Recently, I posted a blog with one of my favorite quotes about literature which states that, “Literature [is] the laboratory of the human condition.”1 How often I’m reminded of just how true that is! Last night I was reading some selected poems from three late American poets who each reflected various "experiments" into what it... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Two Loves
**Warning! Massive spoilers for the two novels: A Tale of Two Cities and The Sorrows of Young Werther Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness,... Continue Reading →
A Taste of My Fiction: The Dehumanizing Effect of Sexual Fantasy
The majority of my blog posts are non-fiction, with the occasional poem thrown in from time to time, but I rarely exhibit any of my fiction. I’ve completed one work of fiction and have been trying to gain some traction with another one, with little success (I’m hoping this post might spur me on a... Continue Reading →
Why You Should Read “Moby Dick”
One of the main reasons that I started this blog was to help me slow down and process the wide variety of books I was reading. I find that writing is an essential part of the learning process and have found many times where my views have changed as I write about a topic that... Continue Reading →
C.S. Lewis and Faith Deconstruction
Over the last few years, there has been a growing movement that encourages Christians to deconstruct their faith. Often, the process is designed not to allow a single wall of belief to stand tall, in order to be sure that not even that stubborn foundation of belief remains! Only at that point can the “Christian”... Continue Reading →
Beautiful Connections in the Bible: The Emmaus Road and Eden
The more I study the literary aspects of the Bible, the more I am amazed by the fact that I never stop being amazed. Often the human writers of the Bible are portrayed as ignorant and unskilled men, but I simply cannot come to that conclusion as they constantly display a remarkable ability to work... Continue Reading →