Known of Old

"Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk therein' . . ." Jeremiah 6: 16

18 January 2026

Between Two Ages? (let's hope not;)

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Have you ever had the sense - say, in a dream - of a place long familiar to you that was somehow slipping away from your mental grasp? A pla...
24 December 2025

The Pause that Refreshes

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Not exactly a warm Christmas wish, or prayer even. But if I may be allowed an excuse, I'd like to think it's a reflection more or le...
22 December 2025

So What Do I Mean by Man?

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First of all, I would distinguish Man as that one creature, in all of creation, who makes no sense apart from the most close-grained, intima...

(Everything) In its Right Measure

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"Man is the measure of all things," says Protagoras. And true enough, I suspect, as far as it goes. Only which man are we talking ...
20 December 2025

As We Try the Patience of a Prince

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I I think I read somewhere once that patience - at least in human affairs - is inseparable from sensitivity to another's limitations. Fo...
15 August 2025

A Near-Useless Greatness

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It took me an awfully long time to figure this out. Maybe longer than most who've duly applied themselves to the question. But here is w...
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24 July 2025

Towards a More Living Word

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As we all know - at least when we think and pray about it - all human words have immense power in relation to the things they designate. Inc...
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