“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Today I wax philosophical again about the nature of our tests and the reasons why we are tested to, and often beyond, our breaking points. I go through Biblical prophets from the Old Testament and examine how they were tested and broken, in order to do what God needed...
Build your brothers up

Build your brothers up

Friends, you don’t need me to tell you that these are very dark, very strange, and very dangerous times. The world is an extraordinarily messed-up place, and it appears to be getting worse every single day. The Western world, in particular, appears to be...
What defiles a man

What defiles a man

Young men today find themselves surrounded by temptations, distractions, and destructive habits. Because so many men grow up today without strong father figures, they simply do not know what they must resist, or why. They are constantly told that they must not do this...
The gates of Hell are locked from within

The gates of Hell are locked from within

The fundamental story of the Bible is of God’s attempts to reach out to His Creation and repair it – and of His Creation’s stubborn refusal to pay attention to the loving ministrations of a God that cares deeply about us. We have grown prideful and...
Guest Post: Go Get It by The Male Brain

Guest Post: Go Get It by The Male Brain

Our good friend Dawn Pine noticed that I’m rather busy these days and in dire need of some R&R, and very kindly wrote in with a guest post for The Agoge series. This post is all about getting your butt into gear so that you can go and get what you want in...
A gelded man in a gilded cage

A gelded man in a gilded cage

A very great deal of ink has been spilled about the latest round of stupidity from Harry and the Half-Blood Princess. Quite a few genuinely hilarious memes have come out of it all too. You saw many of them in a recent Great Mondaydact Browser Crusher. I have no...
The formation of damnation

The formation of damnation

It is fairly evident from what I write that I do not have a particularly high opinion of Toe Rogan. He has his moments and I respect him, up to a point, but I also think that he took the ticket when he joined Spotify, at least to some extent. However, if he is a...
The power of the introverted salesman

The power of the introverted salesman

LRFotS Kapios reminded me a while back that it’s been a long time since I wrote up a post about introversion. So I figured it’s about high time that I rectified this little oversight. Today’s post is all about how and why introverts can become very,...
Resilience is your key to victory

Resilience is your key to victory

If you seek truth, if you believe in standing up for what is right, or even if you want nothing more than to be left alone, you are the enemy. Now, to be clear, you are not MY enemy, at all – you are the exact opposite, in fact. And you are no enemy of anyone...
Guest Post: Always think ahead by The Male Brain

Guest Post: Always think ahead by The Male Brain

Once again our good friend Dawn Pine returns with an excellent post about the importance of thinking ahead in life. He is quite right about this. His mantra of “you should have thought about it before” is an important one. You need to apply this to your...