Joshua Gibbs

For The Love Of God, We Need More Dancing

“Having abandoned the Incarnation, we now regard physical contact between persons as either sexual, violent, or an indication of sickness (a doctor touches his patient). However, dancing offers us physical contact with others which is generous, structured, mannered, and lively. A traditional dance neither incites sexual passion nor denies the sexual nature of the dancers.Continue reading “For The Love Of God, We Need More Dancing”

Proverbial: The Bird Story

It is not a story I have often told, but I suppose a few readers of this blog may be familiar with “the bird story.” This week on Proverbial, though, I have made a record of it.

Lest We Depend On False Leverage

The term “social construct” is a social construct.

The Hiddenness Of God

It would be impossible to ‘love’ anyone or anything one knew completely. Love is directed towards what lies hidden in its object. -Valery

Dressed For The Virginia Regency Ball

This is what I want my children to think of when they think of dancing.

Gwyneth Who?

For as chic as the 90s are once again, the line, “What’s in the box?” was uttered during Dune and absolutely no one in the theater laughed.

Only Comes Around Every So Often

The new Grouper record is out today. Late October was an ideal release date.

Quit Taking Notes

After an epiphany over the summer, I began my in-person classes this year with an exercise (or an experiment) wherein I aimed to prove to my literature students and theology students that they were better off not taking notes during class. In the last six weeks of school, I have often required students to putContinue reading “Quit Taking Notes”

When Anger Is Sin, Blindness

When a father is in such a state of mind to speak of “my table,” or, “my car,” or, “my house,” when chastising a member of his family, he is too angry to see the situation properly.

Beatrice Playing Taboo

Last night, in a round of Taboo, Beatrice had to get Camilla to guess the word “bath,” and the clue she gave was, “It’s the resort town in England where everyone goes in Northanger Abbey.” I was impressed. However, five minutes later, she had to get Camilla to guess “sorcery” and this was how sheContinue reading “Beatrice Playing Taboo”