Word Sung as Light
Upon hearing a recording of the Orthodox Christian Monks of the Svetogorskaya Monastery A deep, slow stream of tones, of modes, of chants Where time and all eternity flow as one Through voices and…
Year: 2022
Rabia’s Heart of One Love
Introduction Rabia al-Adawiyya I first discovered when I was very young. From the moment I read about her, I was instantly enamoured with an admiration that has never faded. She is among the earliest of…
Storm-Tossed
Summary: Ereinion Gil-galad’s life was never easy. Born into war-torn Beleriand, sent to Círdan for fostering, he was High King of the Noldor in Middle-earth to a very diverse group of people. But sometimes…the most…
The Nature of Good and Evil in Tolkien’s Stories
Disclaimer: This article follows my article The Underlying Christianity of Tolkien’s stories The nature of good and evil is the last area of research to comment on now. Actually, a considerable number of the…
Eagle Wisdom
Reflected sunset in a crystal ball, Golden shards of light in my eyes, Drifting in and out of focus and Leading me away from this place – To somewhere where there is no place To…
Of Memories and Wishes: A Narnia Story
As a child, Susan remembered. It was one of her talents, the one she was most proud of. All her tests were returned to her with perfect marks and kind comments, her mother could always…
Pappa’s Words
The words burst forth on my fourth birthday, veneering outwards ever since, a voracious volcano of verbs and adjectives, like too many popcorn kernels in a tiny pot. They seemed to form from within the…
Comedy and Fear: A Look at Frank Peretti and William Peter Blatty
For American Evangelical Christians, Frank Peretti has been a household name for nearly 40 years. His debut novel This Present Darkness, published in 1986, was one of the first entries in the emerging Christian Fiction…
An August Day – But on What Planet?
An August day of dragging hoses, washing dishesWatching hummingbirds while doing the laundryPulling up the last exhausted tomato vinesFeeding the dogs and cats, mowing the lawns: The summery hours of heat and work and sweatConsidering…
Freedom to do What, Exactly?: C.S. Lewis and the Foundational Principle
Aristotle states - “Freedom is the ability to do what one ought. To act always as ones’ desires dictate is not freedom but slavery, and slavery to a hard master. Even an animal or a…