A Series of Very Good Posts Over At MavPhil

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/09/the-essential-sermon.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/08/reason-and-rationalization.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/08/pascal-on-materialism.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/08/on-spending-time.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/08/a-limit-to-self-reliance.html