So as it turns out, one anniversary of thanksgiving meets another. I am not completely sure why the matching dates didn’t… Read more The Fellowship of the Ring
Month: November 2013
Grace Over the Abyss
‘…One night in 1930, the French occupation forces left the city of Speyer, and the German army took over. Teachers and… Read more Grace Over the Abyss
Braving Storms; Pushing Against Streams
Continuing to pray and mine my way back through Tolstoy’s 1879-80 work, ‘A Confession’. The background image comes from a summer storm… Read more Braving Storms; Pushing Against Streams
Capturing Contrasts, Similarities & Truth
Today, I took a picture looking from the south part of a river across towards the north. At first I had accidentally inverted the image… Read more Capturing Contrasts, Similarities & Truth
On Lights, Veggies & a Few Musical Nutcrackers
For background ‘atmos’ in the schoolroom today, we gave the vinyl of Bing’s “White Christmas” a spin. As per the dust… Read more On Lights, Veggies & a Few Musical Nutcrackers
Movie Trailer for “Noah” Coming Out In March
Reblogged from Delightful Oak: Hollywood is making a movie about Noah starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly, and Anthony… Read more Movie Trailer for “Noah” Coming Out In March
Catherine of Siena: Prayer Unites
Medieval words that bounce off the page, and land in the present.
Half-Truths & Cheap Grace
The word judgement is associated with the word criteria. Etymologically speaking they can be viewed as interconnected in the adjectival sense, such… Read more Half-Truths & Cheap Grace
When a Man Loves a Woman: Barth’s Freedom in Fellowship
I am in agreement with Karl Barth when he asserts that we need to maintain a distinction between male and female. He… Read more When a Man Loves a Woman: Barth’s Freedom in Fellowship
Remembrance Day (aka Armistice Day)
The English dictionary points out that the word remembrance has two primary definitions. First: The ability to recall past occurrences Second: A… Read more Remembrance Day (aka Armistice Day)