reading, writing, exploring
Posted in main on Jun 17th, 2009
Myth, science fiction and fantasy – tales of wizards and magical beings are reflections of real truths. For example – a wizards is very careful about someone actually knowing his true name. To be named is to be controllable. Even the Old Testament God had an unpronounceable name — isn’t that what Yahweh approximates? Trying [...]
Posted in main on Jan 3rd, 2009
A few days ago, Susan (Creo en Dios!) posted about forgiveness and made a reference to “The Shack.” I just knew that this post was coming from “The Shack” – from the first sentence… …God tries to get him to understand reconciliation. God says, “There has never been a question that what I wanted from [...]
Posted in main on Dec 3rd, 2008
I know I’m late to the party — I only discovered Shrek this fall, and only then because of my granddaughter. And now, the story has caught my imagination. I watch as Fiona wrestles with the idea that the ogre might be her true form instead of the princess… that Shrek might be her true [...]
I’m sure we have all made mistakes. We have all exhibited some form of at least mildly unacceptable behaviour at some time in our lives. It’s a part of the learning process. However, when someone steps far outside the boundaries of acceptable behaviour and commits acts that are immoral/illegal then something must me done. Or [...]
It’s stuck with me for over a week now: Mercy. And more than that, the definition of Mercy as something like “womb-love.” (Thanks Jack for that). Mercy is that kind of love and relationship that most mothers have for their off-spring. It’s what makes Mama always believe in you. It’s why, despite all evidence to [...]
