Archive - A Seat by the Fire

On the rise and the fall of the ocean waves

Questions asked and re-asked

Jun 13 •

May 2025

The power of discomfort in The Singer

We sing about blood and torture

May 31 •

Even if it means I'm here

Nearness with the Son who died

May 16 •

To Ward Off Madness

the art of expression (ft. William Blake and The Silmarillion)

May 8 •

Breathing London Air

"not in your books and maps"

May 2 •

April 2025

But look, there are stars

For those who hate the night

Apr 24 •

"I relate most to Judas"

The sobering power of a relatable villain / Holy Week

Apr 17 •

A world without a redeemer

Til We Have Faces and the enmity of justice and mercy

Apr 8 •

We Walk in Legends

Aragorn son of Arathorn's defense of old songs and children's tales

Apr 3 •

Deep ponderings in a soup pot

The whimsical and the wise in The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic

Apr 1 •

March 2025

The haunting quality of words

Scott O'Dell // liturgies // we were created as poets

Mar 27 •

What It Takes to Wake Up

Jesse in Bridge to Terabithia

Mar 25 •

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