Entries Tagged as ‘Literature’

May 21, 2007

Mo Chiad Blog Gàidhlig!

Bha làn thìd agam smuaineachadh air, ach ‘ se seo a chiad uair a-riamh a sgrìobh mi blog ann an Gàidhlig! Bu chaomh leum tòrr mòr a bharrachd sgrìobhadh Gàidhlig a dheanamh, ach mar is tric, chan eil càil gam ghluasad gu leòr airson fiu’s feuchainn air.
Thòisich mi a’ sgrìobhadh leabhar chloinne ann an Gàidhlig [...]

May 14, 2007

Alan Johnston - 63 days and Counting…

For those who don’t know, Alan Johnston is a highly respected and talented journalist for the BBC. He has been the Gaza correspondent for the last 3 years and has reported fairly and even-handedly on the myriad tense situations he has encountered.
His abandoned car was found in Gaza on the 12th of March and there have been no confirmed sightings, although some previously unknown [...]

April 26, 2007

Look What I Have Done

My wife is a hidden poet. She writes, and some of it deserves a wider audience. I thought you might like to read this one. It spoke to me and I think it might speak to you too…
Silence is interrupted by the sound of the rain falling
Yet, O Lord I hear you calling.
You called me [...]

March 13, 2007

MacKinnon’s Word for the Day: Ratiocinate

Ratiocinate: go through logical processes, reason, esp. using syllogisms.
Now watch closely, children, as I ratiocinate…
All penguins can swim.
Some people can swim; therefore some people are penguins.
I thank you. Please ratiocinate at will in the comments box provided. Just clean up after yourself, OK?

February 6, 2007

The Incarnation - Starring W. Shakepeare

I’ve just finished reading “Surprised by Joy” by C.S. Lewis, in which Lewis gives an account of his drifting away from and subsequent return to Christianity. Out of the whole book, the one part that most jumps out at me is this incredible picture he paints for us. Let me give some background…
Lewis had [...]