Every Thursday during Lent, I post a poem that I find helpful for deeper engagement with Jesus' journey to the Cross and the significance of Lent. Here is Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem "I Wake and Feel the Fell of Dark, Not Day." Gerard Manley Hopkins was a Jesuit priest of the Victorian era whose poetry …
Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Peace” [Poetry for Lent]
Every Thursday during Lent, I am posting a poem I have found meaningful for entering into Jesus' journey to the Cross. Here is Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem "Peace." Gerard Manley Hopkins was a twentieth century British poet and Jesuit priest, whose work became widely known after his death. When will you ever, Peace, wild wooddove, …
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“Peace”: two poems by Herbert and Hopkins
This past weekend, my message at Eastbrook Church was entitled "The Hunger for Peace." It was the latest installment of our "Hungry for God" series during Lent. As with many sermons, there are aspects of study and illustrations that never make it into the actual delivered message. As a lover of poetry, I couldn't help …
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Poet Divine: Gerard Manley Hopkins
Today is the birthday of Gerard Manley Hopkins, one of the most beloved Christian poets of all time and the poet whose work has spoken to me most personally. Hopkins was a Victorian Era poet, educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and influenced by the Oxford Movement led by John Henry Newman, John Keble, and Edward Pusey. This movement, …
Eugene Peterson on G. M. Hopkins
There's nothing like finding one of my favorite contemporary authors commenting on one of my favorite authors from another era. I love the works of Eugene Peterson. His works on pastoral theology are outstanding, as have been the first three books of his new series on spiritual theology (see my comments on a few of …
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