The New Fugitives

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Goal Stated:

I try to be systematic in my thinking, and therefore in my actions.  The goal is that I do not commit a lot of actions or speak a lot of words without some sort of well-planned intentions preceding them.  It makes me slow to move, but it has served me well.  Mostly. I deal with […]

This is what my work day consists of: This is my work, this is my day, this pace, This pace won’t change, my heart won’t change this pace.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the […]

Whether In Pretense or In Truth

Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.  The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.  The former proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.  What then? Only that in every […]

One from Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.  If you look in the background, you can see a picture of Jesus being laid in the tomb.  That is my favorite part of this sketch of a place with a picture in the background.

Peter said of Paul, “His letters contain some things that are hard to understand.” 2 Peter 3

Chris Myers: Observation vs. Participation

“I freely confess, accordingly, that I endeavor to be one of those who write because they have made some progress, and who, by means of writing, make further progress.” – Augustine I just started reading Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith, where he argues that true Christian education… – from Christopher Myers.  Chris Myers: […]

Living is a temporal art like poetry or music. It is dynamic and consecutive in its structure. Nostalgia is a vicious denial of this fact. So is the thirst for immortality. The chord must be resolved. Robert Penn Warren. At Heaven’s Gate. p 166. 4th printing. Look at this man’s face and tell me he […]

Anagoge – 1. a Greek word suggesting a “climb” or “ascent” upwards. The anagogical is a method of spiritual interpretation of literal statements or events, especially the Scriptures. Certain Medieval Theologians describe four methods of interpreting the Scriptures: literal/historical, allegorical, tropological (moral), and anagogical. Hugh of St. Victor, in De scripturis et scriptoribus sacris, distinguished […]