Poets are priests mediating the invisible world for us spectators. Inasmuch as they describe the transcendent realm, they are relating to us truth about life, about love, about ourselves…if they do it with raw honesty, it helps us connect with our own personal register of emotions, memories, and sets of experiences. They might even helpContinue reading “Emocore, Ecclesiastes, CS Lewis, and Grace…”
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Minor Threat, Salad Days, and the New Birth…
Minor Threat’s Salad Days from their final 7-inch record reflects the beginning of punk rock’s inclination toward introspective and existential themes that remained developed far beyond simple, 4/4-time, aggressive songs about the government, anarchy, etc. The song betrays profound angst about the aging process, which is an ironic preoccupation for a group of (then) 20-somethingsContinue reading “Minor Threat, Salad Days, and the New Birth…”
Law, Grace, & Daily Living 