Harry Potter and Proper Gratitude

I read the first Harry Potter book (and am finishing up the second today) the other day, and was struck at the end of it by this passage (spoilers, somewhat, for those like me who are 10 years behind the curve):
“Your father did something Snape could never forgive.”
“What?”
“He saved his life.”
“What?”
“Yes…” said Dumbledore dreamily. “Funny, [...]

Three Weeks and Nothing to Write

I noticed it has been more than three weeks since my last post. Unfortunately, I don’t really have much to write about other than I am extremely thankful to have a few weeks off from school to rest and spend time with the people.
I will have some more interesting things to write about soon, but [...]

The Mustard Seed

I’m finishing up my biblical interpretation paper on the parable of the mustard seed. This parable should shock us and illumunate our insufficient perception of the kingdom. Here’s an excerpt that sums up some of my thoughts.
The kingdom does not come with bombastic and explosive fury, but with unexpected, humble subtlety. The kingdom is virtually [...]