“Tolkien and Dyson showed Lewis what Christian doctrines are not actually the main thing about Christianity. Doctrines are translations into our concepts and ideas of that which God has already expressed in a language more adequate, and this language more adequate is the lived language, the actual historical lived language of the incarnation, the crucifixion, … Continue reading
Cloud Clutter
Grey the day with cloud and clutter, Music’s muted melody obscured, Discord in search of harmony, Gives lie to the Promise of His Presence, If Truth were only that which can be seen. Faith, though, Believes not vision, but God, For God’s sake. All powers of perception, But a touch of His finger, A curtain … Continue reading
Hope’s Longing
I find you in tears. I find you in longing. I find you covered in the news of the day, Lying in the cold, Under the blanket of the night, Under heaven’s gaze. Who wipes your tears? Who comforts and consoles? Who sees you in your many disguises, Crying in the child, Laughing with young, … Continue reading
