as stated in some earlier posts, i’m writing a paper on desiderius erasmus and his role in the reformation of the church. what i am realizing is how emaciated the church is, well, i’m realizing more of why the church is so emaciated. don’t get me wrong. there are many reasons…but, i happen to be [...]
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churches are emaciated
Posted in church, church history, monasticism on April 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
i love writing, but not this.
Posted in thoughts on April 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
i love writing. it’s a huge passion of mine.
but, 20 page papers…with deadlines…i don’t know. just not my passion. just not my greatest love. i don’t want to do this. but, alas, i must. so, back to erasmus and then on to john cassian tomorrow. and, yes, both of these dead, old guys are worth [...]
who am i? should i even be asking this?
Posted in thoughts on April 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
on friday night, i found myself writing on a sonic cup…and one of the words already written on the cup was “your”. so, i wrote, “who are you?” oddly enough, the phrase fit in well with the conversation going on around me that i was having a hard time paying attention to for the conversation [...]
if you haven’t already, read erasmus.
Posted in church history on April 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
i’m writing a paper right now on desiderius erasmus, praise of folly (a satirical book he wrote) and its affects on the reformation of the church. it’s pretty fascinating, actually, and quite humorous. so, read it if you have a chance. he doesn’t hold back, but he’s also a gentleman who loves the church and [...]
birches
Posted in poetry on April 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
when i see birches bend to left and right
across the lines of straighter darker trees,
i like to think some boy’s been swinging them.
but swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay
as ice storms do. often you must have seen them
loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
after a rain. they click upon themselves
as the breeze rises, and [...]
maybe i’ll get into the blogging world
Posted in thoughts on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
i keep saying i’m going to start blogging.
but, alas, i have never done so.
but, now, i am reading some peoples’ blogs…so, maybe i’ll start blogging myself.
i don’t really know what to put up here, though.
you’re not getting my journaling…and i don’t think you really want to know what i think about the authorship of the [...]
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