Featured Poem
The Nine Worthies: The Jews
Joshua Child from the chosen generation And God’s judgement on Canaan Trained by Moses on his mission He purged the promised land from pagans King David The man after God’s heart He who wears the royal ring He found Zion in part And
Featured Prose
The Cost of Liberty
There is a general principle of life that has become increasingly important to me (especially over the past year): Almost
Every Child Matters
Disturbing News and Historical Reckoning In late May of 2021, the disturbing news broke of 215 child remains discovered at
Is the Government Response to Covid-19 Tyrannical?
We all agreed to shut our schools down, close our businesses, move our church services online, and wait for further notice from the government. These actions were definitely out of a sense of fear, believably out of love for our neighbours, probably out of a sense of patriotism, and possibly with anticipatory obedience.
Every Child Matters
Disturbing News and Historical Reckoning In late May of 2021, the disturbing news broke of 215 child remains discovered at a former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. This news comes after several years of discussion, research, and raised awareness of the legacy of residential schools in Canada, forwarded
Is the Government Response to Covid-19 Tyrannical?
We all agreed to shut our schools down, close our businesses, move our church services online, and wait for further notice from the government. These actions were definitely out of a sense of fear, believably out of love for our neighbours, probably out of a sense of patriotism, and possibly with anticipatory obedience.
The Christmas Contrast
The story of Christmas is one of stark contrast. In both the event of the Incarnation and the history of the holiday to commemorate it, very different things are brought into close proximity. Whether from gnostic philosophy, rigorous pietists, or totalitarian regimes, Christmas celebrations have been a continual source of
Another casualty of 2020
I was recently made aware of the passing of a former schoolmate from Junior High. We attended the same grade and had some common friends, but we were not personally close.
The COVID-19 Response: A referendum on freedom?
All over Canada, authorities have been putting strict measures in place in response to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. Many of the measures consist of...
Elementary School Remembrance Day Ceremony Interrupted by Pornographic Material
I saw that headline on my Twitter feed from CBC Edmonton. I wasn't surprised to see it, but my curiosity was stronger than my desire to continue scrolling for political news. I opened the link.
The song of the orphan
Ireland~800 AD The rich, melodious voices rose up together in unison. The high vaulted stone walls echoed and rebounded the graceful song. In the church, hundreds of candles lighted the vaulted chamber giving it a holy, almost ethereal beauty. One by one, the hooded monks walked slowly into the chapel, their chant filling the air.
What I meant in ‘The Doctrines of GRAC(E)’
Crimson Ink recently published my series of Calvinistic poems called The Doctrines of GRACE. Each letter in GRACE reflects the same concepts of Calvinism's famed TULIP, though re-ordered (G=U, R=T, A=L, C=I, and E=P). I can safely say that each artist of Crimson Ink holds to the five points of
Song to the Sunrise
Oh the sunrise! That painting in the sky!
The Valley: Conversion
O God You are a consuming fire, and we lying in our sins, in unchanged nature are stubble. Would it please You more to kill this sinner or save? Do You not have no pleasure in the death of the wicked?
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What you fail to notice may be dangerous. The Christian life isn't meant to be one of solitude.