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Into Thy Calm: An Inconsistent Hiatus (until further notice)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Tuesday, January 28, 2014. An Inconsistent Hiatus (until further notice). Folks, I've had fun. Seriously. I've loved every post I've ever posted, and I do plan to keep posting in the future. But not in the near future. I have to close up shop for a moment (though I may. My vocation: to be a writer. Big surprise, right? Until our next meeting. The sea is calling me home. 1/28/14, 6:22 PM. Your words will be missed. 6/4/14, 5:41 PM. The Calm is beyond...
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Into Thy Calm: Man on Fire (a consuming fire)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Man on Fire (a consuming fire). Go ahead: make me tons of money. Everybody likes a good revenge flick, though not every one would admit it. Whether they're done well (like Man on Fire. Average (like The Punisher. Or poorly (like Colombiana. This is where the law stops and I start. Then again, is the law really such an ideal thing? To put it another way, is justice no higher than the law? Hero or psychotic terrorist? If just...
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Into Thy Calm: Homily 45: Danger Close (as preached by an orthodox rebel)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Saturday, January 12, 2013. Homily 45: Danger Close (as preached by an orthodox rebel). Thus saith the Lord.: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears." Is. 38:5. How close is your God? As close as your tears? As deep as your aches? Jon Vowell (c) 2013. Labels: Closeness of God. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm. The Code of the Orthodox Rebel. The Calm is beyond all things, and in all things. It is...
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Into Thy Calm: A Part of the Play (musings on sweet desire by an orthodox rebel)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Sunday, December 9, 2012. A Part of the Play (musings on sweet desire by an orthodox rebel). Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desire of your heart. [He] opens [His] hand, and satisfies the desire of every living thing. He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him." Ps. 37:4; 145:16, 19. Some might say (not unfairly) that my analogy breaks down. I had said that one of the reasons I love plays and want to be in one is because...
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Into Thy Calm: Heaven (and the Fulness of God)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Thursday, January 2, 2014. Heaven (and the Fulness of God). With You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light." Ps. 36:9. Hebrew poetry follows the logic of parallelism. More than just this. The Hebrew word used here both times for "light" is " owr. Which means more than just illumination (like lighting a match). It means illumination in every sense. Which means to be filled to satisfaction. This is why Augustine. Jon Vowell (c) 2014.
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Into Thy Calm: All Shall Be Well (Homily 57)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Friday, December 13, 2013. All Shall Be Well (Homily 57). My heart is glad and my spirit rejoices. My flesh also shall rest in hope, for You will not leave my soul in hell. You will show me the path of life." Ps. 16:9-11. The dark is bitter so that the light may be sweeter. For the child of God, all things are redeemed. The shame shall not be forgotten but instead shall serve to brighten the glory. The faults and failures will not be lost but ra...
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Into Thy Calm: C.S. Lewis VS Rob Bell
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Thursday, February 26, 2015. CS Lewis VS Rob Bell. With apologies to chapter 5 of. The year is the distant future, and an elderly Rob Bell (who has aged masterfully well) is sitting in his study, finishing his latest manuscript, when he is startled by the materialized spirit of C.S. Lewis. What are you doing here? Well isn't that fascinating! I never would have guessed such a thing, though why not? All things are possible, you now. How do you mean?
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Into Thy Calm: Interstellar and the Incarnation
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Saturday, January 10, 2015. Minor spoilers ahead.). 2014: A Space Odyssey. Came out last November, the hoopla surrounding it was matched only by the film itself. It was, in a word, spectacular. It was a true space epic on par with 2001: A Space Odyssey. In its scope and profundity, and it arguably outdid 2001. Kickin' it old school. Such an older humanism is present in Interstellar. Dr Mann: the failure of the old. He's an interesting character, mai...
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Into Thy Calm: Homily 9: On the Similarity of Christianity and Nihilism (as preached by an orthodox rebel)
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MY ONE-MAN REBELLION AGAINST THE POST-MODERN DARK AGES. Thursday, July 15, 2010. Homily 9: On the Similarity of Christianity and Nihilism (as preached by an orthodox rebel). Similar to nihilism/pessimism on this point: they both stared open-faced into the dark abyss. The difference is, when the abyss stared back, Christianity didn't blink. Jon Vowell (c) 2010. 8/2/10, 10:32 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm. The Code of the Orthodox Rebel. The Calm is beyond a...