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11 things learning…

‘Cause learning never stops. So 2010 was another year.  Here’s what I’ve been learning about literature, faith, and everything else: 1.  Ephesians 3.14-19. Changed me. I was going in this direction, but Ephesians 3.14-19 sped me on and clarified the … Continue reading

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david brooks reflects on tolstoy

Here is a short article by David Brooks on the centennial of Leo Tolstoy’s death (I know, so morbid, right?): Description is Prescription. It is a good article to read if you like Tolstoy’s novels (War and Peace, Anna Karenina) … Continue reading

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for the love of a good book: andrew winer

An awesome testimonial on how a good book can change us.  Especially concerning how we read and write. Find the article at Jacket Copy here: School Reading: Andrew Winer on ‘Bleak House’. I say “awesome” because, first, I love Charles … Continue reading

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the small bachelor by p. g. wodehouse

Publisher: Penguin Books Published: 1987 (first published in 1927) Genre: Fiction, Humor Rating: 4 Wodehouse was a genius.  Unalloyed.  Genius. And he had a funny bone and the bone was always funny. This was a recipe for some of the … Continue reading

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on reading great literature

From C.S. Lewis in An Experiment in Criticism: In reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself.  Like the night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I … Continue reading

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