One of the reasons I like Calvin is that he is a mere biblical theologial. Warfield described him thusly:

He even speaks with impatience of speculative, and what we may call inferential theology, and he is accordingly himself spoken of with impatience by modern historians of thought as a “merely Biblical theologian,” who is, therefore, without any real doctrine of God, such as Zwingli has. The reproach, if it be a reproach, is just. Calvin refused to go beyond “what is written”–written plainly in the book of nature or in the book of revelation. He insisted that we can know nothing of God, for example, except what He has chosen to make known to us in His works and Word; all beyond this is but empty fancy, which merely “flutters” in the brain,

But our brain consistently flutters. We like speculation. Some of it’s fun. For example “What would happen if aliens landed?” Brother Guy Consolmagno, when given this one, manfully commented.

“God is bigger than just humanity. God is also the god of angels.”

He said the characteristics synonymous with having a soul – intelligence, free will, freedom to love and freedom to make decisions may not be unique to humans.

“Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has has a soul,’ he said.

Then there is “is God Male? — which has occupied the Altesphere for most of today. Or it can be political: Boman is correct that there has never been a true conservative / right party in the USA. The Tories, who were royalist and accepted the establishment of religion, went to Canada. Proph, however, is only half right about legalizing weed and other illegal substances: the left wing busybodies will sue (he’s correct there) but about two thirds will not indulge. The rot (supported by the stupid left) is apparent, particularly in cities, but being stoned is not consistent with working. And if the economy collapses, not working will lead to not eating.

In the previous paragraph, I mentioned the economy collapsing. The economy is not society — and Homespun Wisdom has a very good post on the value of living in a high trust society. High trust societies, by the way, try to stop people starving, but the implied social contract is that you will work at something if you are at all able.

The hidden deer has written a fairly non speculative essay that would fit into the classical devotional mode. He suggests that you settle in your own mind who is in control (LORDship) of your life. Hint: if you are a Christian, it is not you.

In the meantime, the secular world is getting depressing. Dalrock has linked to a site about getting divorced. Before you contemplate going to the lawyer, sit and watch a few hundred dollar bills being burnt. Divorce will hurt your children, destroy your wealth, limit your ability to find another partner, and hurt your relationship with God. God hates divorce.

And, the left, who want you to ruin your morals and your family, are so risk averse about minor things. As hidden leaves notes:

Take a ride on a party barge with a mixed crew. Check out those around you. Those who donned life jackets for the relaxed 15mph cruise will be the liberals of the group.

Maybe it’s the singular mindset produced by fishing, maybe it’s the beer, but I increasingly think the partisan divide is almost wholly defined by risk aversion.

Just remember that those pesky immoral liberals are everywhere. Propagandising. Videos rock, because then we have them caught.

It may be fun to speculate, but our job is to speak truth, in actions, and at time with words. And sometimes we spend too much time down the rabbit hole and not enough time doing good.