Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” has a fascinating story attached to it. It seems this poem came to Coleridge fullblown in a dream.
Rejoice Always: The Secret of Continuous Joy
Nearly twenty years have passed since I completed the experiment in joy that changed my life, which I wrote about in my book Champagne for the Soul. Sometimes I’m asked whether the joy I discovered back in 1999 really has continued, every day, down to this present day. The answer is yes, and I want to say something about how this works in practice.
The Joy of Suffering: This is Real
My daughter Heather is a blogger. For several years I’ve noticed what a fine writer she is, but now she’s really hit her stride and found her voice. It’s a deep voice, deeply thought and felt, and she expresses herself beautifully and in surprising ways.
God Is Here and He’s on our Side: More from Eugene Peterson
This week, more excerpts from Eugene Peterson’s Introductions in The Message, this time from the New Testament.
Psalm 100: The Ten Commandments of Joy
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.
~Psalm 100:1-2
The Christian Holocaust: Why Your Children May Not Die in Bed
In the wake of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks on churches in Sri Lanka, my thoughts turned to the grim reality of Christian martyrdom in modern times.
Merry Easter?
This week, a reflection on Easter by Frederica Mathewes-Green:
Palm Sunday: The Seething Holy City of the Heart
Looking ahead to Palm Sunday, a poem and a meditation by the English poet Malcolm Guite.
Logos: The Mystery of the Word
I’ve always wondered about John’s use of the word Logos in the first verse of his gospel: “In the beginning was the Word [Logos], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” What exactly does this mean? Of all the terms John could have used to refer to Jesus Christ, why call Him Logos?
God, God, God: Homage to Eugene Peterson
One of my favorite Christian writers, Eugene Peterson, passed away last October. I’ve been reading Eugene for years, ever since early books with such great titles as Run With the Horses or A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.