culture. education. literary studies.
The short poem presented here was first published in Roberts' collection “The Book of the Native” in 1896. Set in the cold and silent month of February, it captures the tension between winter’s stillness and the hidden vitality of the coming spring.
One of the Bible translations I’ve been using a lot over the past year is the relatively new Christian Standard Bible (CSB) version. In this post I won’t go into the stylistic features or the translation philosophy behind the CSB, but will rather present one of several dozen available editions that I’ve been using.
Here’s another English-language vocabulary post, inspired by something that came up in a recent conversation with a student. This time I’ll be doing a short explainer on the differences between these deceptively similar words: part, a part, apart.
Reninger provides a clear and concise overview, with some practical advice for those who choose to spend more time exploring Taoism, ancient and/or modern. Having finished the book, I was definitely eager for more!
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