Tag: John Franklin
A Word About Hope
The philosopher Immanuel Kant is known for highlighting three questions humans ask: What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope for? This third question has received much less attention than ... Read More
The Mother Tongue
“Poetry is the mother tongue of the human race.” – J.G. Hamann (1730–1788) How do we negotiate our way through the difficult terrain of an uncertain world? The unsettling realities of cont... Read More
The Call of Advent
Advent is easily missed, lost in the fog of our consumerist culture that draws us to focus on Christmas and hurry our way to celebration. Feasting, celebration and gifts are fitting human expressions ... Read More
Intersections
Working at an intersection carries its risks and dangers. The intersection at which I am engaged is where art and faith meet. It will be no surprise if I tell you that these two deeply human realities... Read More
Beauty and Brokenness
Our Hosts Drawing on the Japanese art of Kintsugi, our journey to Easter will provide us a unique opportunity to explore the gift and value of our scars and how our wounds enable us to be more ... Read More
The Self Portrait
The self-portrait is a well-established tradition in Western art. Though it flourished in the Renaissance an age when the individual was a focus of attention it didn’t begin there. The self-portrait... Read More
Lenten Reflections
Join us on March 24, at 7pm for Lenten Reflections: an evening of poetry, music and visual art at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, in Hamilton. Featuring: Bethany Kenyon, John Terpstra, D.S. M... Read More
Faith – the Unmentioned Inspiration
If you were to provide a narrative about the life and music of Bach you might expect that some comment would be made about the composer’s faith. I attended a concert that featured the music of Johan... Read More