I keep a list, at the back of my journal, of books I want to read. I don’t always stick to it when I visit the library or go to a bookstore, but it helps me remember titles I think sound interesting. If someone recommends a book to me that I think I would want… Continue reading Book Review – The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
It's Monday and it's grey/rainy outside but I'm in a good mood for some reason. My theory is it's the extra hour of light yesterday. I have a confession: I think daylight savings rocks. In the fall we get an extra hour of sleep and in the spring we get more daytime. I like both… Continue reading Happy Things
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. If you're not familiar with Lent, it is forty days leading up to Easter. It's a sombre time of reflection and (traditionally) fasting. It's a time in which to prepare yourself for Easter, which is a very sad and then an incredibly joyous time. I believe… Continue reading On Lent
After this top 100 list from USA Today was brought to my attention by a friend and fellow writer, we complained together about its glaring omissions. It's not a bad list but it's missing so many obviously wonderful children's books I suspect it's sponsored by a certain publisher or bookseller. Thus I was inspired to… Continue reading 100 Children’s Books I Think You Should Read
"Reality is a multi-layered unity. I can perceive another person as an aggregation of atoms, an open biochemical system in interaction with the environment, a specimen of homo sapiens, an object of beauty, someone whose needs deserve my respect and compassion, a brother for whom Christ died. All are true and all mysteriously coinhere in… Continue reading Ben breaks hearts in Puerto Rico
Right now, I'm reading Michael Ondaatje's latest novel, "The Cat's Table". It's wonderful. I gulp it down like rich chocolate. Check this: "I needed to think backwards for a while. Thinking backwards I could remember the comfort of being curious and alone." Isn't that a wonderful description? Or this: "But he had a serenity that… Continue reading My deep dark secret…
Yep, still snow. It snowed all day Monday, a little bit on Tuesday, a little bit yesterday and nothing today. It's supposed to rain this weekend so either we'll have a lot of ice or a lot of water everywhere. Peter's been off work all week which is nice in every way except the financial… Continue reading
"Belief that you are accepted by God by sheer grace is profoundly humbling. The people who are fanatics, then, are so not because they are too committed to the gospel but because they're not committed to it enough." - Timothy Keller The above quote is taken from The Reason For God by Timothy Keller. I'm… Continue reading Commit to Grace
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