Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
“The disciples got into a boat, and set out across the lake for Capernaum. By now, it was dark, and a strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed three miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water, and … [Continue reading]
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold I love this poem. It is an early stream of consciousness poem, before the phrase was invented.I love the way this poem is an extended metaphor, how what appears to be a moonlight rhapsody, turns into a lament for lost … [Continue reading]
INTERVIEWER I suppose that you began to write seriously there? DINESEN I did begin to write [in Africa] . . . But earlier, I learned how to tell tales. For, you see, I had the perfect audience. White people can no longer listen to a tale recited. … [Continue reading]
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:15 Light is brighter than darkness, Goodness stronger than evil. All the darkness in this world cannot extinguish a candle but a candle brightens the most majestic … [Continue reading]
If you're pressed for time, there's a briefer version of Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret hereCHAPTER 12--THE EXCHANGED LIFE 1869. Hudson Taylor and The China Inland MissionIN the old home at Hang-chow Mr. McCarthy was sitting writing. The … [Continue reading]
The Magical Moment in Which You Realize that You Are, or Will Be a WriterAnne Sexton said she realized that she was a poet (I suppose she meant that she had the capacity to be a poet) while watching John Berryman read on TV.It really a magical … [Continue reading]
Cider with Rosie--A Perfectly Constructed and Exquisitely Written MemoirCider with Rosie by Laurie LeeI am in the second or third draft of my own memoir, and have finally solved the problem of structure, I believe.However, when you come across a … [Continue reading]
The Magical Moment in Which You Realize that You Are, or Will Be a Writer Anne Sexton said she realized that she was a poet (I suppose she meant that she had the capacity to be a poet) while watching John Berryman read on TV. It really a … [Continue reading]