Tag Archives: honor

The Threshing Floor: englyn cyrch

Posted on March 6, 2017 by John

Give an answer, if you can, where doubts plague each fighting man weighting healthy action down and distracting from good plans; where blind fear is laying waste to fresh brick and mortar paste shielding helpless, sick and poor, from the … Continue reading →

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A flame in darkness

Posted on April 29, 2013 by John

It does no good to mourn one candle when its flame goes out; nor to try to keep it lit when its wax melts away. It does no good to sit in darkness thinking of past light; nor to imagine … Continue reading →

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Yule Log 2004

Posted on December 25, 2004 by John

The times when goodwill, peace and love are praised are rare indeed; and rarer still those instances when thought translates to deed. So in such seasons where these things are found, take heart, rejoice, and with compassion, grace and honor … Continue reading →

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A Different Mirror

Posted on June 15, 2004 by John

I was raised on tales of princes, kings and dragon’s hordes; the books they filled engulfed my world with sights that to this day affect me deeply. I can hear the swords (both those of plastic from my youth, and … Continue reading →

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