We must return to proclaiming powerfully and joyfully the event of Christ's death and Resurrection, heart of Christianity, principal fulcrum of our faith, powerful lever of our certainty, impetuous wind that sweeps away every fear and indecision, every doubt and human calculation. — B16

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Jaredd, short answer: what John Z said. Less short answer: ala Wright, yeah, we “go to heaven,” but don’t forget the New Jerusalem descending, new heaven and earth, etc. The “final destination” is a remade, joined heaven and earth, with real bodies. To put it lightly, WIN!!!

Brian, it is confirmed. I read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged in college. I wasn’t a Christian at the time, but I found myself enjoying the conservatism while being annoyed with the childish atheism. I couldn’t help but think Rand’s atheism was her blind spot to the frustration with the communism she left behind. What really put it in my head is that I’ve been listening to Rush’s music in roughly chronological order. Fly By Night and 2112 brought it all back.

@ 7:53 pm November 14, 2009 | Permalink