Words are important. They not only record and explain reality, they actually create reality. In fact, words are so important that “the Word” is actually one of the names of Jesus Christ. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.The same was in the beginning with … Read more
George Orwell’s classic novel Nineteen Eight-Four (published in 1949) describes a dark, oppressive, totalitarian society in which the government systematically destroys the English language in order to prevent criminal thoughts. The idea is that one cannot think a seditious thought if there is no word for it. Thursday, a representative of the Trump administration gave senior … Read more