Articles featuring books from which I’ve gleaned valuable truths
I’ve finished reading three books in the last month or so–one by a fledgling Christian author not yet 30 years old, another by a long-time bestselling author, now dead, who didn’t begin writing till he was 40. [The third, by an acclaimed novelist I had never read–but that story will keep for another time.] Each […]
Just start moving the fingers over the keyboard… yes, there we go. Sitting here a little tuckered out this a.m. from much cycling yesterday, I’m trying to pull my thoughts together in one place, and get them in print. Always a little daunting despite my love of written words that come out ‘just right’. I […]
I needed grace this week. I need it always I suppose, the need is just more evident at some times than others. And God’s grace picked me up and carried me through another week of homeschooling. Perhaps someone prayed, I know I did. I had been reading of Moses, and was envying him, not because […]
I dived into G.K. Chesterton earlier this week, never mind that there are dozens of books on my priority shelf waiting, barely waded in to…No, instead I tried something new, an online audio book. And while I listened I looked at an online print version, and cutandpasted thought-provoking morsels to chew on later. Chesterton churns […]
Last week the question came up: What unfulfilled wants hinder me from being fully satisfied with God and worshipping Him with a joyful heart? In other words: What excuses do I make for postponing joy? I’ve been thinking about my strategy for getting what I want—prayer. And I’m asking myself just how long I am […]