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Old Gods, St. Augustine, and the Wave Pirates

Old Gods, St. Augustine, and the Wave Pirates

"So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" - II Corinthians 5:17

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St. Augustine of Hippo

There comes a time when the old gods must be destroyed. Either that or ignored into irrelevance or oblivion.

So said St. Augustine of Hippo [354-430], regarded as one the great theologians of the early church. In his ample writings, Augustine’s recurring theme is choice, our conscious decision to live through the diffused light of t…

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