Advice: Distress Department
Dear Distress Department, I recently lost my best friend of 10 years - not to illness or a terrible accident, but to a schism of the spirit. We were kindred spirits, partners in crime and fellow servants of God. We'd...
The Opposite of Uselessness
Let's face it. I am hardly young. Actually, I am twice the age at which anyone could safely be called a "youth." This, however, has never been an impediment to immaturity or even occasional stupidity...
"You: a conversation"
I am poised,
lid over eye, heart in hand.
Tongue pushing through Truth.
And I am standing.
Ground beneath fading as my mind transforms earth to stars.
Through me, light, radiating...
Poem: "Civilization"
We are living in the darkest night of despair and desolation
Hungering for salvation
Dying of spiritual starvation
Killing one another out of desperation
Yearning for moral elevation
Living in a nation...
Poem: "Glory"
It amazes me
How you can flow like that
It's a mystery
Unceasingly
Spitting rhymes like you're Rumi
Speaking in poetry
Impressing me
With your words spilling lyrically
Truthfully...
Why Religion?
When I think of religion, I think back to ancient peoples. I see tribes performing various deeds to ensure survival. I see artisans carving small deities and setting them on pedestals. As time progresses...
Why Religion?
By Miriam Martin, 23 / Franklin, Tennessee Oh Lord, I have cried out unto thee. Hear thou me. Give ear to the voice of my supplication. When I cry out unto thee. Hear thou me, oh Lord. Let my prayer...
LETTER FOM THE FERTILE FIELD TEAM:
When the Fertile Field team decided to explore "Why Religion" as the topic for the November edition, it was a surprise endeavor. It seemed that we were exploring a new genre, one that has often been considered a taboo or...
Religion the Balancer
It has been said that religion is what leaves humanity with a cushion, dividing us from animals. Religion has delivered ethics and morals, whether we are currently abiding by them or not, and religious martyrdom and a higher power(s) make what is right and wrong a little more tangible. Maybe it was the sight of the Grand Canyon or the shedding a tear...
Movie review: "Bowling for Columbine"
"Bowling for Columbine" is Moore's sorrowful yet witty take on a familiar and humiliating question: "Why does the United States have the highest murder rate of any advanced industrial nation?"...
History Lesson Number Nineteen: Guidance and Grace
An urgent knock on our door. Kelli sighed in jest, assuming it was a friend from down the road. Moments later Kelli reentered. "There's a woman at our door, she's five months pregnant, she has HIV, and she's bleeding."...
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What's your American Dream?
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The Only Way to Feast
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