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    Batter My Heart, Three-Person’d God: A Reading of John Donne’s Holy Sonnet XIV

    Posted on April 15, 2026
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    “Batter My Heart, Three-Person’d God,” also known as Holy Sonnet XIV, is the 17th-century poet-priest John Donne’s brilliant and controversial poem on the primacy of God’s grace in our salvation. Using both martial and marital metaphors, Donne calls God to action, pleading for rescue from our spiritual enemy. Theologically, the poem reflects the reformed principle…

    Guest Blog: BREAKING BAD: HOW GAINING POWER CAN MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR SOUL

    Posted on October 12, 2016
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    Thanks to my friend and colleague, The Rev. Dr. Tony Baron, for this insightful and sobering article. BREAKING BAD: HOW GAINING POWER CAN MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR SOUL by Tony Baron, Psy.D., D.Min., Director Breaking Bad, is a universally acclaimed award-winning drama built on chemistry, cancer, and crime. It’s also the story of the erosion…