“Hildeburh wailed for Hnaef, and her son as well,
Bidding his body be brought alongside,
That his bones might burn, and his body ascend,
Alongside his uncle, to the unfeeling sky”
Tell It Not in Gath
Introduction: There is little doubt in my mind that America is currently being chastised by the Lord, and He must have sent a great angel of frenzy upon us to do it. One of the evidences of such chastisement ...
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Simple Courage
“His courage in combat never cowered or quailed;
He was daring and doughty when dead bodies fell”
Ain’t It the Way
Spears for Infighting
“Gigantic fingers grim, those gray-clawed spikes,
Like burnished steel, bent spikes, short spears for infighting”
Real Justice
We live in a time when many evangelicals are realizing that we are standing at the base of a really steep learning curve. These are demented times, and the steep learning curve consists of the effort ...
That Wretch
“That wicked wretch ran wailing off
And won’t live long, that loathsome criminal,
Sunken in sin, with sorrow astride him”
Aphorisms for a Tedious Week
You cannot invoke the gods of chaos without getting the gods of chaos. Offended by the president’s lack of basic decency, the respectable leadership of official Washington has declared that it was time to race him to the bottom. Turns out they show remarkable talent for it. Official Washington lecturing the president on his lack …
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The Severed Claw
“He ran and in running vain rescue he sought,
He left his curdled cruelty, his claw and shouldered arm,
Left behind, bleeding; my boast is nailed there”
Letters From the Brink
Kind of a brutal talent show, if you ask me. Letter to the Editor: Sir, can you please unpack the 1992 costume party blackface reference? Thank you. Trey A -- Doug ...