http://mindthaw.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by John Knight en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:54:09 GMT 2010-01-01T03:54:09Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962971     After all the lights and all the bows No longer promise brightly After all the songs and all the bells Fall silent as the night I wish you love . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:34:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962971 John Knight 2009-12-25T21:34:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644085   Finding Our Religion, This is a forum for those wishing to discuss matters of a religious or spiritual nature. Any and all perspectives are welcome, and you can speak your mind, about matters . . . Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:47:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977644085 John Knight 2009-04-02T00:47:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639184   Finding Our Religion This is a forum for those wishing to discuss matters of a religious or spiritual nature. Any and all perspectives are welcome, and you can speak your mind, about . . . Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:10:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977639184 John Knight 2009-03-27T20:10:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977637406   Finding Our Religion This is a forum for those wishing to discuss matters of a religious or spiritual nature. Any and all perspectives are welcome, and you can speak your mind, about . . . Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:49:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977637406 John Knight 2009-03-26T00:49:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634889   Finding Your Religion This is a forum for those wishing to discuss matters of a religious or spiritual nature. Any and all perspectives are welcome, and you can speak your mind, about matters . . . Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:57:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634889 John Knight 2009-03-23T22:57:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500840   Head to Head is a Gather group, specifically designed to facilitate and present more in depth discussion between people with differing viewpoints, than what generally occurs in an "open . . . Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:39:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500840 John Knight 2008-11-07T23:39:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977499797   What I intend to do here, within the general scope of the group ' Head to Head ', is arrange for and facilitate debates and/or discussions, about matters which are commonly . . . Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:54:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977499797 John Knight 2008-11-06T20:54:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461029   Faith is a word for something. Something people have about all sorts of things; basically confidence, or trust, in something. One of those things, for many people, is God. Another of those things, . . . Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:02:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461029 John Knight 2008-09-27T21:02:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977429121   When I was about six or so, I did a very odd thing. And I learned a very odd lesson from it, that is very hard to explain. It has to do with how the mind functions, you might say. Though that . . . Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:09:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977429121 John Knight 2008-08-24T14:09:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977412584     In the hallowed halls of infamy there's an echo but no reason to care Down by the river of loneliness are a million pointless grudges to bare On the sands of time the crafters . . . Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:23:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977412584 John Knight 2008-08-03T13:23:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362405 I can see light with my eyes, and I can "see" imitations of that experience of seeing light with my eyes, which is to say, I can remember or imagine seeing light with my eyes. These are not . . . Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:16:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977362405 John Knight 2008-06-05T19:16:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977326265     Sirens wailing trouble in the dark Lights flashing out a warning things have changed The ink is left to dry and the pen held tight In the hand of the one whose name is on . . . Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:13:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977326265 John Knight 2008-04-18T01:13:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977289581 One can group things pretty much any way one wishes, verbally. One can then think or speak of such a grouping as if a distinct thing unto itself. It's a handy way to simplify matters in order to reason . . . Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:27:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977289581 John Knight 2008-03-20T20:27:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209146       On a beach with the nickname of Omaha, on a spring day with the nickname of  D There were men dressed in olive drab garments, caught between hell and the sea . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:55:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209146 John Knight 2007-12-20T20:55:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208183     Over by the dumpster near the bottom of a bag Two cans await the hands of one soul luminum's up to a dollar ten a pound If you know where to look you can make some . . . Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:58:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208183 John Knight 2007-12-19T20:58:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977202737     There is a thing that happens sometimes  in me It is a very subtle  and brief thing It happens  when I am deeply attentive about truly understanding something. . . . Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:13:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977202737 John Knight 2007-12-13T17:13:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977198436         Folks these days have all sorts of zany ideas about what a religion is, and what being religious means.  They often associate religion with some vague notion . . . Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:21:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977198436 John Knight 2007-12-09T03:21:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977194973        Having an "ideology" is a great way to wile away those long pauses that come between the things we read, as we accept or reject this or that person’s . . . Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:40:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977194973 John Knight 2007-12-05T15:40:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977194186          I remember the night my mother came home from the hospital, with my sister Karen, the youngest of the original five.  I was six and a half then.  . . . Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:05:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977194186 John Knight 2007-12-04T17:05:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192037        The human mind is a powerful thing. It is capable of intricate thoughts and sensitivity.  But it is also a very untrustworthy thing, for it does not naturally see . . . Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:36:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977192037 John Knight 2007-12-02T03:36:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977187344   It’s become all the rage these days to rail against religion, and when done, there is generally a very unflattering "package" of ideas and images drawn from, for fuel.  . . . Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:29:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977187344 John Knight 2007-11-27T00:29:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977186362   Having read more than enough beautiful essays on the writing (and reading) of poetry, I feel I qualify to write on the subject . . . of beautiful essays, on the writing of poetry, of . . . Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:14:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977186362 John Knight 2007-11-26T00:14:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977185790   In all the world there is no place that I would rather be In all the world there is no face that I would rather see There are no chains there are no walls there is no destiny There’s . . . Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:51:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977185790 John Knight 2007-11-25T02:51:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184404   There is a logic which, if employed, results in a rather convincing illusion.  The logic goes; To be free, the mind must not be encumbered by belief in any specific "truths" or . . . Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:31:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184404 John Knight 2007-11-23T01:31:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181495   If you drop me in that water so help me I will swim If you drop me in that water so help me I will swim If you drop me in  I will swim  and there ain’t no way I’ll . . . Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:02:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977181495 John Knight 2007-11-19T15:02:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180242     There is a rather bizarre view of what the Bible tells us, which has come to dominate most discussions of it’s nature, and the nature of what is happening in the long term sense . . . Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:04:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180242 John Knight 2007-11-18T02:04:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179833     Some’a you folks will hear just what I’m  say in’ Some’a you folks will know just what I mean All of us folks have got to stick . . . Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:44:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179833 John Knight 2007-11-17T15:44:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977177537   If you’ve been paying attention to what you have witnessed, you realize being alive is rather confusing. If you have not been paying attention, you have been dreaming. That is because . . . Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:05:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977177537 John Knight 2007-11-15T03:05:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977093782   I want a new word to be born. I am so often subject to guilt by association, in the form of various terms based on the word ‘Christian’, that I simply wish there were a word people . . . Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:56:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977093782 John Knight 2007-08-22T14:56:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977082372     Maybe I can really fly Maybe what I dream is so Maybe stone is really sand Clay held in a hand We simply haven’t come to know   Maybe what we see ain’t light Maybe . . . Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:54:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977082372 John Knight 2007-08-10T22:54:47Z