Thankfulness Theory

Thankfulness Theory

by Conrad Martin

It is a great relief to be divinely commanded to do something you want to do but haven’t because deep down you feel like you didn’t have a good enough excuse. Continue reading . . . “Thankfulness Theory”

Edify

Edify

by Conrad Martin

“Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. ² For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. ³ But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. ⁴ Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. ⁵ I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.” (1 Corinthians 14:1-5, NIV)

Poets seem quite comfortable with the inexplicable. On the Curator, the word “mystery” appears baldly on every third page, and furtively on half the rest. Continue reading . . . “Edify”

Becoming a Musical Fool

Becoming a Musical Fool

Music in Langston Hughes’s “The Weary Blues”

by Lynn Michael Martin

The study of art today connects our era to almost every other civilization which has left any kind of record. Thus, by study of the arts, and specifically literature, the art world strives to create a binding force which celebrates inclusivity and diversity. Continue reading . . . “Becoming a Musical Fool”

Flame, Alive, Compelling

Flame, Alive, Compelling

by Grace Weaver

I think most of us who have made a sustained search after Beauty, who have deeply longed for wholeness and restoration, can testify that there is a cost. Continue reading . . . “Flame, Alive, Compelling”

What We’ve Been Reading

What We’ve Been Reading

Here, five of the Curator editors each share a line or two about the last five books they’ve read. If you need inspiration for selecting your next read, you might find some here. Continue reading . . . “What We’ve Been Reading”

The Vale of Soul Making

The Vale of Soul Making

Self-Definition as Creative Participation and Response
by Obi Martin

The general predicament in which humanity finds itself is accepting and living well within the sorrows and limits of temporospatial reality. By “reality” I mean something that is synonymous with “life” in its common usage: Continue reading . . . “The Vale of Soul Making”

Ill-form’d, but Offspring Nonetheless

Ill-Form’d, but Offspring Nonetheless

A Reassessment of Puritan Poetry
by Lynn Michael Martin

The common view of Puritanism today is itself nearly as harsh as it presumes Puritanism to have been. The word brings to mind stiff clothes, witch hunts, long sermons preached by sour-faced ministers, and all manner of like detestable practices. Continue reading . . . “Ill-form’d, but Offspring Nonetheless”

Universal Secret

Universal Secret

by Conrad Martin

By communion, in communion, for communion we are created, to know and be known.

If only we could speak freely from the heart; our hearts lay bare all the mind; our minds share the highest and lowest, strangest and simplest, purest desire. Continue reading . . . “Universal Secret”