Keeping Faith & Breaking Ground

The Truth of Poetry - Aeneid Part 1

Publius Vergillius Maro, 70-19 BCE, wrote his epic poem seemingly to honor the Pax Romana of Emperor Augustus. But does his poetic skill hide a truth? An undercurrent of doubt about the sustainability of the Roman enterprise haunts the poem leading to a labyrinthine dead end foreshadowed at Rome’s founding in the brutal slaying of the Rutulian king Turnus by Aeneas. Peace via the sword will be Rome’s legacy until the coming of the Prince of Peace in the dusty Galilean outback of the Augustan empire…(to be continued in the Poetry of Truth—Reflections on the Gospel of Luke.)

The Poetry of Truth Part 13

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 12

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 11

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 10

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 9

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 8

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 7

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 6

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.

The Poetry of Truth Part 5

This series originally recorded in 1995 began with a presentation on Mark Twain’s posthumously published  “The United States of Lyncherdom”. It was later thought that, although a valuable piece, it would be better presented on its own and not used as an introduction to the Gospel of Luke. However, you will hear an occasional reference to this at points in these reflections. 
The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke, is traditionally known as a sophisticated non-Jew Hellenist and perhaps a physician. He was an early convert to the Christian faith, most likely through the preaching of St. Paul.  But, as Gil Bailie points out in this presentation, Luke is above all a gifted teller of tales – or rather a re-teller of tales.  The stories in Luke’s gospel are vivid and distinctive among the synoptic gospels.