living in light of eternity
So my oldest two kids are enrolled in a dual-credit high school/ community college English class. Imagine my surprise when they weren't assigned any books the first quarter! Well, turns out it's more of a rhetoric and analysis class, ergo, no books. Wanting them to please, for the love of Pete, PUT DOWN THE DEVICE... Continue Reading →
"I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything." -- Bill Bryson Here's a snapshot (or 20) of a few final stops in England. Winding up our weekend in the Cotswolds, we headed to Leicester, where Michael had... Continue Reading →
This morning I had a nice stroll through C.S. Lewis’ garden and this afternoon I oggled Jane Austen’s handwritten stories. Really. I am sitting in a café next to . . . who knows? Professors, students, travelers like me, here from the four corners of the world, perched above a street that a hundred heroes... Continue Reading →
Over at crosswalk.com. Such an honor to write for these guys!
It's Labor Day. Break out the cooler, splash some mud, kick back. Summer slid by in a sticky blur -- are you ready for fall? Today we celebrate the end of vacation, gear up for another year of vocation. We are back to work -- ordinary, beautiful, work. Today we play, tomorrow we ply our... Continue Reading →
We wrapped it up last night, our study of Ecclesiastes. The Preacher has taken us one by one down a maze of dead-end roads, pushing us past our pat answers. As Derek Kidner says, "The searching questions he has asked are those that life itself puts to us, if we will only listen. He can... Continue Reading →
Dear Kids, As you might have noticed, we were born in America. We come from families with a long history of working hard to beat the odds, of excelling in all kinds of jobs—or not, as the case may be. We have drinkers and pirates and politicians and scalawags, artists, creators, teachers, and pastors lining... Continue Reading →
"Most of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest." — Mark Buchanan "Sabbath observance invites us to stop. It invites us to rest. It asks us to notice that while we rest, the world continues without our help. It invites us to delight in the... Continue Reading →
What can we do when we're lost in the dark? How can we confront the absurdities of life on a fallen planet? What does it mean to choose light? Last night we talked about this idea of choosing light, setting our hearts on things above, consciously turning away from darkness that could swallow us whole.... Continue Reading →
Catherine's Letters 