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“Pillar of
Salt--what a weird name!” you say. Well, yes, you’re
right. It’s sort of strange. But if you thirst for a deeper
draught from the weird-name-explaining buthos of the Salt
Lick, go for it, man!
The “Pillar
of Salt” section is
beginning to represent the attempts by the Philosophy Club’s
consciousness to comprehend itself by including reflections upon
and tasty morsels from our past events (dare we look
back?) as well as upcoming activities.
For the moment, please refer to our calendar of events at our eGroups site. Perhaps someday that calendar will be displayed directly on this page.
At some point we hope this page can spin off a section which will contain an archive of the best content (in text or audio format) from our Philosophy Club meetings and activities.
The title for this section may change, but the idea which the present title represents is that:
1) we in the Philosophy Club serve to discern and promote God’s truth in the world, and have a warranted and hopeful outlook on this endeavor due to God’s promises and His grace,
2) but we also recognize the damaging and limiting effects which sin has on our endeavors.
For this reason, we trust that because we are part of God’s church, we fulfill part of the church’s function as “the pillar and ground of truth” and “salt and light” in the world.
However, we reflect on our mistakes with chagrin and admit that we have not fully escaped from them, and so appropriately we admit that we often are no better than Lot’s wife, who longed to be united with her sinful past, looked back at, and was turned into a pillar of salt.
If you can forgive us for the morbid imagery, we hope to show the glory of God in our Club’s history, and to recognize fully that His goodness only originates from Him, and not from us.
Non nobis, Domine ...
