Trees for shelter and vines for honeyed fruit,The moon for the sun, the dusk for the dawn,Seeds for saplings, the felled nurse for the shoot.My Evening Star makes the stygian gone. Youthful beauty is not withered, but aged,Your lithe, young body is no longer yours;Wealth that you once dreamt, away like time, fades,But a mother’s… Continue reading Venereal Tinuviel: Motherhood
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Venereal Tinuviel: Proverbs 31
You give yourself to all the things you do:Washing the dishes and feeding our son;I lack no gain, and my heart trusts in you;Your strong-willed hands work and plow under sun. The dawn moon still shines when early you rise,In strength you are dressed, arms ready to serve;From the field and the vine food you… Continue reading Venereal Tinuviel: Proverbs 31
Venereal Tinuviel: Steadfast
Sol’s light will fade and day will become night,Luna’s shifting gaze will freeze and stay new;Assured and steadfast is Venus’ light,Your loyalty and love, constant and true. Mountains grind down into gravel and dust By shifting winds only constant in change;But my help-meet, my rib, always I trust,No oath will you discard, no vow exchange. Oromë’s… Continue reading Venereal Tinuviel: Steadfast
Dementia
Author’s note: I am not sure why I have chosen to write this, except as a catharsis. I have no application, no lesson here. Only lament. If you like doleful essays, then read on. Perhaps you have had a similar experience. If so, please share in the comments. “I think your dad has dementia,” the… Continue reading Dementia
The Ephesus Dilemma: Fighting Well Without Losing Love
If The Well Community Church were to receive a letter from the Lord, I believe it would resemble the one addressed to the church in Ephesus in Revelation 2:1–7. We care deeply about sound doctrine and contending for the faith, but this sometimes leads us toward hardness rather than softness. A member once mentioned visiting… Continue reading The Ephesus Dilemma: Fighting Well Without Losing Love
Blessed are the Meek?
Meekness is the word of the month at the jiu jitsu gym where I train. Friends circled up after 30 mins of trying to choke each other, the concept of meekness went over our heads. At first glance meekness seems like weakness or submissiveness. One argues that it is not a masculine trait to be… Continue reading Blessed are the Meek?
Awake! Put on strength! 