Empire of the Sun, French edition, Denoël (1985), with cover art ‘Singapour 1945′ by Ronald Seatle. Thanks to Herve for all cover scans. Interview by Tony Cartano & Maxim Jakubowski. Translation by Dan O’Hara. The following interview, originally titled ‘Le passé compos...

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. (Ps. 5.3) Image from Death by Love (re:Lit) King David composed this Psalm in the midst of him fleeing the revolt of his son Absalom.  With his family and kingdom crumbling from every side, David and his loyal band felt th...

I’ve worked with a mentee of mine for about a year who, while immensely bright, struggles with some sexual compulsivity issues. (Yes, this mentee is also in therapy; I’m not overstepping my role.) “Kelly” read this old post of mine about flirtation, and brought the subject up...

I have been more impressed than ever recently with the powerful work of Christ as the last Adam who destroyed the work of the evil one and reversed the dreadful curse upon humanity.  This particular hymn seems to underscore this thought.  In particular think of the work of Christ in the wilderness...

“That magnificent sky that spreads above us, studded and glowing with countless myriads of worlds, pales before the subdued glory, the softened splendor of the cross of Christ! Nowhere does Jehovah-Jesus appear to the spiritual, believing mind so exalted as when He stoops! so glorious as when ...

As a congregation we are memorizing the 5th Chapter of Revelation and then reciting it together on Sunday mornings.  This has been a great blessing.  In effort to aid that discipline I preached through the passage this past week. The main thrust of the sermon is trying to convince us that Christ i...

The scene is hard to imagine.  With the Last Supper’s lingering taste still in their mouths the disciples are led with Jesus out toward the Mount of Olives.  The time of Christ’s crucifixion is at hand. But prior to proceeding on the Scripture includes a remarkable detail: (Mar 14.26)...

Those copyright cops at YouTube deleted the account of Trunks6, a genius at combining peculiar pop songs with clips from Disney films, late last year. (They must hate love.) But the man is back—and he's brought back his greatest hits for us to enjoy again. If you love romance and the somewhat ...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, United States Given that this Saturday is Valentine's Day, it's only fitting that we dedicate this week's Undiscovered New York to a closer look at some of the city's most amorous locations. At first sight New York (especially in February) can seem a vast, cold and lon...

Filed under: Just for moms, Mommy musts, Chores When the economy stinks, moms pay the price! A recent article in the Washington Times examined why the recession disproportionately impacts moms: during hard times, families "tend to fall back on traditional roles." Why? Because the first things to go ...