Goodreads summary This book is composed as a series of letters. The letters are meant for a young Mormon who is familiar with Mormon life but green in their faith. I imagined myself writing these letters to my own children and struggled, in relation to how we talk about things at church, to say my... Continue Reading →
Book review: The Prophet by Khalil Gibran
The Prophet is another book I serendipitously stumbled upon, this time through a reference in another book I recently read. The book When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir of a written by a man as he is dying of cancer. The author is a Catholic, and the book reflects at times upon his spiritual... Continue Reading →
Letters to a a Diminished Church: Passionate Arguments for the Relevance of Christian Doctrine
Dorothy Sayers, detective novelist I was absolutely ecstatic when Goodreads pulled this recommendation out of its hat! Dorothy Sayers is another close acquaintance of C. S. Lewis. I first became familiar with her from the letters of C. S. Lewis in which he writes to her and about her quite frequently. I first tried to... Continue Reading →
Anything essential is invisible to the eyes: My review of “Saint Exupery” by Stacy Schiff
When I told my wife I was reading the biography of Antione de Saint-Exupery, she really couldn't fathom why I pick the books I read. But really, there is rhyme and reason to them. I bought a copy of "The Little Prince" waaaaay back in the day when I worked at Barnes and Noble. It... Continue Reading →
Stealing a Bible and other childhood memories
Last night, I was reflecting with my wife on some childhood experiences, either faith-building or tangentially so. As children, we are just learning the ropes of our faith, which can result either in beautiful "out of the mouth of babes" moments, but can also give a few laughs here and there as well. I'm really... Continue Reading →