. There’s a cloud of pink resting on the horizon, mixing sunset throughout the sky. Tinged by elegance, . … Read more Atomic Skies
Month: June 2017
Aim to Bless, Rather Than Impress
A few years back I did an online retreat for a spiritual formations class I was taking. It was a… Read more Aim to Bless, Rather Than Impress
A Very Australian Poetic Play On Bernard of Clairvaux’s, Letter To The Knights Templar
‘Mate! what a bloody good thing, Jesus recruits soldiers amongst His enemies.” What a naïve scoundrel I once was!… Read more A Very Australian Poetic Play On Bernard of Clairvaux’s, Letter To The Knights Templar
A Storm, a Prayer & My Inconsistent Gratitude
This is the closest I might come to writing an old-school, blues influenced, straight-up, Gospel song. It was written in… Read more A Storm, a Prayer & My Inconsistent Gratitude
Knight The Wounded
. Find this level of emptiness. Forgive my heart’s forgetfulness. Engulf my worship of sadness. Embrace this prayer, despite my… Read more Knight The Wounded
Our Current Read & Discuss Lists (The 2017 Winter Edition)
Australia receives snow in its Alpine regions and on its higher inland plateaus. For those areas that’s freezing. For everywhere… Read more Our Current Read & Discuss Lists (The 2017 Winter Edition)
Heartbreak Warfare: Refusing to Walk on Egg Shells
I have long been a subscriber to the idea that hate is not a sin. However, I need to qualify this… Read more Heartbreak Warfare: Refusing to Walk on Egg Shells
June’s A-List: The Fantastic Two [Random Edition]
Two of the best Australian rock albums to come out of the 1980’s are 1927’s Ish & Icehouse’s, Primitive Man.… Read more June’s A-List: The Fantastic Two [Random Edition]
Jesus Is Victor: Karl Barth On God’s Triumph and Human Triumphalism
In his discussion on ‘The Freedom of Man for God’, Karl Barth distinguishes between human triumphalism and ‘God’s triumph’[i]. Barth’s… Read more Jesus Is Victor: Karl Barth On God’s Triumph and Human Triumphalism
The Abussos (Society’s Switched Off Its Intelligence)
. Hear the seldom gong and its solemn tone . a high pitched, heart wrenching groan. Unheard… Read more The Abussos (Society’s Switched Off Its Intelligence)