Tag Archives: Christianity

The Limitlessness of our Discontent

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

We have at long last arrived at the limitlessness of our discontent. That peculiar period of empire when the expansion knows no bounds and the shape of our resolve acquires a formlessness for never having to retrench and a softness … Continue reading →

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The Deep Magic and My Little Boy

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

I’m teaching my son about the deep magic. The powerful forces that exist outside time and place, those things that we inherit product of our special status as humans and which are unchanging; rock islands standing strong amidst the raging … Continue reading →

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2017 – And America’s “Age of Misery”

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

The bombings started in the cold of the Texas winter. The rebels had quickly come to terms with the reality that they could not hold and keep land; and they turned instead to terror. Strapping bombs on little girls – … Continue reading →

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Ideas of Home

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

I know I haven’t written for a while. I have been reacquainting myself with America; a process that does not lend itself naturally to a pen and paper. Smells and sounds; my land, my people – my desert. We all … Continue reading →

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“The Passion” as God’s Apology

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

There’s a scene in H. G. Wells’ novel “The Island of Dr. Moreau” when the monsters product of Dr. Moreau’s imagination become empowered – learning from Montgomery their warden-keeper through an unfortunate series of events the nature of their captivity … Continue reading →

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The Rolling Road of Wonder

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

Do you ever feel just a little bit dirty after scrolling down your Facebook feed, or through the articles of your favorite news aggregator, reading the headlines from rags like Huffpo or the NY Times (yes the Grey Lady has … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

Last night I was putting my little boy to bed – as I always do reading him a chapter of the “Cars Book”, Mater and Lightning McQueen followed by the Bible and a prayer. Last night’s devotional was about God … Continue reading →

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The Revolt of the Know-Nothings

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

I’ve been curiously observing the, well let’s call it “Revolt of the know-nothings” going on inside elite universities and beside topless coffee shops and wandering in tiny oddly dressed crowds through the downtowns of some big cities these days in … Continue reading →

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Our Long Search for Lasting Wellbeing

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

I have a friend who is always posting interesting and provocative things. Not provocative in the “transgender bathroom” or “Russian conspiracy” sense, but articles and thought pieces that don’t often get a lot of play in our one-size-fits-all, lowest-common-denominator, loser-take-all … Continue reading →

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The Recipe for Revolution

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Joel D. Hirst

I lived and worked for seven years inside Hugo Chavez’s revolutionary Venezuela. Mostly during the times when it still had energy and purpose and when the revolution was still exciting; to the committees and clubs and marchers and voters but … Continue reading →

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