I’ve reached the book of Judges in my personal reading schedule, and if there’s ever a time when it seems like things are going off the rails for the Israelites, it’s here. Someone, particularly whom I can’t recall, described reading a particular author (Thomas Hardy) as watching a car accident happen in slow motion and…
Month: March 2022
Interactions with Jesus
One of the simple pleasures of my life that has an outsized impact on my overall wellbeing is participating in the small group Bible study available through my church. I haven’t always been able to participate, and I know there will be times in the future when it again won’t be an option, but it’s…
New Endeavors
We’ve undertaken new endeavors here at the Barton household in 2022 as a family: reading through the New Testament over the course of a year. (Thanks to the pastor at church who did all the leg work of finding plans and printing them and making them widely available at the beginning of the year.) It’s…
Recent Reads, Volume XXI
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… Witness (Ariel Burger) – The subtitle reveals much in this instance: “Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s…
Eyes Up!
The state department of transportation in my area utilizes electronic message boards to convey what it considers to be useful information or helpful reminders. Sometimes it is indeed useful – missing person alerts, detours and delays, traffic issues, and weather alerts – and sometimes the messages fall into the realm of punny safety tips. Recently…