As a final post for 2022 (Happy New Year btw), when Christianity seems on the ropes, and the Church seems up a certain creek, and the paddle is nowhere to be seen, it seems that appearances can be deceptive. Glen Scrivener has written a marvellous little book called 'The Air We Breathe' published by The... Continue Reading →
"The highest use of the great masters of literature is not literary; it is apart from their superb style and even from their emotional inspiration. The first use of good literature is that it prevents a man from being merely modern. To be merely modern is to condemn oneself to an ultimate narrowness; just as... Continue Reading →
Below is a repost of a book I briefly reviewed on being an introvert in today's world. There is a great Ted Talk at the end delivered by the author Susan Cain, but I also discovered this fascinating long-form interview by Lex Fridman with Susan Cain here. Book Review: ‘Quiet’ by Susan Cain A few years... Continue Reading →
The previous four posts have attempted to articulate the what and how of the principalities and powers - those often unseen but felt realities that play out behind the things and events and experiences of human history - and I have enjoyed the chattering behind the scenes with those from all over the world who... Continue Reading →
Notes from Walter Wink’s award winning 1993 book ‘Engaging the Powers – Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination‘. (Pg. 98-100). "The Czech platwright (and later president) Vaclav Havel wrote, while the communist regime was still in power: "Because the regime is captive to its own lies, it must falsify everything. It falsifies the... Continue Reading →
Notes from Walter Wink’s award winning 1993 book ‘Engaging the Powers – Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination‘. (Pg. 96-98). Liberation from the Delusional System The perception that the delusional system runs deeper than propaganda leads to a further important insight: those who are victims of the delusional system are nevertheless responsible for... Continue Reading →
Notes from Walter Wink’s award winning 1993 book ‘Engaging the Powers – Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination‘. (P.95-96) "Propaganda ("is not merely deception . . . it is the manufacture of idolatry" see pg. 94) is only the tip of the delusional iceberg, however. Other nations or disaffected internal critics can easily... Continue Reading →
Notes from Walter Wink's award winning 1993 book 'Engaging the Powers - Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination'. The Dragon in Sheep's Clothing "People would not be so acquiescent to their own oppression unless they were caught in a powerful delusion. "Delude" is from the Latin deludre, "to play," specifically, "to play with... Continue Reading →
My daughter has a story book about a boy who wakes up one day and sees a little baby dragon in his room. It's all rather harmless and when he tells his mother about it, she tells him to stop making stuff up and get dressed and come down for breakfast, using her repeated phrase,... Continue Reading →
'The Abolition of Man'by C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins 2001 Edition) and 'After Humanity - A Guide to C. S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man' by Michael Ward (Word on Fire Academic, 2021). A Review: I don't know how I managed to miss Lewis's book up until this point. I found it engaging, not all inaccessible... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 