I’ve been thinking over the last few weeks and months about friendship. Often, we don’t realize the impact particular people have on our lives until they no longer fill that role, and I’m not sure how to change that and recognize those influences while they’re still around. How exactly does one measure friendship? We’ve probably…
The Main and Plain Things
John 9:25 “…..One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” I was reading in John recently, and my attention was particularly caught by the phrase above. When this man, blind from birth and healed by Jesus, was asked by the Pharisees how he regained his sight, he focused on the…
Recent Reads, Volume XXV
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…… Chatter (Ethan Kross) – If you’ve ever found yourself spiraling thanks to your inner monologue,…
The Scribe
The Scribe What lovely thingsThy hand hath made:The smooth-plumed birdIn its emerald shade,The seed of the grass,The speck of stoneWhich the wayfaring antStirs–and hastes on! Though I should sitBy some tarn in thy hills,Using its inkAs the spirit willsTo write of Earth’s wonders,Its live, willed things,Flit would the agesOn soundless wingsEre unto ZMy pen drew…
Pruning
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” (John 15:1-2) A few days ago, I happened to be driving down the road while a township…
Guest Post – Recent Reads by Grace
Hi! I’m Grace, Mom’s 10-year-old daughter! It’s Mom’s birthday today, and I’m giving her a break by telling you all about 4 books I’ve read that were really great and I think you should read too! Dragon’s Green (Scarlett Thomas; Worldquake series book 1) – Worldquake is about a girl named Effie, and the adventure…
15 Books I Won’t Be Reading (Probably)
One of the books I’ve read recently took a trip through history and gave an overview of 15 books that have had a pervasive negative influence on the world. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s titled 10 Books that Screwed Up the World and 5 Others that Didn’t Help, by Benjamin Wiker.) They’re generally what you might expect…
Wagon Tracks of Abundance
Psalm 65:9-13:You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it;the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges,softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.The…
Firstfruits
Proverbs 3:9: “Honor the Lord with thy possessions, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.” This verse has been stuck in my head for a few days, since I last read it in my daily reading pattern. “Firstfruits” isn’t something that comes up frequently in 21st century America; it’s one of those words that’s…
A Contrast in Character
My current audiobook keeping my lengthy daily commute from becoming absolutely mind-numbing is a retelling of the Greek myths, Mythos, written and read by Stephen Fry. (Yes, that Stephen Fry.) The book came highly recommended from generally reputable sources, so when it became available through my library app, into my downloads it went. I was…