In my previous article I began a discussion on justice. The short definition of justice when it comes to character, either personal character or cultural character, is that justice exists when the strong are not allowed to exploit or oppress the weak. People of character would not allow themselves to
Here at A Better Angel, we try to promote character, particularly Christian character. When Plato was promoting character to the Greeks over two millennium ago, he claimed there were four cardinal virtues: wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance. The development of all these virtues is important if one wishes to be
On my Face Book video I began a discussion of how lore has a lot to do with creating our prejudices. I gave a couple of examples from sports, where rivalries can get a little wild. Today, I am going to tell you about a prejudice I had for many
On my Face Book page today, I related how, as a naïve 18-year-old recruit, I was introduced to the war stories of Vietnam veterans. I was upset because I had an image of the American soldier that did not jive with the tales of war atrocities I was hearing from
“Look Dad, I pivved it!” My son Jacob’s direct quote from the driveway basketball court back in his elementary school days, some years ago. The comment made his older brother Micah and I smile. Just days before we had introduced Jacob to the power of the pivot. It’s an