Recently, I picked up Moby Dick, to read it again. I hadn’t read it in a decade or so, and I found it more profound and provocative than I remembered. Anyway, one bit in particular has stayed with me after this reading. It is one of the more famous passages. The first mate, Starbuck, mocks [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Of Masks and Faces
Posted in C.S. Lewis, Christian life, God on June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Forgiveness: Nakedness and Unashamedness
Posted in Christian life, Forgiveness on June 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The juxtaposition of two images has taught me so much about what it means to receive forgiveness. One image is a masterpiece, universally recognizable, “The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Rembrandt (c. 1662). The other, “The Tree of Forgiveness” by Edward Coley Burne-Jones (c. 1882), is much less well known. It treats the legend [...]
What if in the End We Find
Posted in New Creation on June 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I seldomly write poetry. Even less often, I write poetry I permit others to read. Take this piece for what it is worth; it needs no further explanation.
WHAT IF IN THE END WE FIND
What if in the end to our horror we find God not? No. It can’t be. Absurd. For [...]
