Recommendations of books I like.
I have been listening to G.K. Chesterton’s classic book Orthodoxy and am realizing the timeless nature of his words. If you have not yet read this little book of 160 pages then I recommend purchasing it and adding it to your library; but make sure to read it prior to […] Read more
When I first encountered C.S. Lewis’ book Surprised by Joy I assumed, quite incorrectly, that it told of how he first encountered his wife Joy Davidman. (This tells you how silly of a person I can be.) In point of fact, however, it is the story of Lewis’ search for […] Read more
I’m a footnote hunter. By that I mean, when I find an author I particularly like I search out their sources and the writers they rely on and who influenced them. I’ve actually found some of my favorite books this way, and I encourage you to do the same. One […] Read more
Nic Sheff, an insecure kid who hated who he was, tried nearly everything to hide what was inside of him. His path of self-loathing led downwards into drugs and anything that would allow him to feed his addiction. His father, David Sheff, attempted nearly everything he knew to do in […] Read more
James Davison Hunter’s book To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, speaks to our all too often misguided attempts at leaving the world better than we found it. Don’t get me wrong, it is always better to leave things better than […] Read more
When we hear the name C.S. Lewis most people typically think of Narnia and Aslan, Mere Christianity, or The Screwtape Letters, for they are some of his most popular writings. Rarely, however, will anyone think of his poetic work Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics, but poetry was his […] Read more
One of my favorite movie lines is found in Shadowlands, the story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham, in one of the side stories involving Lewis and a student who sleeps in his class and steals books from a local bookstore. In the course of a conversation with Lewis, the […] Read more
I just finished reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, a book recommended to me by a friend. Although I purchased it a couple of years ago I didn’t pick it up to read until last week. Frankly, given the nature of the content, I thought it would take a […] Read more
I have been watching, like most other people, the many recent events unfolding across America exposing racial tensions. To be honest, my first reaction has been to dismiss them, for I didn’t think they really applied to me, a white American. Other people have taken a more extreme approach by […] Read more