Faithful Friday: Theodore Beza

June 24, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Theodore Beza was one of the lesser known Reformed theologians of the first hundred years of the Reformation, however, his influence on the Reformed movement cannot be denied.

There Is No Peace

June 23, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There is no peace
People cannot
Will not choose it

All Literature Is World Literature

June 21, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

All literature is world literature / A culture that hugs itself to itself / And refuses to share and share alike / Consumes itself in a closed loop, and dies

Adil’s Tuxedo

June 18, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Adil paces the floor
Impatiently waiting for a very important package to arrive.
His suit, the suit, the perfect tuxedo for his wedding
A vintage tuxedo like that worn by Cary Grant

Faithful Friday: Dr. J. Vernon McGee

June 17, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

John Vernon McGee was born in 1904 in Hillsboro, Texas. His family moved to Tennessee when his father died in 1918. Vernon, as he was known, graduated college then seminary, then became the pastor of a church first in Decatur, Georgia, and afterward in Cleburne, Texas. It was there that Vernon met his future wife, Ruth Inez Jordan.

The Riddle of Amaryllion: Part 5. Matthew’s Epilogue

June 16, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

“So, um, was the emergency taken care of satisfactorily?” asked Kathleen.
Matthew nodded, “Very satisfactorily, thank you. And I certainly hope that another one will not rise which will prevent you from seeing the rabbit’s name.”

A Dog, a Pocketknife, a Twenty-Two

June 14, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

A dog, a pocketknife, a twenty-two
The rightful possessions of every Texas lad
For working out the values he must live up to
The virtues that he learned from his solid ol’ Dad

A Rising Seedling Roars

June 11, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Crumple clenched fist leaf flings up
From damp earth’s deep urn and dark
On furied stipple stems fluorescent green
Vitality gleaned from seed pod potential

Faithful Friday: Ephrem the Syrian

June 10, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ephrem the Syrian was born in Nisibis, in the province of Mesopotamia (now Nusaybin, Turkey, lying 166 miles from Mosul, Iraq) in approximately 306 AD… Ephrem was baptized as a youth and began right away in building up the Body of Christ in Nisibis as a deacon. It is also highly likely that he was a “son of the Covenant,” an early type of friar or lay brother. As a deacon, he used his gift as a poet and composer to write instructional hymns, teaching the people to confront heresy through song.

The Riddle of Amaryllion: Part 3. The Second Clue

June 9, 2022.Reading time 18 minutes.

“You know how in all those fairy tales when someone’s under a curse and asks someone to do something or not to do something, there’s a reason behind it. I’ll trust Elliot and the rabbit on this one and not speak a word about what color it is.”

Each Altar is Minas Tirith

June 7, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Each Altar is Minas Tirith these days
A city of kings and of the true King
Behind whose twice-barred gates and golden doors
The faithful may find refuge for a time

Be A Lifeline

June 4, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

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Faithful Friday: Justin Martyr

June 3, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Justin Martyr was an early Christian apologist, born about the year 100 AD. He was a student of philosophy and was converted circa 130 AD in part by the witness of martyrs going joyfully to their deaths.

The Riddle of Amaryllion: Part 2. The First Clue

June 2, 2022.Reading time 26 minutes.

“Oh, don’t worry, a giant rabbit won’t scare me off. If you don’t mind my asking, though, how did he come to be here, living with you?”

I’m Afraid of Parole

May 31, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

Tomorrow his mother and his little girl  Will meet him at the gate and take him home  No more white suits and big boondocker boots  No wire, no bells, no lining up for counts

Pre-Existing Conditions

May 28, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

The topic of trust came up the other day when one of the prisoners I visit each week remarked on the challenge of knowing how to find reliable information about the Virus-of-Many-Names.

Faithful Friday: Augustine of Canterbury

May 27, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Nothing is known of the youth of the Apostle to the English. What we do know is that he was born sometime in the sixth century and was probably upper-class Roman. He was close friends with Pope Gregory the Great, and his mission to Britain was by the Pope’s specific request…

The Riddle of Amaryllion: Part 1. A Strange Deal

May 26, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

All of the women are gathering because the mayor’s son has a giant, invisible rabbit ravaging the town and the only way to get rid of it is if a woman can actually see the rabbit. So far, everyone who’s tried has failed…

Who Possesses a Poem?

May 24, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Just as a father passes on to his child  The popular music of his long-lost youth  A teacher passes on to those in his care  The ‘way-cool poetry of his own lost youth

Of Tales and Theatre

May 21, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

With the ongoing direction of turning Disney’s cartoon classic movies into live action adaptations, some that work, others that don’t, many seem to forget that live action fairy tales were the norm when Disney was doing animated movies. One of these was a mini series put together and hosted by Shelley Duvall; another was put together and hosted by Shirley Temple.