“Oh, if only I could see that manger in which the Lord was laid! As a tribute of honor, we Christians have now removed the mud-baked one and replaced it with a silver one; but the one that has been removed is more precious to me! Silver and gold are appropriate for the pagan world: […]
There come times when a thing you’ve known time out of memory suddenly opens before you, blossoms into beauty where you’d never known to seek it. These are times of transfiguration, and in their witness to both the humble hiddenness of beauty and the deep meaningfulness of reality, they refresh our faith in a world
Parts of Speech: A Reconsideration in Grammar and Philosophy Read More »
What type of environment do you want your child to take into his or her soul?
How one small glimpse into Jesus’s childhood can instruct us as we teach middle-school students
Britten’s “This Little Babe” offers poetic and musical metaphors that rouse our wonder at the Incarnation’s paradoxes–particularly the paradox that our warfare with sin and Satan testifies to our peace with this God-man.
Incarnation as Alarum: Benjamin Britten’s “This Little Babe” Read More »
In Old Testament times, people carried personal idols around with them to receive guidance and blessing from their deity. Unfortunately, this tradition is often perpetuated in modern times by the way we carry our smart phones. We fear to part with them. We constantly check them to see if they have any messages for us.
I’ve encountered that moment in my conferencing preparations where I have to toss overboard most of my provisions so the fish can make use of them as they will. What better use for a blog, I thought to myself, before realizing how thoroughly I was insulting you. Sorry about that. But, incorrigible as I am,
