Frost Have you ever noticed that the clearest, bluest skies yield coldest days? A few puffy white clouds cling to the heavens but mostly the blue is unhindered. Shockingly, on our walk we’re pelted by pellets of sleet? of snow? Flakes flitter and fall with no evidence of their formation. Crystals balled up like a…
Anatomy of Hymnody, The–Lovelace, Austin- by Austin Lovelace My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. My children’s organ instructor is very knowledgeable about hymnody and recommended it to me (and teaches it in her university classes). Mr. Lovelace has opinions and he’s not afraid to wield them. He believes that hymns…
Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is one of those books that I’ve always thought I “should” read. In that way, I’m glad to have read it. I’m thankful it was a gift from my dear SIL who knew it was on my “list.” Unfortunately, I…
What’s in a Phrase?: Pausing Where Scripture Gives You Pause by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoy Marilyn Chandler McEntyre’s writing. I loved her http://ladydusk.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-review-caring-for-words-in-culture.html“>Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies many years ago and ordered this short volume on its heels. This book is easy to lose track…
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque This is another where I can’t rate it. It was objectively well done. The writing style, the conveyance of what the author wanted to convey, the evocative nature of the writing – whether despair or sense of futility or angst – created that fog in…
A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems, 1979-1997 by Wendell Berry This book has been in my bathroom for years – 5? 10? I don’t know, it has been a while. I would read an occasional poem here and there, but have been making a more concerted effort to do so in 2020. No star rating…
That Hideous Strength: by C.S. Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this on Kindle. I really enjoyed this book. There was so much that Lewis had to say and show. The evil was really evil, and the layers were peeled back slowly, slowly to the final climax. The evil is so evil…
Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict by Esther de Waal My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this off and on over the course of nearly a year. There were many thoughtful ideas and passages about living a Christian life intentionally. I thought the structure was intriguing – after the first two, introductory…
Paradise Lost by John Milton My rating: 4 of 5 stars More than a little hubris to “review” Paradise Lost. I am glad I listened to it while I followed along reading it … that kept me going with forward progress and not get bogged down in the details. It would be so easy to…
The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed the audiobook. Even “cold” with no background information or knowledge of the story, I was able to follow the main plot and characters pretty well. I wanted to read this with The Literary Life Podcast and knew that we could read…