Seeking the reconciliation of heaven and earth
The Wonders of Creation is the 6th in Wheaton College's Hansen Lectureship Series exploring the life and writings of 7 British authors studied at Wheaton's Marian E. Wade Center – C.S. Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien, Owen Barfield, G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Charles Williams, and George Macdonald. Like the other books in the series, it… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….The Wonders of Creation by Kristen Page
I first heard Makoto Fujimura in an interview on an episode of the podcast “In the Studio with Michael Card” several years ago. In the interview Fujimura shared how his faith helped shape the philosophy behind his art after his conversion to Christianity. (Here is a link to his website...please check it out!) I was… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….Culture Care by Makoto Fujimura
Matthew: The Gospel of Identify by Michael Card Michael Card is probably best known as a musician with nearly 40 albums to his name. His music focuses on exploring scripture with a song or album written covering nearly every part of the Bible. He has also written close to 30 books which have allowed him… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….Michael Card and The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth
A couple of years ago I read a beautiful short story by J.R.R Tolkien with the odd name Leaf by Niggle. It tells the story of Niggle, an obscure painter living in a fictitious rural setting. Niggle is not a particularly talented painter, but he loves painting landscapes full of trees. If he had a… Continue reading The Time That is Given Us
George Macdonald in the Age of Miracles: Incarnation, Doubt, and Reenchantment by Timothy Larson is an excellent study of the works of George Macdonald as part of Wheaton College's Hansen Lectureship Series. It is longer than my previous reviews so I will only be discussing one book this post, rather than two or three as… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….George Macdonald in the Age of Miracles
Here are a couple of reviews of books I have read fairly recently. As always please feel free to leave comments at the bottom. *I am an affiliate with both Bookshop.org and Christian Book Distributors. I receive a small percentage of any sales generated on any links on this website.* The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading…. The Canterbury Tales and Choosing Community
If God has given us anything important to accomplish, we should not expect to have all the abilities to complete our assignment or to get it done by ourselves without the encouragement of others. This is true of everyone of us, in every calling. -Philip Ryken Why do we work? Enter this question into a… Continue reading Finding Our Vocation Through Relationship
If we think of work as its own end, disconnected from God's purposes, or merely as something we do to pay the bills, we put ourselves at risk of rationalizing anything to keep our jobs. Rod Dreher I have for much of my life, dating back to my childhood, found myself struggling with a perpetual… Continue reading Rediscovering Vocation: Letting Go
Here a couple reviews of books I read over the last few months. I have 3-4 more reviews I will post once I get the time to write them up. Also please check out the links at the bottom for other interesting articles or blog posts I have read recently. I hope you enjoy these… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….The Imitation of Christ and The Everlasting People
“The human mind is generally far more eager to praise or dispraise than it is to describe and define."C.S. Lewis I have never been one to seek unnecessary controversy, and thus far on my blog I have not waded into the waters of the 'hot button' issues here in the United States. I attempted to… Continue reading Overturning Roe: An End or a Beginning?
On Earth as it is in Heaven 