What does it take to be great? Ambition is all around us, and it’s nothing new. Published in 1945 C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce is just as relevant today. The short novel imaginatively explores one man’s bus ride from hell to heaven, narrating his encounters with citizens from both places. Our protagonist meets George McDonald …
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by Guest Writer Meghan Calhoun So You Want to Be a Reader? Lots of folks out there want to read more books. Lots of writers have been taught that old maxim, “writers read.” There’s a lot of truth to that too. An excellent way to work on your own craft is to study-read the work …
Maybe you’re in a season where you need to be reminded of hope. You know truth, but your soul needs to be wrapped in the warm-blanket-hug, hot-cup-of-coffee-placed-in-your-hands, mountain-air-view kind of hope. Last night, I lay in bed reading middle-grade fantasy as thunder rumbled and rain pelted the window. This morning, I stepped outside to no …
The cover caught my eye. Big Ben. Green, yellow, and blue hues. Silhouettes of flying people. Anything with a wisp of Peter Pan piques my inner child’s interest. So naturally, Kara Swanson’s Dust caught my attention. A Quick Summary 19-year-old Claire Kent grew up in a foster home with her twin brother, Conner. Only now, …
If it’s been years since you’ve read Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, you should consider giving it another look. Originally published in 1881 in a magazine, the book has landed the classics list for years. Having read it in junior high, it had been long enough that I had very little memory of the novel. …
“I think sometimes I encounter the Lord more in secular movies than in Christian ones,” I said to a friend at a party. He is a musical actor, a brilliant musician, etc. He responded immediately: “That’s because they’re human.” Whether or not a filmmaker or author is hidden in Christ, they likely have become acquainted …
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I have a new author crush. Nadine Brandes. Over Christmas Break, I picked Wishtress (my favorite! If you’re into a Disney princess fairytale / The Hunger Games, definitely check this one out). Wishtress led me to Fawkes which led me to Romanov, all three of which I loaned to my friend, Kat. She devoured them …
They’re a bit addictive. Read a book about habits, feel the rush of applying them, gradually numb into the fallout of not applying them, and then rediscover the excitement of picking up a new book on habits. I love books about productivity, habits, and spiritual disciplines. Listed below are a few titles I’ve enjoyed: Of …
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So you want to become a reader. YAY! Imagine Mick cheering on Rocky. Okay, perhaps not the screaming. But here’s a good dose of cheer, rooting for YOU. Perhaps you see the bookshelves in the little convenience stores in the airport and wish you were interested. Perhaps you feel a little guilty that you don’t …
