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Uncreation – a poem
Hi. Here is a little poem I wrote that summarizes Genesis chapters 1-3. Eternal decree Darkness, deep Spirit’s sweep Chaos flees Galaxies cleave Land, sea Firmament be Creatures breath Image bearer Man, wife Tree, life Serpent slither Tasty thought Pleasant fruit Power pursuit Death caught Too late Sweaty brow Hardship now Seed await Continue reading
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in totidem verbis – considering a problematic hermeneutic (part 3)
This is my third post thinking about a hermeneutical principle I have called in totidem verbis. That’s a Latin phrase which means “in just so many words”. It’s where a person reading the Bible relies on the explicit words and ideas presented in the text to determine what the Bible is trying to say. I… Continue reading
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OZYMANDIAS
“I met a traveller from an antique land who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, and wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read which yet survive, stamped on… Continue reading
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The Second Coming
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some… Continue reading
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A poem I wrote about September 11.
Very early, on a sunny September morning in 2001, I was working for Coca-Cola as a sales representative. I remember hearing on the radio about some terrorist attacks in America– especially on the World Trade Center. I recall pulling into a McDonalds for some breakfast and on the TV screens inside there was footage of… Continue reading
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A Shropshire Lad, XL
Into my heart an air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. E. A. Housman 1859 – 1936 Continue reading
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Hyperbole? It’s pretty much the best thing ever.
According to the font of all knowledge – Wikipedia – “hyperbole” comes from the Greek word huperbole, meaning ‘exaggeration’. Hyperbole is the use, or an instance of, exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression but is not meant to be taken literally. As a literary device it is often… Continue reading
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Christians, death, crying and grief.
Death. It’s all around us. There’s no avoiding it. We drive past cemeteries. We see it on the news. We read about it in the paper. From time to time, we experience in our own families. And it’s never a happy occasion. While as a Christian I rejoice in the hope I have in Jesus,… Continue reading
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Things children love
My children are in their late teens. As I look back at their younger years, I remember noticing certain commonalities in things children love. For your convenience, I have complied a short list: 1. Blowing and popping bubbles. 2. Sleeping on the top bunk. 3. Making a ‘robot voice’ by speaking into a pedestal fan.… Continue reading
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Can we stop with all the NIV hate? Thanks.
You don’t need to spend long online to find many Christians (especially males in the USA) expressing or implying their disdain for the New International Version (NIV). Their dislike for that translation is only compounded by its popularity. After the venerable King James Version, the NIV is easily the most popular English translation of the… Continue reading
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