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Spiritual Depression
I got the Kindle version of Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures by Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones a few weeks ago. Looking this morning, I no longer find it available for the Kindle.…
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A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost is sort of an early twentieth-century Cinderella story. Published in 1909, the novel is written by noted Indiana naturalist Gene Stratton Porter. The book tells the story of…
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The Atomic Weight of Secrets
…or The Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black. That’s the whole title, and each chapter is titled in similarly long and complicated form. Every chapter gives you an “or.” It’s perfect for…
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The Metamorphosis
This strange little novella is a staple of college literature classes. But I didn’t read it till I was studying for my graduate exams. It intrigued me, and for some reason I thought…
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Decision Points
Former President George Bush’s Decision Points hasn’t been an easy read for me. Politics isn’t a world where I feel very at home or savvy, and of course this book is an account…
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The Everlasting Man
The Everlasting Man (1925) is G.K. Chesterton’s response to H.G. Wells’ Outline of History. Chesterton took issue with Wells’ evolutionary interpretation and his ensuing book is one of the ten C.S. Lewis credited…
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The Ordinary Princess
“Was it a good book?” I asked my daughters this question after finishing The Ordinary Princess. The answer seemed obvious; though I read it to them on my Kindle (complete with some decent…
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The Red House Mystery
True confession: I’ve never actually finished any of the Pooh books. I’ve tried more than once; most recently, I attempted Winnie the Pooh as a read-aloud. Failure again. But The Red House Mystery…
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Brokenness: The Heart God Revives
The other day I pulled open the kitchen drawer where I keep my Bible, and saw my old photocopy of this list. It’s a comparison between proud, unbroken people, and broken people. I’ve…
