I All dreams led back into the nightmare gardenWhere the great families who should have loved him sleptLoving each other, not a single roseDared leave its self-regard, and he alone was kneeling,Submitting to a night that promised nothing,Not even punishment, but let him pray;Prayer bled to death in its abyssal spaces,Mocked by the silence ofContinue reading “Peter, Pascal, and I”
Author Archives: Four Discoursemen
FOFOMO
The third discourseman FOMO, or the ‘fear of missing out’. It’s a word I’m sure many of us know, and a feeling almost all of us do. It manifests itself in many ways: the indecision until the very last minute, just to make sure you don’t make plans before something better comes along; the sadnessContinue reading “FOFOMO”
Conservatism ≠ Democracy
Following the UK’s recent National Conservatism Conference, several commentators highlighted how out of touch the conference was with the national mood, as if to be ‘out of touch’ consigns a movement to history’s dustbin. Never mind that the average journalist doesn’t quite represent the everyman either, or that most popular intellectual movements begin life onContinue reading “Conservatism ≠ Democracy”
Staying put, being strong: or, reading the Bible with cultural sensitivity
If the Bible is our only resource for theological reflection, and especially if we read it as a treasury of proof-texts and kitchen-calendar verses, then we will read it to support the version of Christianity we already believe. Now, there are limits to that, as anyone who’s paid attention to the remarkably frank confessions ofContinue reading “Staying put, being strong: or, reading the Bible with cultural sensitivity”
Just an ordinary means of grace kind of a guy
We’ve decided it’s time for a revival. Change is in the air; the prayer meeting is well attended, and now we’ve begun an additional, fortnightly meeting praying more specifically for a great moving of the Spirit. And it seems the time is right. People are disillusioned with where the ideals of secularism have left them.Continue reading “Just an ordinary means of grace kind of a guy”
A quiet mountain
It’s been a long time since I wrote on here. Sorry. The truth is, I’ve had the heart for all the usual thinking (and even writing) that goes behind the articles that end up gracing these pages, and I’ve even written a few. But something has stopped me actually exposing them to the world. It’sContinue reading “A quiet mountain”
Why Do the Nations Rage?
A hymn based on the Second Psalm Why do the nations rage,The peoples plot in vain?The rulers set themselves againstThe Lord’s eternal reign.Against His chosen King,As one, their plans they make,To burst apart His bonds of peace,His cords of love to break.
Meandering Musings on the Death of My Pet Hamster
The smell of a recent rain. The beams of light bursting through the chinks in the foliage, bringing slender yet strong illumination to my path. The breezy whistle of wind ambling through the trees alongside me. The canal on my right, at first glance calm, still, silent. Yet on further inspection, teeming with life. Insects.Continue reading “Meandering Musings on the Death of My Pet Hamster”
These Holy Hours
Let us stay awhile in this Holy Week, let us see what we have. All around is night, the darkness overwhelms, let us stay and watch.
How Blessed is He
A hymn based on the First Psalm How blessed is he who will not walk,Nor stand, nor sit to eat,Save that he starts, persists and endsWith words to guide his feet.
The Four Discoursemen 