This Tour de Force Attempts To Set Things Right
This week a familiar face published one of his regular columns. It was a real tour de force. "Tour de force" is a French phrase that translates to "feat of strength," often used to describe an impressive display of skill, talent, or ingenuity in various fields such as art, literature, or performance. It signifies a remarkable achievement that showcases exceptional ability. This column qualifies because it represents a body of work offered for many years. And that body has attempted to see the world in ways most of us don't - or can't. It tries to tear us away from the purely materialistic, mechanistic, growth at all costs world that ultimately has become the dominant world-view of not just elite managers of our society, but has infected most of us in its thinking. While admiring this effort, we should take a moment to note that this attempt does not seem to consider the view that, in the end, our relationship with God that begins our firm decision to rejec...