Archive - The Joyous Struggle

The Kenosis of a Coffee Machine

Taking a break from Substack until September.

Jul 4 •

Jonathan Rowson

Rain and the Rhinoceros

Nature as the language of life, and social conformity as death.

Jul 2 •

Jonathan Rowson

June 2025

Flirting with Modernity(4)

Can the past, present, and future be friends?

Jun 26 •

Jonathan Rowson

Inner Shift for Outer Change?

Jun 18 •

Jonathan Rowson

Flirting with Modernity(3)

The separation of time and space, or the rediscovery of space?

Jun 9 •

Jonathan Rowson

Questions to Ask a Stranger

Beyond "What do you do, then?"

Jun 3 •

Jonathan Rowson

May 2025

Finding it and Feeling it

Stories, Memories, and Tears. Or, why do you care about what you care about?

May 22 •

Jonathan Rowson

Flirting with Modernity(2)

Are we really in a time between worlds?

May 14 •

Jonathan Rowson

Flirting with Modernity(1)

Is it really over?

May 7 •

Jonathan Rowson

The Nun's Question

What do they really need?

May 1 •

Jonathan Rowson

April 2025

The Threeness of the World (6/6)

The Meaning of 'Systems, Souls, and Society'

Apr 22 •

Jonathan Rowson

A Happy Birthday

Turning 48 at Easter. French Zebras. The Back Room. KT Tunstall. Sushi and Sake. Minimal Viable Parenting. Midlife Mellows.

Apr 19 •

Jonathan Rowson

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