An Encouragement to Return to Narnia

I have been writing some short notes for our church newsletter this summer to encourage our parishioners to use our church library. Building it up has been a labor of love, and I have loved sharing some specific books that I think should be at the top of any “must read” list. Along those lines, …

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Review: The Wingfeather Saga

We long for the Shining Isle, and we long for the Home that is prepared for us. I hope you will read these books with your children and be inspired, encouraged, and enlivened.

Review: Jane Eyre

This was one of those classic books I avoided due to its length. I also didn't think I particularly cared for Gothic literature. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized these were silly excuses. I'd read all of the Wheel of Time series and I really enjoyed Frankenstein. Plus, an online …

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Review: A Tale of Two Cities

In my trek to revisit classic literature (and read the books I was supposed to have read and...didn't), I've finally made my way back to Dickens, specifically to one of his greats: A Tale of Two Cities. I remember trying to read this book in high school. I didn't make it past the first page. …

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Poetry: Shakespeare – Sonnet 106

For we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.