Summary: The last of the series of memoirs, about her husband and their marriage. Memoirs are about recounting and processing different of life. I appreciate that L’Engle has four different memoirs that are themed. I do not know of any other author that has done this. The first is about being a writer, mother, teacher … Read more
Summary: More wisdom, riffing off of the liturgical year or the Irrational Season. The Crosswick Journals are hard to describe. Each of the three that I have read has been very different. But the central reason for reading them is the same, wisdom. The first was mostly about writing and family and calling and art. … Read more
I am reposting this review from earlier this year because the Kindle Edition is on sale for $1.99. Summary: The wisdom comes with reflection by those that age. A month or so ago I was asking for a good biography or memoir from a pastor or theologian. I was thinking of something like Eugene Peterson’s … Read more
Takeaway: Culture matters. Culture needs cultivation. Beauty is central to combating utilitarian theology. Makoto Fujimura is a gift to the church. He is now on my must read list. I do not particularly need to be convinced of the basic argument in Culture Care, culture matters. But the framing of culture in similar terms to … Read more
Summary: Humility is the root to spiritual growth. Humility is a hard topics. It is widely misunderstood. It is easy to have a false view of humility. And how you do accurately write about humility as a particular person? One option is to write an anonymous book about it. But that isn’t really an option … Read more
Summary: A joint biography of a group of writers that impacted the 20th century, perhaps more than any other group of writers. Several years ago I read a ton of books by and about CS Lewis. I am still fascinated by Lewis, and there is still more to read by or about Lewis, but at … Read more
Summary: After spending a year at college, Binti goes home to face her family. Science Fiction is the perfect genre to explore so many different ideas. Binti and its follow-up book Binti: Home are both mostly about what it means to grow up, leave home, and be changed by the process so that you are … Read more
I am reposting this 2015 review because Thomas Oden passed away yesterday at the age of 85. Summary: A memoir of a theologican’s movement from classic liberalism to historic Christianity. I have been vaguely aware of Thomas Oden but I have not previously read anything by him. I was first aware of his books on … Read more
Summary: A series of essays that shows why short form writing is still worth reading. I am a sucker for a free book. A couple years ago, Audible gave away a the title essay of this book as a Christmas present to its members. That was the first time I had read anything by Ann Patchett. … Read more
Summary: A long interview with Pope Francis and the declaration of the Year of Mercy statement. I keep meaning to read something by Pope Francis. But I have not up until now. Or really I still have not, but this is closer. The Name of God is Mercy was on sale at audible, so I … Read more