peace like a river

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A few weeks ago I fin­ished up a novel by Leif Enger called Peace Like a River.  Every time I think back on this story I just smile in awe.  It is prob­a­bly the most well-written, remark­able piece of lit­er­a­ture I think I have ever read.  The voice that Enger cre­ates through the nar­ra­tor is […]

the pride of comparison

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“If you want to find out how proud you are the eas­i­est way is to ask your­self, ‘How much do I dis­like it when other peo­ple snub me, or refuse to take any notice of me, or shove their oar in, or patron­ize me, or show off?’ The point is that each person’s pride is […]

with every choice we turn

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“Peo­ple often think of Chris­t­ian moral­ity as a kind of bar­gain in which God says, ‘If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t I’ll do the other thing.’ I do not think that is the best way of look­ing at it. I would much rather say that every time […]

when he shakes his mane

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I finally got to see Prince Caspian tonight! I wish I could tell you how much I love these sto­ries. I decided tonight that Aslan is absolutely my favorite char­ac­ter in any movie I’ve seen or story I’ve heard. When Aslan comes to the res­cue I turn into a lit­tle child jump­ing out of my […]

the beauty of fiction

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Fic­tion has been my escape the past few months. I am find­ing more rest, joy, and truth in these far reach­ing worlds than I ever have. It is achingly beau­ti­ful when we can speak God’s truth to each other using sto­ries, plots, and char­ac­ters that we can all con­nect with. It shouldn’t be a surprise, […]

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