Tag Archives: reading
Winter Break Reading Festival
…which takes place every day I am on break, from approximately 9 am to Noon, in my lumpy red Gryffindor armchair, with a big fat mug of tea or coffee. I’ve recently dived into Brian Jacques’ The Bellmaker, the 6th? … Continue reading
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Wright Thinking for Pentecost
Currently reading N.T. Wright’s After You Believe, which is the perfect book for Pentecost. I’m about 70 pages in, so I can’t give a complete review of the book. However, I have reached what I think is the crux of … Continue reading
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The Choice to Be Narnian
We have a choice on how we live each day, and our choices include our influences as well. For some, this is an intense and challenging struggle. Caught in addiction, violence, or other outside force, the choice to succumb or … Continue reading
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The Devil Likes the Education System
As a teacher, this quote from CS Lewis (in the voice of the demon Screwtape, from “Screwtape Proposes a Toast”) makes me cringe, wince, laugh, cry, nod, shake my head, gasp, and sigh. Yep…all at once: What I want to … Continue reading
“Excellent!”
Part of the Advent reading from Phillipians this week (Phil 1-11) is verse 10, of which a portion says “so that you approve what is excellent.” And of course, child of 80s and 90s as I am, I immediately thought … Continue reading
“Truth is Truth:” Reflections on George MacDonald 14
“Truth is truth, whether from the lips of Jesus or Balaam.” We are either attracted or repelled by statements like this. When we are attracted to the quiet wisdom or the blunt direction given by such statements, we often reduce … Continue reading
“I Knew a Child,” “Spiritual Murder,” and “Impossibilities:” Reflections on G. MacDonald 11-13
I’m quickly falling into the trap of simply compiling entries, instead of reflecting on each one. Conveniently, however, these three entries all focus on the concept of Forgiveness, on how forgiveness illuminates our relationship with God, and our relationship with … Continue reading
Why Read? Talk to Jack…
The first day back from Winter Break went rather well, I think. Though we are still winding down the 1st semester (3rd marking period doesn’t technically start until Jan. 20th- I know, weird, right?), I broke out the new syllabus … Continue reading
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Faith and Focus for the New Year: George MacDonald
That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to … Continue reading
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