Author’s note: I had grand ideas for the Soaring Twenties Social Club Symposium this month. Every month a roving band of flâneurs, artists, writers and layabouts create something around a set theme. The theme was dinosaurs. But as the month went on my grand ambition shrank from a long story, to a short story, to flash … Dinosaurs
Author’s note: This poem was written for the Soaring Twenties Social Club Symposium. Every month a roving band of flâneurs, artists, writers and layabouts create something around a set theme. For pieces written in August (but published in September, as must be clarified), the theme was Home. Which led to this acrostic poem.
Author’s note: This a short piece written for the Soaring Twenties Social Club Symposium. Every month a roving band of flâneurs, artists, writers and layabouts create something around a set theme. For July (which is the August issue, I’m told), the theme was procrastination. It needs to be done. Those dishes have been sitting 3 days now, … Needs to be done
Author’s note: This a short piece written for the Soaring Twenties Social Club Symposium. Every month a roving band of flâneurs, artists, writers and layabouts create something around a set theme. For June, the theme was nostalgia. — Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in … Hindsight is empty, empty
Author’s note: This a short piece written for the Soaring Twenties Social Club Symposium. Every month a roving band of flâneurs, artists, writers and layabouts create something around a set theme. For May, the theme was beauty, and a chance discussion in the STSC Discord server led to this piece. I guess it would be … I Thought I Knew
The whole Bible, and all of human history, in 1000 words. Or less. There are many excellent ways to look at the Bible narrative. Through the lens of the covenants that God makes, and keeps, with his people. Or, as Vaughn Roberts does in God’s Big Picture, through the lens of Kingdoms. But there is … To Kill The Dragon: True myths and the Bible story
Editor’s note: This is a republication of an old post from the blog I (briefly) kept in university. I have made some minor edits, but otherwise it remains as it was then. I thought it was still worth reading. The Prayer of the Broken Heart Great hymns often make great prayers. The richness of the lyrics … Abide With Me
Editor’s note: This is an old blog post written after hearing a sermon by Andrew Randall, now minister at Grace Church Larbert. I’ve rewritten a lot of it, but the core is still from Andrew’s excellent sermon. An inspiring truth “This one word ‘grace’ contains within itself the whole of New Testament theology.” J. I. … Grace
There is an astonishing amount of evil in the world today. Our society kills the unborn in countless numbers, in the name of freedom. Children are abused in the name of progress. Corrupt and violent men put on the uniform of protectors and commit violence which often goes unpunished. The response to that violence is … Cursing the Wicked: On the Imprecatory Psalms
Christians are called to live, speak and act differently. We are meant to be salt and light. Having recently joined Twitter, I was considering how we should live and speak differently on social media. Here are 15 rules, which I wrote for myself to follow and which you might find useful too. Ignore the trolls … 15 Social Media Rules
