poetry
R. S. Thomas, "The Absence"
We seek solace, we get silence.
K. W. Holland
I'm a man who shares his life with a wonderful husband and two lively, lovely dogs. Christian; sinner; Episcopalian; reader; writer; stage 4 cancer survivor.
poetry
William Stafford, "Bess"
I don't remember dog-earing this poem or which emotional reaction caused me to do so.
poetry
Jorge Luis Borges, "Everness"
One thing does not exist: Oblivion.
poetry
Donald Justice, "On the Night of the Departure by Bus"
It's Poetry Month, according to somebody, somewhere.
Jacques Ellul
Ellul on the Unreal Life
Our actual experiences are boring. So we fixate on the thousands of sensational images and interesting "facts" that bombard us each day. Then we create an explanatory myth and live inside a permanent, realistic (but completely unreal) dream. Welcome to Chapter 4, "Communications."
The Bible
What We Encounter When We Encounter the Bible
Jessica Martin compares reading the Bible to a relationship with a spouse. What if it's even more intimate than that?
Jacques Ellul
Ellul on Being Alive
True action is a matter of living, not of doing, and that is the revolutionary attitude Christians should take in the world.
Jacques Ellul
Ellul on the True Value of Means
So what are Christians supposed to do about all these other means? Stop thinking of them as means, for one thing.
Jacques Ellul
Ellul on God's Unified Means and End
Christians, as the presence of the Kingdom in the world, are God's means and end.
2023
That Which We Measure May Be Forgotten
For many unmeasurable reasons, this has been a very good year. Here are some of the things that can be weighed, tracked and listed.
books
Books In and Out of Season
I hated The Magus. I hated it so damn much. And other ramblings about choosing which books to read.
Jacques Ellul
Ellul on the Illusion of Inner Freedom
"Means" destroy everything that might hinder their advance, and little by little extend their dominion over everything, turning humans into objects to be acted upon.