Tag: wisdom
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Un-Frozen Fear: The Law Behind True Love (Augustine/Kierkegaard Movie Review)
People misunderstand this film because they assume Elsa’s tragedy is repression. It is not. Her tragedy is division of the will. She loves others, yet harms them. She desires intimacy, yet withdraws from it. She fears her power because her power has already wounded what she loves.
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2026-04-24 IAM: Living-Understanding (Safety 9/10)
The water breaks / Spilling my grandfather and I out / As twins…
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2025-08-27 SAM: How To Raise (Son A 4/8)
“I want to be born / Into a life / That is fully devoted to You / But my inmost parts / Are beyond my understanding…
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Fear, Anger, and Shame: How the Magi Redeem Cain
Gifts of Immanuel versus Mark of Cain – Gold of Father’s wisdom versus clay of fear – Frankincense of Spirit’s power versus charcoal of anger – Myrrh of Christ’s love versus wheel of shame Assume a literal Cain…
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Sex 407: Which Witch (Gut Fight)
Raven would make me strong. / Blanche wise. / Ember happy. / Which would I prefer? / Which…
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11/5 Tri-Quatrains: Un-Wise Words
Lord you must open my eyes / So I can see I’m un-wise / My cleverness became a snare / That keeps me from seeing what’s there
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10/24 Bi-Limerick: Kingdom Inside-Out
The reason we curse what’s outside Is secretly to serve our pride The wrong that I feel Fills me with zeal Against those who to me have lied While children react to their pain The wise make it fuel for our gain The evil inside Must be crucified So we…
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From Christendom to Christ: Religion vs Relationship
Yes He is Wise. / Yes He is Lord. / Yes He is God. / But Christ is so much more…
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8/29 Limerick: Daily Bred
To gain the revival we need You must, a new kind of me, breed As each day I die I give up my “why” And learn how to follow Your lead Today I will breed my whys Into His wise
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8/24 Limerick: Unanswerable
When Jesus confronts us with truth / It seems any answer is moot / Instead of reply / Let’s compost our “why” / To good soil that bears spirit-fruit
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7/13 Limerick: Naive Hope
Lord, you have hidden your prize / From those who think they are wise
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The UnGiver, Part 2/6: BraveHeart
Robbing: Well, sometimes Father would make cryptic or fanciful statements about getting a message from the emperor. I always assumed they were childish fairy tales to amuse us. But now I wonder… BraveHeart: Whether they were real, and the Hermit was the messenger of the emperor!
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RUPA Spiritual Impact Model: How to redeem those we love
Lately I’ve been wrestling with a series of questions around: – parenting – evangelism – discipleship – inner healing I wonder if the acronym RUPA might address all of them: – Relationships – Understanding – Prayer – Authority
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4/8 Poem: Seeking NoMan
NoMan can face all these problems / NoMan can suffer with grace / NoMan will bring forth your Kingdom / For only NoMan sees your face
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The Rogue Dialogues: Inner Healing for Leadership
This was my attempt to make peace with the “part” of me that had an unfortunate history of sabotaging my relationships with authority figures.
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Diarogue 5/7: Seer, Wisdom
Seer: But what good hath I done? Hast I not wasteth my life, if all I do is see and not act? Thena: Seer, you surprise me! Do you truly not see the great power of seeing?
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Diarogue 3/7: Acolyte, Wisdom
Episode #3 of The Rogue Dialogues: Inner Healing for Leadership Continued from Rogue, Wisdom A young girl in a white robe enters the garden. Acolyte: Athena? Athena? ‘Thena, are you there? Thena: [entering] Rogue, is that you? Acolyte: Um, sort of? I know I was Rogue when I started looking for…
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Diarogue 2/7: Rogue, Wisdom
Episode #2 of The Rogue Dialogues: Inner Healing for Leadership Continued from Rogue, War A black-clad youth stands thoughtfully in a room. An elegant, classically-garbed woman enters. Athena: So what did you think of my brother? Rogue: Ares? He… wasn’t at all what I expected.
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Diarogue 1/7: Rogue, War
“I may be vicious and cruel, but I am not a savage. I know my place. I don’t expect gratitude, or even success. All I ask is the chance to expend my energy against an enemy that will push me to my utmost limits. Whether I live or die is…
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Redeeming Ares, Part 6: Losing My Religion
I still have my Burden. My Pride. I’ve been to hell and back So many times I have frequent fryer miles But found no flames To unmake that ring There’s only one move left.
Radically Happy 