Before Tolkien 5: TWILIGHT OF THE GODS – Ron Dart
Ron Dart completes his exegesis of Richard Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung" with a reflection on the final act, "Twilight of the Gods."
Previous in this series:
Before Tolkien 1 – Richard Wagner's THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG: Then and Now
Before Tolkien 2 – Richard Wagner's RHINE GOLD
Before Tolkien 3: Wagner's VALKYRIE
Before Tolkien 4: Tolkien, Wager & SIEGFRIED – Ron Dart
The Mystery of Mazo De La Roche: A film by Maya Gallus – Review by Ron Dart
Mazo de la Roche was one of the most successful and prolific women writers of the 20th century. Her novel, Jalna, the dramatic story of a family dynasty, skyrocketed to international fame and fortune in 1927. By the time she died, 11 million copies of her books had...
WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD? Heb. 9:22 – by Santo Calarco
WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS OF SINS? Hebrews 9:22 Santo Calarco What does Hebrews 9:22 mean when it says that “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness”? Is God mandating that blood be shed before he can forgive? I will...
The Glance – George Herbert
THE GLANCE.by George Herbert When first thy sweet and gracious eyeVouchsaf'd ev'n in the midst of youth and nightTo look upon me, who before did lie ...
Contemplation – Brian Zahnd
ContemplationBrian Zahnd I practice contemplation. It’s important. We either gain new perspectives or we forever look at the world the same way — which is to say, we never change. In order to see the world the way God sees it we need contemplative breakthroughs. In...
The Dark Night of the What? A Self Reflection by Eric Janzen
One day as summer was approaching a couple of years ago, I made a mistake. I don’t mean the kind of mistake where you’ve done something wrong and now you’ve got to face a consequence, because it wasn’t like that. No, this is one of those mistakes any seriously...
John Piper and Allahu Akbar – by Brian Zahnd
John Piper and Allahu Akbar Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:44 PM PDT A friend brought these remarks of John Piper to my attention and asked me to respond. I’ve already posted a blog on the topic of God and Genocide, but here are a few thoughts. I understand that...
John Chrysostom and Western Christianity – by Ron Dart
There is a tendency amongst some within the Orthodox tradition of Christianity to idealize the Eastern form of Christianity and denigrate Western forms of Christianity—this can be found in many recent North American converts to Orthodoxy—such leanings have a way of...
Birthed through blood and water” – Santo Calarco
The birth of my little girl Siena has helped me see the death of Jesus in new ways ... I used to argue about whether or not it was necessary for Jesus to die a violent bloody death ... now I see things differently. My wife experienced agony as a new life was birthed....
Orthodox Contemplation in Kallistos Ware’s ‘The Orthodox Way’ – with questions from Brad Jersak
Orthodox ContemplationAbridged excerpts from Metropolitan Kallistos Ware’s The Orthodox Way (with commentary questions on using images in prayer by Brad Jersak) The following is an abridged excerpt from Metropolitan Kallistos Ware’s classic work, The...
Book Review of Richard Gwyn’s ‘Nation Maker’ – by Henk Smidstra
Canada, according to Richard Gwyn, owes its existence as nation distinct from United States of America on John A. Macdonald. Gwyn’s latest book, Nation Maker: His life, our times, Random House, 2011, documents and narrates how John A. Macdonald as Canada’s...