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Tag: perspective (2 entries)

Advent Longing

· 1 December 2008

Many words can be said or written about the meaning of Advent, and its secular smothering from the busyness of shopping and decorating and such. Perhaps the gentleness of a poem will help set the tone. In the darkness of...

Exchanging Words with Death

· 20 November 2008

This time of year poses some interesting juxtapositions. The beauty of early autumn is moving into the cold decay of late autumn, foreshadowing the darkness and barrenness of winter. The liturgical year ends with ominous predictions of judgments, destruction, and...