Orthodoxy is Gilbert Keith Chesterton’s ((1874 -1936) spiritual biography. His purpose in writing this book was to ‘attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it.’ It was not meant to be an ecclesiastical discourse but a ‘slovenly autobiography.’ For me, Orthodoxy … Continue reading Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton (1908)
G.K. Chesterton
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
When The Old Curiosity Shop was first published in serial form in 1840 to 1841, its Victorian readers were enamoured with it. The story became an immediate success and so I was a little surprised upon reading the book at how much less enjoyable I found it compared to other books I've read by Dickens. … Continue reading The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
Mother Culture
Some quotes and thoughts that have stirred my heart or encouraged me in some way this week: Uniqueness 'Everyone on this earth should believe, amid whatever madness or moral failure, that his life and temperament have some object on the earth. Everyone on the earth should believe that he … Continue reading Mother Culture
G.K.Chesterton: Jane Austen
"... I fancy that Jane Austen was stronger, sharper and shrewder than Charlotte Bronte; I am quite sure that she was stronger, sharper and shrewder than George Eliot. She could do one thing neither of them could do: she could coolly and sensibly describe a man. ..." What's Wrong With The World (1910) … Continue reading G.K.Chesterton: Jane Austen
The Power of Poetry
Last Sunday we had a visiting speaker at church and he was sharing some of his story of how he came to faith at the age of seventeen. When he was about ten or eleven years of age his teacher gave his class a poem to take home and read. The next day the boys' … Continue reading The Power of Poetry
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