Monthly Archives: December 2009

Hiding from Love
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Posted on December 15, 2009 by

I’ve been taking my time with Hiding from Love. Written by one of the authors of Boundaries, it explores the intricacies of human personality from a biblical perspective, focusing on the ways we can respond to injury that build defenses against the very things that bring healing. This is packed with information, a well-organized and … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy
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Posted on December 12, 2009 by

I finished Chesterton’s autobiographical book Orthodoxy a few days ago. I loved it and will probably read it again. We’ve all seen Chesterton quotes floating around here and there, and they’re always pithy and witty. I admit that at times I found his writing wearying for that very reason: it’s relentlessly epigrammatic. I learned to … Continue reading →

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Healing and Hiding
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Posted on December 9, 2009 by

This morning, I read a story that’s always intrigued me: the woman with the hemorrhage who came through the pressing crowds and touched Jesus’ robes. I’m using a harmony of the gospels these days, but the account in Mark 5 serves for a reference. What I noticed today was the way that Jesus asked who … Continue reading →

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Chesterton’s advice to writers
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Posted on December 8, 2009 by

Some passages just need to be shared. This one is from the chapter “The Romance of Orthodoxy” (in Orthodoxy). Chesterton is on his way to a larger point, but I have to stop and smile here for a bit: Most of the machinery of modern language is labour-saving machinery; and it saves mental labour very … Continue reading →

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