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The Golden Key
These days I use the library as much as possible, but every once in awhile I come across a book I simply must have. George MacDonald’s The Golden Key is such a book.…
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
The newspaper that morning had been filled with the usual headlines, several of them devoted to what was commonly called the Emergency: Things had gotten desperately out of control, the headlines reported; the…
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The Children of Men
The Children Of Men is my first P.D. James novel. I saw this movie last spring, and though I usually read the book first and see the movie afterward, in this case I…
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Finding the proper tools
I learned about this op-ed piece in the Washington Times through the weekly HSLDA email. It’s about President Obama’s plan for “zero-to-five” education — using federal money to create more preschool opportunities, and…
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The Maytrees
I’ve never been a big Annie Dillard fan. Years ago, I read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Holy the Firm. The writing seemed constantly to distract from what was being said to how…
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In praise of border collies
I’ve grown up with border collies. We’ve owned a total of 5 of them over the years since I was a very young child. My children have caught my enthusiasm, and along with…
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country is truly a beautiful book. It’s one I’ve never gotten around to before now, but after reading this review at Hope Is the Word I put it on my…
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So Brave, Young, and Handsome
Not to disappoint you, but my troubles are nothing — not for an author, at least. Common blots aside, I have none of the usual Big Artillery: I am not penniless, brilliant, or…
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The Irrational Season
I picked up The Irrational Season on a whim off the library shelf, and it’s been a wonderful read for me. In fact, I’m going to have to purchase a copy so that…
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Art Lesson
I’m really enjoying Madeleine L’Engle’s The Irrational Season, and trying not to read it too quickly. Today I read her commentary on some works of art. L’Engle writes, “Christian graphic art has often…