Original Poetry: The Christmas Tree
I have posted this previously elsewhere, but seeing as it is Christmas once again, and I have this new blog, I thought I would post it anew. The ancient Scandinavians envisioned the Universe as a giant...
View ArticleChristmas: The Eucatastrophe of Man’s History
On this Christmas Eve, I quote from J. R. R. Tolkien’s marvelous essay on Faerie Stories: …I would say that Tragedy is the true form of Drama, its highest function; but the opposite is true of...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
As we wend our way in the sometimes dreary world, may we all find hope in the commemoration of the birth of the Christ. Then peeled the bells more loud and deep: ‘God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
To commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ this year, I found this nice little poem by Cristina Georgina Rossetti entitled “A Christmas Carol”: In the bleak of mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth...
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A Rough Stone Rolling Christmas
Merry Christmas! Some fathers get their kids video games for Christmas. Some get them fancy dolls that blink, and cry, wet their pants, or dance and sing. Some get iPods, remote control cars, or some...
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Good Tidings of Great Joy: Pictures from Nazareth and Bethlehem
In September and October of 2010, I had the opportunity to visit Israel with my wife and children. I am preparing a series of posts detailing our adventures. Since they are not yet ready, for...
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The Best Christmas Present Ever
First, a little background: We don’t do Santa at our house. We all make or get presents for each other. All of our children are almost as excited about the gifts they are giving as they are about what...
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Christmas vs “Present Day”– Jesus is the Gift
While quite conservative and orthodox in their views, my parents were exceptionally experimental and willing to break with societal conventions and expectations in raising their children. It was only...
View ArticleOriginal Poetry: The Christmas Tree
I have posted this previously elsewhere, but seeing as it is Christmas once again, and I have this new blog, I thought I would post it anew. The ancient Scandinavians envisioned the Universe as a...
View ArticleChristmas: The Eucatastrophe of Man’s History
On this Christmas Eve, I quote from J. R. R. Tolkien’s marvelous essay on Faerie Stories: …I would say that Tragedy is the true form of Drama, its highest function; but the opposite is true of...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
As we wend our way in the sometimes dreary world, may we all find hope in the commemoration of the birth of the Christ. Then peeled the bells more loud and deep: ‘God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
To commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ this year, I found this nice little poem by Cristina Georgina Rossetti entitled “A Christmas Carol”: In the bleak of mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Rough Stone Rolling Christmas
Merry Christmas! Some fathers get their kids video games for Christmas. Some get them fancy dolls that blink, and cry, wet their pants, or dance and sing. Some get iPods, remote control cars, or some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good Tidings of Great Joy: Pictures from Nazareth and Bethlehem
In September and October of 2010, I had the opportunity to visit Israel with my wife and children. I am preparing a series of posts detailing our adventures. Since they are not yet ready, for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Best Christmas Present Ever
First, a little background: We don’t do Santa at our house. We all make or get presents for each other. All of our children are almost as excited about the gifts they are giving as they are about what...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas vs “Present Day”– Jesus is the Gift
While quite conservative and orthodox in their views, my parents were exceptionally experimental and willing to break with societal conventions and expectations in raising their children. It was only...
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