QotD (Quote of the Day)

"The distance between moralism and true morality is vast, and the thing that creates this distance is knowledge of the holy. Those who content themselves with petty rules spend all their time fussing about with hemlines, curfews, and scruples about alcohol. But those who see this folly and go off in their own little libertine direction are no better. The former act as though their moralism is grounded on the dictates of a gremlin-like god who lives in their attic, but his word is law. The latter say that this is stupid, and aspire to become the gremlin themselves."

There are three options: Pursue legalism, pursue license, or pursue the Lord. How rare is the third option truly ever explored.

From Michael Spencer: Comment on On Knowing Too Much: Sober Preparation for a New School Year