The Greek word Dunamis (from which our English word dynamite comes) describes God's power available for us who believe. In its various meanings, it means "Power, ability, strength, a. inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of … [Continue reading]
List of Best Children’s Novels, 2010, from School Library Journal
This list of Best Children’s Novels from the School Library Journal, 2010. #1 Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White#2 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle#3 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. … [Continue reading]
Reading Wright
Reading … [Continue reading]
Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener–A beautiful and exquisite conclusion
Isn't this a heart-breaking and exquisite conclusion to Melville's wonderful short story, Bartleby the Scrivener."The report was this: that Bartleby had been a subordinate clerk in the Dead Letter Office at Washington, from which he had been suddenly … [Continue reading]
Review of Ann Hood's Do Not Go Gentle: My Search for Miracles in a Cynical Time
Do Not Go Gentle: My Search for Miracles in a Cynical Time Ann Hood Picador, USA, $23, 256 pp. Review by Anita MathiasCommonweal MagazineTeach us to care and not to care,Teach us to sit stillOur peace in His will.In "Ash Wednesday," T.S. Eliot … [Continue reading]
Today's party at the remodelled Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Roy and I went to an after-hours party at the Ashmolean today. The hostess rented the entire museum --all 4 floors--for her party. Canapes and champagne in close proximity with priceless art!! It was the sort of party at which you were guaranteed to … [Continue reading]
Reading Wright
Reading Wright I’ve just read Richard Wright’s memoir, Black Boy, about how discovering books changed his life in oppressive Mississippi. “I hungered for books,” he writes, “new ways of looking … [Continue reading]
Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener: A beautiful and exquisite conclusion
Isn't this a heart-breaking and exquisite conclusion to Melville's wonderful short story, Bartleby the Scrivener. "The report was this: that Bartleby had been a subordinate clerk in the Dead Letter Office at Washington, from which he had been … [Continue reading]
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