Tag: parable
1st Century Jesus, 21st Century America: Does the Following Story Sound Familiar?
In order to get perspective on the religious dilemmas of 21st America (and to some degree elsewhere), let’s rewind a couple of millennia to a period that in some ways, looks surprisingly (or unsurprisingly?) familiar. In the first century, an…
Paintings to Remember: A Narrative Nonfiction by Rafiq Ebrahim
ED: Welcome to our great new writer, Rafiq Ebrahim! From the composer Modest Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ to the Alexander Sokurov movie, ‘Russian Ark,’ galleries have been well recognised as assortments of ‘ikons’ that can all point beyond themselves…
Xmas Horror! Three Wise Men from the East Shot at Eastern Border of Trump’s America (Parable)
We all love a cuddly, heart-warming Xmas story, but this time, we’re heading more into Grinchy territory. Not to be confused with Gingrinchy territory… It was a cold, cold winter’s evening, and three shivering silhouttes hurled themselves out of their…
Great Was the Fall (Parable on America With an Ancient Feel)
In the days of the old King, King Bush, the people did eat of the fat of the earth and drink of the fruit of the vine. But lo a new King, King Obama, ascended the throne and soon there…
The Woman Taken in Adultery
The preacher’s scroll unrolled, one soul: When Buddha saw the woman taken in adultery he sighed with resignation.
The Creature of American Democracy Battered & Hunted under President Trump
Dateline: WASHINGTON, D.C.—American democracy has been badly injured and is in hiding as a result of Donald Trump’s being elected president of the United States. There have since been scattered sightings of Democracy across the country. At midnight in Pasadena,…