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Perichoresis
“Perichoresis” is a Trinitarian term describing the the interplay in the Godhead of mutual love and honor. It means “around” (peri-) and “move toward”(-chorein). It is oftentimes described in terms of a dance. Dr. Timothy Keller in his book, Jesus the King, writes about perichoresis as it manifest at Jesus’ baptism in…
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Not Significant
I really enjoy roundels, which is a poetic form that is concise and allows the writer to turn a phrase several ways. In this roundel, I am working out my sadness and surprise at a review which a friend received on an e-commerce site from a book of poetry he’d…
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You Are Dust
This sonnet is for Ash Wednesday. The words usually spoken when the ash is imposed is from the second part of Genesis 3:19 (ESV) which reads, “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you…
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Goodness Reached Out
Luke 6:1-11 contains two passages on the sabbath. In the first (which I’ve commented on in the previous post) the disciples pluck heads of grain while walking with Jesus on the sabbath. In the second passage (Luke 6:6-11), Jesus is teaching in the synagogue and heals a man with a…
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Fullness II
This is a reworking of the previous sonnet which I felt had too much going on in it. I continually try to say everything I can rather than limit to the focus of what is needed. Alas. The sonnet’s form, which is Spenserian is not the Shakespearean I’m more comfortable with,…
Backward Mutters 