpenEd, a company founded 15 years ago and operating under the name My Tech High until today. Matt and Amy Bowman founded this company to help homeschool families who needed some structure, resources, curriculum options, community, and even things like college credits, but who also Continue reading Welcome to OpenEd The post Welcome to OpenEd appeared…
The idea of freedom or choice is often mistaken for lack of structure or constraint. Structure and constraint are necessary to function. They are the foundation from which deviation and surprise are possible, like jazz musicians improvising on the simple structure of a known theme. Good structures and constraints tend to be simple and live Continue reading The Freedom to Choose Constraints The…
When Gehazi miraculously saw the army of angels, he was seeing what Elisha always saw. Angels are always there, those of us who are not prophets only rarely have the capacity to see them. The same is true of hearing. The voice of God spoke the world into existence. His voice maintains it. The Psalmist Continue reading Do You Hear the Music? The post Do You Hear the Music? appeared first on Isaac…
Return to the land you re from To see what it s become If it s changed And now feels strange Have you lost, or won? The post A Sojourn appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
It s hard to live without regret and also learn from mistakes. Regret is backward looking and slows life down. The what ifs are endless and unproductive. Yet we all make sub-optimal choices, and to learn from them, we ve gotta think about why and how. I ve not yet found a great way to do both. The post Regret and Learning appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
I ve only ever had three times in my life where I wonder if I exited a situation too soon. I m a big believer in living free, and changing your situation if it doesn t serve you. This has been an amazing orientation for my life, and benefited me in more ways than I can count. But Continue reading Leaving Too Soon The post Leaving Too Soon appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
Family road trip Oh how the emotions flip Hope they get a grip The post Road Haiku appeared first on Isaac Morehouse .
One of the most popular types of social media post is the type that chastises people for being too outraged for one thing and not outraged enough for another. This is a losing battle. Outrage is exhausting. Fighting about outrage is equally exhausting. Trying to figure out whether and to what extent to be outraged Continue reading You re Not Upset About the Right Things The post You re Not Upset…
There is a lot of worry over the role of technology in our lives, where it comes from, and where it might lead. I do not disagree that technology may be originally inspired by dark forces, or that we are unprepared to deal wisely with a high-tech world and it might lead to our spiritual Continue reading Between the Idol of Nature and the Idol of Technology The post Between the Idol of Nature and…
I just watched a movie called Missing with the kids last night. It was the greatest ad for Apple products I ve ever seen. It was a unique, generally interesting and well-paced crime mystery story, where everything happens on the screen of a device. Security cameras, laptops, phones, watches; the entire thing unfolds through the (literal) Continue reading Advertising with Original Stories The post…
As a truth seeker, I bristle at the idea that there is any knowledge that s dangerous to have. But there is. Not in an absolute sense. I don t believe there s any knowledge that is always and forever dangerous. But I think almost all knowledge can be dangerous at the wrong time. It s easiest to see Continue reading Not Whether, but When The post Not Whether, but When appeared first on Isaac…