20th Century
1917 and the Futile Pilgrimage
I got rather carried away after I saw the latest Sam Mendes film (in the cinema with friends in the States last October… who’d have
23rd April 2020
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THEOLOGY
BOOKS/WRITING
Echoes from Eternity 21. Gerard Manley Hopkins in Spring
It’s almost as if there’s a contradiction in terms between the glories of the early English spring and this season of Covid19 horror and fear.
22nd April 2020
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apologetics
Echoes from Eternity: 20. C. S. Lewis’ poems
Most don’t associate Lewis with his poetry. My understanding is, however, he would have far preferred to be known as a poet than almost anything
20th April 2020
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art & painting
Echoes from Eternity 18. John Donne
John Donne’s poetry is often difficult, sometimes perplexing and troubling, but always rewarding if closely attended to. He completely loses me quite often. But I
14th April 2020
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ARTS
Easter Greetings from around the world!
No vlog today instead there’s THIS…! Χριστός άνεστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη! If this video doesn’t display, click here Was fun to be part of this great
12th April 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity 16: John Stott’s Cross of Christ
It is Good Friday so the subject matter for the day’s reading presented itself easily enough. Choosing what to read, however, was a very different
10th April 2020
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art & painting
Echoes from Eternity 12. Two for Palm Sunday
So apologies are due; a daily echo was proving a little too much to manage, especially because we’ve been beset by various challenges in the
5th April 2020
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apologetics
Echoes from Eternity 10. Introducing Ezekiel Bulver by C. S. Lewis
Today’s reading is neither poetry nor fiction but is prose of a different sort. It is one of C. S. Lewis’s great essays, one which
30th March 2020
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apologetics
Echoes from Eternity 8. Steve Turner
Apologies for being lax yesterday. Normal transmission can now be resumed. I’m hoping to be daily but it’s funny how busy things are even during
26th March 2020
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18th Century
Echoes from Eternity 6. William Cowper
Q regulars will know that William Cowper has been a personal favourite for years. He had to navigate the storms of mental illness throughout his
23rd March 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity 3. Alan Paton
Alan Paton (1903-1988) was a South African who spent decades fighting against the apartheid system. He was a founding member of the Liberal Party of
20th March 2020
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BOOKS/WRITING
Echoes from Eternity 2. R. S. Thomas
R. S. Thomas, I imagine, would not necessarily have had much time for me. I don’t really know why I think that (and I’m probably
19th March 2020
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