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to the confusion of our enemies

Abraham as a flaneur. Walking, wandering, and catching a fleeting remark, a floating fragment of dialogue that would change his life and that of all history past, present and future. His dialogue with the almighty floating around in the imagination. … Continue reading

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presence of the lord

The Protestant Reformation has some strange old bones in the closet. Recessed genes that keep popping up in odd places. Those nasty margin notes of Martin Luther, that sinister side while mocking, and justly the clerical pomp and obedience without … Continue reading

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children being cute

Children being cute as a metaphor for superficiality. The new image of the child being born in innocence and the painter to capture that ripe moment of angelic realm before the inevitable gradual tarnishing of the soul. It was a … Continue reading

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pandemonium: blasts of icy wind

In Jewish and Christian thought there are not only good angels but evil angels. These last, once the servants of god, though fallen are still mighty. Since they were once heavenly beings, they have wings; since they rebelled against god … Continue reading

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