When most people picture Jesus, the image is often soft: a pale figure in a stained-glass window, gentle and almost fragile. But Ezra Pound, (1885-1972) one of the early modernist poets, saw Him differently. In 1909, he wrote a striking piece called “Ballad of the Goodly Fere.” It’s not a Sunday-school portrait. Instead, Pound gives us Jesus as a comrade — hearty, bold, alive. A man who laughed with His friends, spoke with fire, and faced death with the courage of a warrior.

He went away; he kept his earthly treasures, But oh, at what a cost! Afraid to take the cross and lose his riches— And God and heaven were lost. We should have read his there—the rich young ruler— If he had stayed that day; Nameless—though Jesus loved him—ever nameless Because—he went away.

In the world of English literature, few works hold the same enchantment as Edmund Spenser's (c1542-1599) The Faerie Queene. This epic poem consists of over 36,000 lines, making it one of the longest poems in English history. It serves as a rich narrative filled with knights, virtues, and intricate allegories. Comprising six books and utilizing the innovative Spenserian stanza, this poetic masterpiece explores moral archetypes and offers insights into the political dynamics o

Dad taught us all to be men of integrity, as well as the fear of the Lord. Around the time this photo was taken, he quipped: "I have 3 sons, a clergyman, a business man, and a screwball." He said that with love and was always glad to see me, although I wasn't yet as mature as my older brothers.