Day: December 12, 2011

Homo narrans: the art of listening each other into being

It struck me as I listened to those two men that a truer nomination for our species than Homo sapiens might be Homo narrans, the storytelling person. What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other people’s dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats — and they in turn can listen to ours.

Read More »

Trinity’s Compassion

It seems all so insoluble but then along came this act of compassion on a cold Saturday night and for awhile the problem seemed to be set aside.

Read More »

The Little Apocalypse

There is something about the flavor of Matthew 24-25 that is like a friend looking upon us — erect, bright-eyed, and smiling broadly — and saying, “Well, what did you expect?”

Read More »

Awake, Aware and Prepared

Some people today are constantly searching for signs that the end times are here, citing wars and famine, earthquakes and fires, abandoning the worship of the true God for a false one and failing to live in accordance with Biblical teaching.

Read More »
Archives
Categories