They’re only little angels, one of nearly two, and one of four. I do hear them playing their little angels games, in the yard next door. And when my heart was fully ravaged from the loss of a brother dear; it was them that came to save me with their angelic cheer. A little box […]
Without understanding the depth and meaning of myth, there is little hope of ever grasping the beauty and richness of the text in the Bible, because—not to put too fine a point on it—Hebrew and Christian scripture is chock-a-block full of myth story telling. The notion that we can discount myth as mere fiction and
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Theologians, have – let’s just call it – a bit of a thing for Dostoevsky. I first noticed the term Holy Fool in one of his books.1 Fools who are Holy, almost inevitably turnout to be seriously fallen characters. These days I realize that the Spirit has a regular habit of taking me toward that
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Fallen Brother dear There’s a whimpering amongst the saplings, the more mature trees give heartfelt cry. The forest man, so fine and steady, who brought them all to life, has now laid down to die. There’s a mournful brooding ‘Les Paul’ in the corner condemned to play the blues no more. No magic riffs of