Israel and Gaza
Israel and Gaza: Mark Tooley and Carrie Prejean Boller Mark Tooley is a…
“Do We Live in a War Zone?”
by Darryl Blackwell © L.O.C. 3/22/2025; written and presented at Mahanoy SCI DO WE LIVE IN A WAR ZONE? Music Trak: ‘Flight of the Newborn’ – Artist: Return to Forever (Chick Corea); Album: No Mystery (notes: L.E.O. – Law Enforcement Officer; stik – rifle or long gun; Cite Soleil is an impoverished district in Port-au-Prince,…
Notes on Politics, Law and Language
My notes on politics, law and language: If the message is jumbled no one cares about the economic plan. But to have an unjumbled message is not so easy. To state and receive any message depends on a shared vocabulary, shared cultural values, shared political understandings, differences which are recognized because the underlying foundations of…
Visionary Christian Idealism
Visionary Christian Idealism Preface for a Time and Place. The Psalm 85 Movement LORD, THOU hast been favorable unto thy land; thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of the people, Thou hast…
I Stand with Riley Gaines. And William Penn.
I stand with Riley Gaines. Normally this website is a vehicle for me to present topics I think are something more than the politics of the day. I avoid snarky exchanges, commentary that will be old by next week. I present my Christian poetry, themed by the Book of Revelation. I present poetry from a…
Global Crisis
Darryl K. Blackwell’s Global Crisis music: Wes Montgomery – Bumpin’ on Sunset [This was performed by Darryl Blackwell recently as part of an inmate-generated, recorded program for other inmates at Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy State Correctional Institute, near Frackville, PA. At Darryl’s request, I also post this link: http://www.connectnetwork.com 1. It’s a global crisis/Invisible enemy/Grips east to…
Four Introspective Saints
Hammy – The Lord is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him. Didn’t Habakkuk say that? Inwardly a Jew, circumcised in spirit. Silence is worship – to quietly carry Isaac’s wood. In reverence for the Son of God unveiling his will beyond human tracing. Heaven all around, silent. In the…
10-Minute Bible Studies
Index: O Mary, Bounce on Your Donkey (poem);Daniel’s Prayer;Repentance;Visions from God:Spiritual Growth and Psalm 119;Verses and Prayers for HealingPraise and Prophecy: Mary and ZechariahComfort Amid UncertaintyVerses and Prayers from 1 JohnFive Steps for Spiritual Growth – Psalms 20-24Isaiah Prays for the Nation (Parts I and II)The Raising of LazarusGod Answers PrayerMoses, A Very Human IntercessorThree Visionary…
Additional Thoughts about Medical Parole
Some Additional Thoughts About State Senator Sharif Street’sProposed Medical Parole Program for Pennsylvania Inmates____________________________________ Issues to Consider with respect to extending medical parole in Pennsylvania: How old is the individual? How much of the sentence has the incarcerated individual served? What proportion of that is his or her sentence? Is the individual lucid, rational, self-aware,…
Home-State Poetry Reading
I arrive at the coffee house early and enter to secure my dose of caffeine. The manager, Jen, is working alone behind the counter. “Hi – supermax coffee, room for cream.” She nods at this familiar order. “And is it okay if I assemble a few chairs? I want to read some poetry.” “Are you…