Melting Clock
Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. The clock is melting off the shelf. Tick. Drop by drop, it forms a muddy black and white pool on theshelf below. Tock. A larger drop falls from the shelf to the floor,…
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Light and High Beauty: The Virtue of Hope in “The Lord of the Rings”
We know God exists even though we can’t see Him, with as much certainty as we know the sun exists even when we can’t see it shine. We trust that He knows best even…
A Movie Fan’s Dream: A Crossover Story
(Hidden in the random and ridiculous story below are sixteen movie titles. Can you find them all? [Hint: Titles may be spread across words and punctuation. Prefixes such as ‘The Lord of the Rings:’ and ‘Harry…
A Hallowed Eve: The Spiritual and Cultural Traditions of Halloween
Halloween has always been a complicated holiday, laced together with many threads of different spiritual traditions and cultural customs. It has always stirred up controversy, morphing into an excuse for mischief and mayhem and a…
An Encounter with Gene Roddenberry: The Traveling Troubadour Meets the Great Bird of the Galaxy
There were many adventures to be had as a “Traveling Troubadour”. Hailing from Fort Lee, New Jersey (known as “The Silent Motion Picture Capital of the World” in the early 1900’s), my ukulele-playing sidekick and…
Dreaming Culture
Fire on the earth. Seeds in the garden. Rain from the sky. I sit. I breathe. I dream. Big trees, dancing over many years – too slow to really see, without living oneself as they…
The Stag Who Lived Forever
It was a matter of great importance, and the morning wind that carries the mist and the butterflies carried the news in a kind of dance, like the laugh of the first baby, when it…
The Great Cabin: An Adventure on Board HMS Victory
In 2013, I had a very special and ever-memorable adventure on board the historic HMS Victory. But before telling my story, I’d like give a little background as to how I came to be a…
A Bard’s Prayer
Let me catch the flame, Golden, glittering, glaring, So my fingers may glow as I hold the pen. Let me taste the wine, Sweet, smooth, sumptuous, So my speech may be seasoned when I tell…
"Gentleman Johnny:" The Life and Times of General John Burgoyne
The Right Honorable General John Burgoyne, General in the British Army and MP for Preston, is probably most famous for commanding the losing Army at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, during the American War…