From the Ashes We Rise

1/20/23

Category: Art, Beauty, Cinema, Literature, Morality, Music, Nature, Philosophy, Poetry, Polity, Psychology, Science and Religion, Short Stories, Spiritual Formation, Suffering, Theology

Yes, My Friends,

This multi-faceted, multi-challenging, multi-year project is finally complete. With 120 poems, 70 prose, and 10 short stories–that will simultaneously stretch and encourage you–From the Ashes We Rise is a literary force to be read and reckoned with. This book seamlessly weaves Arts and Apologetics all throughout its 556 pages.

See why From the Ashes We Rise is a must read for anyone and everyone who wants to better understand, defend, and express their faith with passion.

Enjoy this beacon of Truth and Emotion. Enjoy this searchlight of Reason and Faith. Enjoy From the Ashes We Rise.

Grandma’s Gift and Her Gambling Grandson

Chester Delagneau

7/31/26

Category: Short Stories, Suffering, Theology

It’s Friday the 13th. “No more bets,” says the croupier before spinning the 21 mm ivory ball around the roulette wheel. The man with the $50,000 bet on black watches on greedily as his bleached-white teeth pounce on his nubby fingernails. The ball yawns and eventually kneels into a pocket. The roulette dealer calls it:…

The Odyssey: Trickery and Hospitality

Chester Delagneau

7/18/26

Category: Cinema, Literature, Morality, Poetry, Psychology, Suffering

Two opposing themes stood out to me about Christopher Nolan’s cinematic portrayal of The Odyssey (and The Aeneid): trickery and hospitality. “Zeus’s Law” or the social contract of hospitality when broken was a severe offense against the gods. In the movie, we see both hosts and strangers violating this sacred Greek code—what’s supposed to be…

M-Theory and the Multiverse

Chester Delagneau

7/6/26

Category: Science and Religion

Proponents of M-theory, who think they escape the implication of a creator for our universe birthed by the “Big Bang,” are stuck between an empirical rock and an intelligently designed hard place. Consider the fact that M-theory—the “Theory of Everything” in physics that connects quantum mechanics with gravity—while being a credible mathematical framework is not…

From the Ashes We Rise

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