Sadly, I am going through a Not-Yet answer for something I have wanted very badly for a long time. I like how Bob Pierce says there are 4 answers to prayer. Franklin Graham, "“When we truly pray, we do not move God to ourselves, but ourselves to … [Continue reading]
On radiance despite our shame
Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34:5 Shame is inevitable. We are people of unclean lips, and we live amidst a people of unclean lips. We are foolish, impulsive, make errors, misjudge, sin. And … [Continue reading]
In which I read at the Anchor Pub
Thank you Susan for sending me this. … [Continue reading]
Good description of Christian creativity. Rabindranath Tagore. Geetanjali
"Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, and hast breathed through it melodies … [Continue reading]
Philip Pullman, On being found by your Muse
Philip Pullman, On being found by your MusePhilip Pullman, "If you want your muse to find you, make sure you're at your desk." … [Continue reading]
The 0ne who Comes to Steal, Kill and Destroy vs. the One who Gives Life.
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." I thought of this verse the other day. The younger sister of a particularly nasty classmate of mine at boarding school tracked me … [Continue reading]
Les Vacances de Monsier Hulot by Jacques Tati.
Our family watched this on Wednesday evening. Irene, 11, who watched it with a big grin, and the frequent observation "It's just like Charlie Chaplin." The rest of us were less enamoured. Zoe and Roy were irritated and bored, and kept saying, … [Continue reading]
Geraldine McCaughrean on Retellings
I also do lots of retellings… because what’s the point in keep inventing new stories when there are terrific ones already out there which people have been enjoying for centuries but which are getting forgotten? Myths, legends, folk and fairy … [Continue reading]
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