Forest Essence
In the ancient forest, I breathe deeply. And I fancy that the wild essence Of the encircling verdant life Flows into me, lodging in a soft Pink fold and twirling its wild Double helix forever…
Author: Fellowship & Fairydust
Inspiring faith and creativity & exploring the arts through a spiritual lens
Flower Face
You crafted me from blossom and brushand expected me to sigh and blush,but you forgot so many flowershave such fickle thorns.Beneath the shady forest bowers,by the will of your powers,I took first sweet fragrant breath,and…
All the Little Midnight Lights
To awaken in the middle of the nightIs to realize that this midnight dreamIs a fairyland of points of lightArcing and soaring like a magic stream The curious visions before your flickering eyesBegin to focus…
Wolf Hall and the Myth of the Moral Pragmatist
The BBC/PBS miniseries Wolf Hall is six hours of some of the most absorbing television (or just storytelling generally) I’ve ever seen. I have not yet read the books by Hilary Mantel on which the…
The Story of St. Chad
“Chad” is a popular given name in the US (although not, strangely enough, in his own country in modern times) that has become associated with the Chad vs. Virgin meme, where Chad is depicted as…
The Most Reluctant Convert: Movie Review
(Directed by Norman Stone. Screenplay by Norman Stone, from a stage play by Max McLean. Produced by the Fellowship for the Performing Arts. https://www.cslewismovie.com/home/) C.S. Lewis continues to be one of the 20th century’s best…
The King Awakens: A Godzilla Story
Warning: The scene of Godzilla emerging from the ice might be a little scary. The ship is blown up. Makoto shows some reluctance to looking for a mutant but is chastised for it. As…
Ecce Homo: A Reflection on the Manhood of Christ
And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him and, plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. (Matt 27:28) Pilate said to them, “Here is the man.” (John 19:5)…
The Five Crosses
Sonya stood outside Dr. Bergstrom’s office thinking she was in another world, reality slowly slipping away from her. Thirty minutes later she realized she was sitting in her car with no recollection of how she…