Category Archives: Literature

An Unforeseen Kiss: The Illusiveness of Hope in The Great Gatsby

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman I’m one of those people who cannot see a movie first if there is a book behind it. And so in preparation of the theater release of The Great Gatsby, I decided to pick up the … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the Hermeneutical Whirlpool

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Let’s get the basics out of the way. Hermeneutics is about how to interpret texts. Interpreting texts is about finding (a deliberately ambiguous term) meaning in a text. For many people, the meaning of a text … Continue reading →

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Reach and Grasp, More or Less: A Quick Thought on Imperfection

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Carl Lewis used to be the Usain Bolt of track and field. His sprint speed and long jump distances could embarrass the competition. It seems I remember a story he told back then of his commitment … Continue reading →

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Read Hard Things

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell (Note: After reading this post I hope readers will give their own recommendations for hard things to read.) In 2008 two teenage authors (Alex and Bret Harris) published a book entitled Do Hard Things: A Teenage … Continue reading →

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Batter My Heart: John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 14 and a Paraphrase

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer One of my favorite poems of all time is John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 14. I was exposed to it as an undergraduate student and found myself compelled to read it until, at last, it made sense … Continue reading →

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Love Bade Me Welcome

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman The following was composed by the 17th century English poet George Herbert: LOVE bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first … Continue reading →

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The Reading Habits of Christian Leaders

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Dr. Barry Creamer explains why and how Christians should read outside the Bible.

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Neo Quixote – Friend or Foe?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer For anger slays the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple; I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed…  For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout … Continue reading →

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Donne on Death

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Posted by Barry Creamer In other places I have mentioned that I favor John Donne among all Seventeenth Century poets—more sophisticated and subtle than even slightly later luminaries like John Milton. His Tenth Holy or Divine Sonnet is one of … Continue reading →

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Gregor the Prodigal

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is the saddest piece of literature I’ve ever read—and one of the most powerful. I did not know when I read it as a young man how beautifully written it is, at … Continue reading →

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