Love, Loss, and Wonder: An Analysis of Train Dreams
What is life? What kind of man or woman do we want to be? Do we enjoy the good times while we are in them, or are we too distracted to live in the moment? How do we deal with the bad times when they fall upon us like a falling tree limb? Do they crush us, or do we find the strength to stand and walk again? Do we play the victim during the hard times, or do we rise above them? Do we approach our place in the world with presumption or...
Running the Race of Faith
I am a runner. Some people do not like running, but I love it.[1] I began running regularly about sixteen years ago and have not looked back. It is my exercise of choice. It also permits me to mull over ideas that elude me otherwise; I have composed numerous articles and portions of manuscripts whilst on a greenway or trail. Furthermore, running is therapeutic, allowing me to process my thoughts and emotions in a manner that other...
HSF Conversations: The Odyssey
In this edition of HSF Conversations, Matthew Steven Bracey is joined by Phill and Aidan Lytle from Rambling Ever On to discuss Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Among the topics covered include first impressions, technical and thematic elements of the film, (some) issues of controversy surrounding the film, and the nature of...
HSF Conversations: The Silmarillion (part 2/2)
Approximately a year ago, Phillip T. Morgan and Matthew Steven Bracey conversed about The Silmarillion. In that conversation, Morgan and Bracey discussed the work broadly—its mythos, its significance, etc. This post continues that conversation, getting into specific passages and characters and themes: Fëanor and his pride, Ungoliant and her unsatiable lust, Finrod Felagund and his high honor, Thingol and his isolationism, and Eru...
Reading Genesis 1:1–2:3 and Genesis 2:4–25 As Complementary, Not Contradictory
Critics sometimes assert that Genesis 1:1–2:3 and 2:4–25 present two separate creation accounts and that they contradict in relation to (a) the divine name and (b) the timing of the creation of plants, animals, and humans. Specifically, Genesis 1:1–2:3 refers to “God” and presents the creation of plants, then animals, then humans, whereas Genesis 2:4–25 refers to the “LORD God” and presents the creation of Adam, then plants, then...
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