George MacDonald’s Christian vision comes through clearly in “Sir Gibbie,” a wondrous tale of a mute boy.
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MacDonald’s Loving Vision of Christ
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Thou Cam’st a Little Baby Thing
George MacDonald’s “That Holy Thing” dramatically makes the point that God doesn’t show up in our lives as we expect or think we want.
Befouling America’s Future
MacDonald’s “Princess and Curdie” has an apocalyptic image that captures how Trump is fouling America’s future.
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With Many Tears I Went in Search of HIm
Spiritual Sunday I know George MacDonald as the author of various fantasy novels but didn’t realize that he also wrote poetry. Here’s a lovely sonnet about looking for God after suffering a crisis of faith. The poet doesn’t find his “friend” when he searches in the wilderness or in cities, in cathedrals or in charnel houses, […]
The Twisted Fingers Letting Go
Catherine Alder has a beautiful poem in which she calls upon us to unclench our fists. I reflect also upon two other works that feature clenched fists, Blake’s “Grey Monk” and George MacDonald’s “Lilith.”
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Opened up by a Fire of Roses
I am writing today about an image that gripped me as a child and that has proved a comfort to me since losing my oldest son ten years ago. I encountered it in The Princess and Curdie, a Victorian children’s fantasy novel by George MacDonald. I use it differently than the author does but […]
