“On clear nights uncanny sights go cold to the bone,
The water burns and blazes, that bog smokes.
Our people have not plumbed the perils of that deep”
Monsters of the Mere
“One wraith a woman, the other wicked, accursed,
In man-shape, a monster, across marshes and meres
He slipped quietly, silent, skulking through bogs”
Beowulf. p. 51
The Content Cluster Muster (01.28.21)
Joe’s Worst Nightmare: This Guy Gets It: Nate’s Podcast: So Nate has a podcast now called Stories are Soul Food. You can find it here, and if you look carefully you will see that I am a guest for Episode #4, in which I chime in with various and random neuron firings. Nate has a …
But a Little Cloud
Introduction: One one occasion the Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate, told the people of Alexandria that they could choose another bishop for themselves, but that Athanasius had to leave Alexandria. Athanasius encouraged his friends by telling them that Julian was “but a little cloud” that was going to soon pass over. And this confidence from …
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Fleeing Maimed
“That fiend then failed, and fled the hall maimed,
Wretched, he ran to the realms of death,
That enemy of men.”
A Word of Encouragement for Terrible Times
Introduction: Those who love the Lord, and who love His Word, are confronted every day with the spectacle of a world that seems hellbent. The rebellion against sexual reality is robust and ongoing, ...
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178: Illegitimate Rulers
Check out Douglas Wilson’s Empires of Dirt: https://canonpress.com/products/empires-of-dirt-secularism-radical-islam-and-the-mere-christendom-alternative/
178: Illegitimate Rulers
Check out Douglas Wilson’s Empires of Dirt: https://canonpress.com/products/empires-of-dirt-secularism-radical-islam-and-the-mere-christendom-alternative/
Grim Beast
“Grendel’s mother, grim beast, a ghastly dame,
A mother and monster, mourned her loss.
In the dread water, wet doom, she dwelt for centuries”
Better Letters Than Fetters
Letter to the Editor: How is Twitter, Facebook, and so on private companies if they are publicly traded? Would love some insight on this . . . Cortney -- Doug responds: ...