Category Archives: Art-Music-Lit

People are at the center – the Curator

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kerry

“Are you and I an aberration flickering upon the screen sending out our best transmissions waiting in our velveteen… Tell me you can really see me… And I don’t know where we are but we’re passing through these wires Walking … Continue reading →

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Feast of Middle-earth

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Kerry

Holidays This past Saturday, Hannah and Susanna, with much help from many friends, hosted a Feast of Middle-earth for about 30 friends of theirs who are lovers of J.R.R. Tolkien. Fellowship of the Feast (photo by Joshua Martin) A Feast … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Kerry

“Self-sacrificing love is the greatest power in the universe.” J.K. Rowling Jerram Barrs on Harry Potter: Jerram Barrs reflects on the Harry Potter books at greater length in “Harry Potter and his Critics,” an audio download and pdf from Covenant … Continue reading →

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Wedding music

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kerry

25 years! I fell in love with Candace the first time I saw her as I listened to her sing, and ever since she has brought wonderful music into my life. At our wedding, held outdoors near a wooded stream … Continue reading →

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Storytelling and The Lord of the Rings

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Kerry

Songs are the very soul of The Lord of the Rings. Traveling often recalls my mind to that masterwork of the journey, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. On a recent trip, therefore, I listened to the excellent BBC dramatization … Continue reading →

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Harp box

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Kerry

Last year at WorldFest, inspired by Dearbhail Finnegan, Susanna told us of her dream to play the Celtic harp. A few months later she took a big step toward that goal by acquiring the beautiful little harp shown below: The … Continue reading →

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Reading George MacDonald: Bookmarks

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Kerry

“But if you believe that the Son of God died and rose again, your whole future is full of the dawn of an eternal morning, coming up beyond the hills of this life, and full of such hope as the … Continue reading →

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Christmas nights at home

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts These are some of the movies, books and music we enjoy on nights at home during Advent (between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day) and Christmas (the 12 days beginning on Christmas Day and leading up to Epiphany). … Continue reading →

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Compass Quotes

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Kerry

As an undergraduate I typed up three quotations on index cards to post above my desk. These old cards are tattered now. (Click for a larger view.) In Junior High my parents delighted me with the gift of a portable … Continue reading →

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Reading George MacDonald: Introductions

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Kerry

When I embarked on a five-year program of reading George MacDonald, the short introductions listed below greatly benefited me. If you’re anything like me, and also starting out on the road to understanding MacDonald, then I commend them to you … Continue reading →

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Life Metaphors: Music (2, Time)

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Kerry

Theology, Music and Time If my life is a song, I have much to learn about it from music. The previous post in this series (Life Metaphors: Music, Part 1) explored the power of music to resurrect the past and … Continue reading →

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Life Metaphors: Music (1)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Kerry

Whalesong In my first post on Life Metaphors, I observed that seeing life as a journey, a song or a dance is to affirm the presence of lasting meaning in the midst of change. Countless songs liken our experience of … Continue reading →

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