Have you ever noticed in several kinds of events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and even other kinds of traumatic events that there is a book a very good book that seems never to be damaged, but maybe a little depending on the event. Did you ever think why that is so? The answer is simple for the words of this good book are the words and teachings of the Lord and even the fires of Hell cannot destroy those words no matter what may happen. I do not have to give you the answer for you know it already don't you.
(Note: Saw a picture on Facebook that gave me this drabble.)
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Mark Graham
I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH11 days ago in Critique
Homo Narrans Vs. Phono Sapiens
Peter Ayolov, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Abstract This article examines the contemporary shift from storytelling as a shared, dialogical practice to storyselling as a performative, market-oriented mode of self-presentation. Drawing on Byung-Chul Han’s book The Crisis of Narration, the analysis argues that narration has lost its primary social function: the creation of a common symbolic world sustained through reciprocal exchange. Traditional storytelling depended on at least two participants and unfolded as a movement back and forth, producing memory, cohesion, and future-oriented meaning. In contrast, storyselling treats narrative as a one-directional instrument for selling identity, success, or visibility, reducing listeners to passive consumers. The article situates this shift within broader transformations of digital capitalism, self-optimisation culture, and communication coaching, showing how conversational depth is replaced by predictable, strategic self-branding. The loss of genuine conversation is presented not as a stylistic problem but as a structural erosion of social bonds and shared meaning.
By Peter Ayolovabout 6 hours ago in Critique
Center Stage with Paul Stewart
*** I'm keen to republish the interviews I did for my series with Vocal creators. It's been a few years and I thought it might be nice to revisit these wonderful conversations. I'll be releasing them one at a time for a few weeks/months.
By Heather Hubler3 days ago in Interview
Comments (2)
Despite the challenges, it seems like ITS messages remain relevant and can provide solace in times of hardship. Happy to read!
So many (but not I) would choose to argue your point. I sincerely believe you personally have received the gift of faith and simply accept or do not question. Others, however, may have different gifts and choose to question. It is all right to question - I think God expects that of our human nature.