Syriac Christianity: More to the Mountain – Ron Dart

There has been a tendency, in the west, when focusing on Christianity, to ponder the Roman Catholic Tradition, the break from the Roman Catholic ethos in the 16th century, then the emergence of the multiple strands and schisms within Protestant Christianity. Such as...

Golden Larches – Ron Dart

Golden Larches   Rock cathedrals, dusting of snow on them,  gaze down, silent, much seen. They will last the winter. They have weathered many storms and winters.   Spring and summer season of the journey finished for the golden larches, no return to...

The Swords and the Snake – a tale – Ron Dart

The Swords and the Snake   A tale was once told of a boy who wandered far from home, and as the boy slept under an ancient tree (which some say had no beginning) a snake coiled itself 'round his body.   The boy awoke as his breath was near the...