Culture

. There Is a Way? Is there a way for beauty to be painted with a word? Is there a...

. Abraham and the Binding of Isaac after Genesis 22 I cannot sleep although the moon is high. I’m numb....

. Lee in the Furnace "He who thinks of Lee Must think of Washington. . ." ---Herman Melville So Oleh,...

. Voyage to Scotland Constantius II, son of Constantine and emperor from 337 to 361, hoped to glorify Constantinople by...

. Killing Common Sense The savagery of leftist rage __is getting more intense. There’s no rest from the war they...

. What Sort of Freedom? What sort of freedom is it that proclaims Its export to the savage and demands...

. 2 Peter 3 “Consider that our Lord’s patience is directed toward salvation.” ---2 Peter 3:15 For once in church...

. To Whom It May Concern a common spelling error: “Isreal.” "Woe to those who say of the evil that...

. . The Eve of Thanksgiving ‘Tis the eve of Thanksgiving, and all through the class, The students are wishing...

. World View Beyond the line where sea and sky collideLie distant lands beyond myopic sightWhere men and women live...

. . Reversing Babel . I. Babel “Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.” ---Genesis 11:1 ....

. Perpetual Emotion “And everybody hates the Jews.” ---Tom Lehrer, National Brotherhood Week Not many people like the Jews; __By...

. “United” Nations? The U.N. won’t condemn Hamas’s slaughter,Supporting those who want Jews underwater.Iran’s a U.N. human rights group head,Though...

. Prayerwise for Gloria (1934-2013) Tough, keen, opinionated, shrewd:Collected junk, shared what she foundWith those who shared her roof and...

. Babylon (or Shelly's "Ozymandias" Paraphrased) . Oh Babylon, sweet Babylon, how long your skeleton has rotted in the sun—...

. . Love Songs for Malcolm . I. Quickly you approach, King Malcolm, Firm and steady is your tread, Predetermined...

. To Some Religious Brothers Beg! pray! or preach!  Or make one gravel-throated noise, Make murmur or a whimper or...

. What Do You Do When You No Longer Drink What do you do when you no longer drink, no...

. It Seems Like Only Yesterday Votes and virtue did not yield Control of our own border, And context did...

. Sounds Like Paradise Kids are in the backyard playing; __The dog is playing too. I think that sounds like...

. Beware the Lion "Your adversary the devil prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" ---1 Peter...

. Superior Pontiff for Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, deposed November 11, 2023 Our Father in heaven gives the...

. Glow Brave little candle, shining bright! You send out rays of hope all night. Within your heart you hold...

. London, 11-11-2023 As wreaths of poppies roar in rebel red Commemorating all our noiseless dead, The streets of London buzz with...

. The Soldier He started as a little boy from any small hometown. He loved to throw and hit a...

. War Paths in honor of veterans I have known through the retelling of their stories. . “Any Man’s Death...

. Returning Soldiers With hedgerows, fields and trees the soldiers of a forward trench have rested with unease, reduced beyond...

. Until You Try "You’ll never know Until you try…" Make this mindset Your battle cry! Your first few steps,...

. . “The moon hung low in the sky like a yellow skull.” ---Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray...

. Alfie’s Answer “What’s it all about, Alfie?” ---Hal David Not selfish pleasure, as I thought, but love For isolated...

. The Miasma Enshrouding Disneyland I came here as a fairytale-struck child; The tickets cost less than a week of...

. Icarus Sings I’ve tempted fate, And sought the sun, I’m Icarus, I’ve come undone. My wings have failed, For...

. All Saints' Day by Gabrielle de Coignard (c.1550–1586), translated by Margaret Coats O Saints, you have your heritage in...

. The Legend of Ole Stingy Jack Do you recall Ole Stingy Jack?Whose tricks cost him a great set back?They...

. Word Witch She’ll tease and tempt with mystic words, __This foxy sorceress. Her syntax soars like sun-bound birds--- __This wizard poetess Casts...

. . Plato’s Pumpkins  A patchwork quilt of pumpkins sown with gourds, odd fellows green and yellow ‘twixt-and-‘tween October’s orbs...

. Apocalypse Women The Christians gather at the baby’s grave. There are no tall stones in the children’s field. Red...

. The Number 192: Inside the Floor in which we encounter a vision of Hell ’Twas on the 192 at...

. The Reincarnations of Donald J. Trump after Andrew Benson Brown’s Legends of Liberty  . I. 218 B.C. Above the...

. After Brain Death Based on the article “May We Donate Our Organs?” by Drs. Jay Boyd and Paul A....