Eight Dates with Darwin

-Athol Williams I It hangs from a twig, cast like a monument yet inside there is rearrangement – miracles that shuffle laws and cogs and planets. The insipid Layman caterpillar, stripped of its brown coat, is strapped into a golden life jacket that invites time to fan its wings. Within its embrace the chrysalis holds…

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A Moment with Abraham

-Daniel Parks Near Ngare Sero, a Maasai village nestled against the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania, I opted to climb Ol Doinyo Lengai, “The Mountain of God…” 1:44 AM: We are hours into our quiet, grueling hike to the summit. The Milky Way Galaxy provides the night’s only light. Abraham (my Maasai guide) and I…

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Doubting Thomas (My Lord and My God)

-Mathew C George Over the years I have been assailed, By doubt that prevailed. Doubt whether this was good, Doubt whether that was bad, Doubt whether this was true, Or doubt whether that was false.   But My Lord, you did recognize, That my doubt was a sign of my need, To know You ever…

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The Taking of the Wind

-Athol Williams   ‘Are you angry?’ it whispers, the faceless head, in no direction. I don’t know its language but I understand. Everything has morphed, like this is the after in a before-and-after warp, perhaps a car accident. ‘Why have you come?’ I whisper. I’m looking down at the ground; the bulbous head is tilted…

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