James Fenimore Cooper's The Deerslayer is the most charming and profound frontier story that passed before my eyes. Though I would not be surprised if the novel is one of the lengthiest and most drawn-out in the genre, Cooper managed also to instill lessons of integrity, deception, and natural beauty into the genre that is usually characterized… Continue reading Literary Wisdom: The Deerslayer
Month: June 2018
King David’s Prayer, Part Four
This is the conclusion of my King David's Prayer series. If you'd like to read the third part, please click here. Thank you! Scripture for the Day: Second Samuel 7:28-29 (NKJV) "And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. Now therefore,… Continue reading King David’s Prayer, Part Four
King David’s Prayer, Part Three
This is a continuation of my King David's Prayer series. If you'd like to read the second part, you can do so here. Thank you! Scripture for the Day: Second Samuel 7:25-27 (NKJV) "Now, O LORD God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do… Continue reading King David’s Prayer, Part Three
King David’s Prayer, Part Two
This is the second part in my series on King David's prayer. If you'd like to read the first post (discussing verses 18-20), please click here. Thank you! Scripture for the Day: Second Samuel 7:21-24 (NKJV) "For Your word's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make… Continue reading King David’s Prayer, Part Two
King David’s Prayer, Part One
The first prayer I studied on Defy Augury was the one of King Solomon, in which he dedicates his newly-built temple. In that series, we discussed everything from the king's humility to his sincerity, from Solomon's desperation even to his very posture while praying. Yet we never delved into the history of the temple—how came Solomon the… Continue reading King David’s Prayer, Part One
Five Favorite Podcasts
If there's anything I enjoy besides talking about everything I love, it's hearing others share in what and whom I love best. Podcasts, I believe, do that in perhaps the best manner possible in our modern age, spreading counsel, knowledge, and beauty to everyone who has ears to hear—for free! As such, when I'm not… Continue reading Five Favorite Podcasts
June 2018: A Preview
Books: This month gives me reason to act like a melancholy Dane...I only read three books!!! Oh well, at least Poirot was in one of them:) Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Fiction, Mystery) 101 Great American Poems (Poetry) Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (Classic Fiction, Romance/Parody) Plans for Defy Augury: Here's the rough sketch of what you… Continue reading June 2018: A Preview