Near The Beginning of “The Great Divorce”

by Tyler Dirks

“Well, I’m damned,” said the Ghost. “I wouldn’t have believed it. It’s a fair knockout. It isn’t right, Len, you know. What about poor Jack, eh? You look pretty pleased with yourself, but what I say is, What about poor Jack?” “He is here,” said the other. “You will meet him soon, if you stay.” […]

Toward The End of “The Great Divorce”

by Tyler Dirks

If you’ve never read “The Great Divorce” by CS Lewis, you should! Do it now! Seriously. It’s stupendous. After you read it, give me a call and let’s chat about it. And while you’re reading it, ask yourself, “Which character resembles me?” Here is my favorite scene in the book… I do not know that […]

WHAT’S ACTUALLY GOING ON

by Tyler Dirks

After thoroughly test’n & mess’n with his brothers in order to discern whether or not he could trust some of them, Joseph decides that he can trust Judah! (because Judah had HIT ROCK BOTTOM AND BENEFITED FROM THE BLESSING OF SCANDALOUS EXPOSURE [see Genesis 38:24-26, and see John 4:29]). Then Joseph stops deceiving his brothers, […]

Subversive & Humorous

by Tyler Dirks

On Monday Drew Harris (VP of development at rts) told me about the movie “Wildcat” (a film about Flannery O’ Connor). I got excited about this movie. Prior to watching this motion picture I determined to re-listen to a dozen of Flannery’s short stories. In the course of contemplating Flannery’s stories I came across an […]