Charles Darwin said that as he aged fewer and fewer things gave him delight. That’s a melancholy reflection which I hope will not be true of me. However, it’s perhaps becoming a rarer experience for me to be totally seized with delight. That … [Continue reading]
“Speak Memory” by Vladimir Nabokov
Speak Memory, by Vladimir Nabokov"Speak Memory" by Vladimir Nabokov is perhaps the most elegant memoir ever written. It is also my favourite memoir,and one of my favourite books.Nabokov's prose is so beautiful, that all one can do is sigh. My copy … [Continue reading]
C.H. Spurgeon on Why Jesus is Better than Switzerland, its Alps and chocolate.
"If any of you can save up money to go to Switzerland, you will never regret it, and it need not be expensive to you. If you do not find your head grow on both sides, and have to put your hands up, and say, `I feel as if my brains are straining with … [Continue reading]
Why the Gospel is Good News
The Gospel In my early years as a Christian, I would financially support those who were engaged in humanitarian work and poverty relief, but not those who were engaged in evangelism. Why? Because I was struggling to live out my Christian faith. I … [Continue reading]
“Speak Memory” by Vladimir Nabokov
"Speak Memory" by Vladimir Nabokov is perhaps the most elegant memoir ever written. It is my favourite memoir, and one of my favourite books.Nabokov's prose is so beautiful that all one can do is sigh. Nabokov wrote his book in English, of course, … [Continue reading]
On Friday night prayer, and the deeper fairness of God
We have gone three times over the last 6 weeks to the Friday evening soaking prayer sessions in Oxford, sponsored by the Toronto Airport Fellowship Catch the Fire Ministries. What an unusual group of people gather! Each time, I see them, I think … [Continue reading]
Ernesto and Kimberly Rivera–The Soundscape of Heaven
I have over the last couple of months discovered the gorgeous haunting music of Ernesto and Kimberly Rivera, an attempt to recreate the soundscape of heaven, they say. What a project! The Riveras say their music comes out of their communion with … [Continue reading]
The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI … [Continue reading]
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