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Poetry Tuesday: T. S. Eliot (3): Ash Wednesday — Learning to Turn Toward God
When readers first encounter Ash Wednesday, they are often surprised. It is not a triumphant hymn of certainty. It is the prayer of a soul learning to repent.
That is precisely why it remains one of T. S. Eliot's greatest Christian poems.
Having come to faith in Christ, Eliot discovered what every believer eventually learns: conversion is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning.
The Christian life is a continual turning toward God.
14 hours ago3 min read
Brideshead Revisited: the Sign --Stage VIB
Last week, we followed Charles Ryder and Julia Flyte to the edge of what seemed, at last, a possible future together. Both were weary of the world that had shaped them. Both had known disappointment and compromise. Their love seemed strong enough to survive it all.
But in Brideshead Revisited, the world never has the final word.
The return of Lord Marchmain changes everything.
The Return of the Exile
Mar 64 min read
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