https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbogEr2mBTA Remember the story of Sisyphus and his rock pushed up the hill? Ash plumes rise In electrified skies Incandescent light Oh, with flash bolt eyes And no one knows why I’ve been drawn to this lie I’m down when they’re high On a survival line In my resolve, I move the rock Maybe fall down trying My ineptitude stares me down In this space, I cower I try to stand above the frame Stand apart, not by it And... Read more
SEPIA The sepia tones of autumn Crept into my mind Of things decaying, dying Of summer left behind. They say that autumn’s beautiful With red and yellow leaves But then the colors fade to brown They fall from grace, their trees. Are we more like the trees that stand Or like the leaves that fall? For trees will long outlast my years But Leaves will whisper— ‘that’s all!’ I think I know why autumn brown Is not my favorite hue... Read more
Here is a fascinating report about a discovery at Hadrian’s Wall from perhaps the 4th-5th century. The Christian symbolism on the cup is fascinating, and equally fascinating is a Christian presence at Vindalanda, an original Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall. Thanks to my colleague Philip Jenkins for the heads up…. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/29/hadrians-wall-dig-reveals-oldest-christian-graffiti-on-chalice Read more
Many of you will know Chadwick Boseman from his playing the Black Panther, or James Brown, or Jackie Robinson. He left us far too soon, at age 43 due to colon cancer. But what you may not have known is that he was a Christian. Listen now to his inspiring graduation speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymQKBTtLOSs Read more
I was very blessed in many ways to grow up when I did. In other contexts (see my Is There a Doctor in the House), I’ve talked about my Christian upbringing by my parents and at Wesley Memorial UMC in High Point and then Myers Park UMC in Charlotte. But in this post I’m dealing with my pop culture youth. My mother was a piano teacher and I was reared in a lot of classical music. My school system in... Read more
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