History, Real Life, and Faith
Following up on the last post about unforgetable books, I’m writing today about hard books–books that tackled challenging subjects and changed the way I think. I haven’t reread any of them. They’re simply too difficult, emotionally, to revisit, but they were very helpful. Click to Tweet The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer–led off the last list and remains at the…
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What are your ten unforgettable books? You know, books that have stayed with you over the years for one reason or another. A friend recently asked. The idea was not to think too hard, just write down the first ten to come to mind. I’ve been reading since the age of four and I have a degree in English Literature,…
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How we put in a graywater system to water our vegetable garden. California’s drought required it for fresh vegetables!
I’ve spent years reading Oswald Chambers‘ famous My Utmost for His Highest, but two years were memorably intense. My life is richer for it, in unexpected ways. It started in summer, 2012 when we purchased a copy of David McCasland’s biography Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God. My husband and I read the book avidly and learned much about “OC.” We discussed…
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I’ve been tempted to wallow in self-pity today on several different levels. But I’m choosing not to do it. There are several reasons I’m rejecting the draw of feeling sorry for myself, not the least being words that ring in my ears from teacher Oswald Chambers: “I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God…
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I’ve just set aside everything to read a new book about the Romanov family. It’s only about the thirtieth book on the Romanovs to capture my imagination over the years. Nearly 100 years after the regicide of Tsar Nicholas II, his Tsaritsa Alexandra and five children Olga, Tatiana, Marie, Anastasia, and Alexei, still attract writers and readers. A friendly chat…
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