Sorry to start the year on a somewhat disheartening note. However, if we are to have any realistic hope of the future being better, we need to do more than hope. We must take a long hard look not only at the past, not only at those around us with whom we disagree, but at ourselves.
Issue Twenty-Three opens with a pair of poems by Pearl Button that explore the relationship we have with the rest of the natural world, and especially what happens in the confluence of violence, loss, imagination, and intersubjectivity. The issue also includes poetry and prose by KB Ballentine, Becky Boling, AG Compaine, Benjamin Cutler, Catherine Reid Day, George Franklin, D.E. Green, John Grey, Richard Holinger, James Ross Kelly, Frederick Livingston, Steven McCown, R.F. Mechelke, Karen Neuberg, Michael Sandler, and Marly Youmans as well as a series of images by Jennifer Weigel.
Source: WILLOWS WEPT REVIEW
Recently a Southern Baptist church in Dallas made headlines with their “freedom Sunday” service, a grandiose display of Christian nationalism.
Source: When Churches Conflate Christianity and Nationalism (10 Consequences) | Kyle Roberts
A loving father’s torment on the birth of his child
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grew up in church culture. Most of what I recall from those early childhood and teenage years bring memories of good things. People genuinely taught me that loving Jesus matters more than anything else in the world. The world, after all, is corrupt and the place we truly long for is far, far away – heaven. So we are to love Jesus and hate the world.
Source:e: Why the Rapture isn’t Biblical… And Why it Matters | Kurt Willems
Rivendell, EASTERN ERIADOR – A recent survey conducted by a coalition between the elves of Rivendell, dwarves of Erebor, and men of Gondor, shows that a growing number of Middle Earth residents do not see Mordor as a threat. The survey concludes that as recently as this month, 31% of Middle Earthers believe that the hype surrounding Sauron has been overblown, while a striking 11% don’t believe Sauron even exists.
Is there any room for a view of theology that is both progressive as well as orthodox? Do the two ways of thinking contradict one another? On the one hand, […]
Source: Deconstructing Evangelical Orthodoxy | Eric Scot English
C.G. Jung Letters, Vol. 1: 1906-1950 Who is Jung’s Philemon? Dr. Jung replied, “Only myself.” ~Carl Jung to Alice Raphael in 1935 My Philemon and Baucis… have nothing to do with that …
Source: Who is Jung’s Philemon? Dr. Jung replied, “Only myself.” – Carl Jung Depth Psychology
St. John One: One 