THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
i started reading this, oh, about a month ago. i'm wary of any book endorsed by oprah just because. bandwagon-averse, i am, i guess. but the book was a christmas/housewarming gift given by a friend a few years ago so i figured why not dust it off and dig in? i was immediately turned off by the harlequin novel-esque scenes that greeted me so my interest level dropped even more. but i figured why not give it another go? now i'm about 100 pages in and well, whatever. we'll see.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
THE SHACK
i believe i cried five times. the author of this book understands so well, and perhaps shares in, my own experience of God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit - explaining even, some aspects which i hadn't put forth the effort to articulate. and i learned so much from this story. so much.
i believe i even know well how the character, Willie, must've felt upon receiving a greeting from God. if i were asked to pinpoint the moment when i began to hear God speak again - the moment when i became aware of a yearning that i didn't know i had, i would assuredly reply that it was the time when He spoke to me through one of His other precious children, just as Mack did for Willie.
one day, for no particular reason, i found myself saying to a friend who was on his way to church, 'say hello to God for me.' my friend said he would. upon his return, i asked, partly in jest, 'so, what did God have to say?' to which my dear friend reported, 'you've been away from me for far too long.' my life was not what it was, or ever would be, from that moment onward.
there is nothing that erases my fears as swiftly and completely and lovingly as that which is made possible by my faith and trust and relationship in God. there is nothing as freeing as being free to love. and to have Jesus as my Light, and the Holy Spirit as my guide, ever-present in my very own verb of 're-turning'... well... i am filled with awe, humility, and wonder.
i believe i cried five times. the author of this book understands so well, and perhaps shares in, my own experience of God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit - explaining even, some aspects which i hadn't put forth the effort to articulate. and i learned so much from this story. so much.
i believe i even know well how the character, Willie, must've felt upon receiving a greeting from God. if i were asked to pinpoint the moment when i began to hear God speak again - the moment when i became aware of a yearning that i didn't know i had, i would assuredly reply that it was the time when He spoke to me through one of His other precious children, just as Mack did for Willie.
one day, for no particular reason, i found myself saying to a friend who was on his way to church, 'say hello to God for me.' my friend said he would. upon his return, i asked, partly in jest, 'so, what did God have to say?' to which my dear friend reported, 'you've been away from me for far too long.' my life was not what it was, or ever would be, from that moment onward.
there is nothing that erases my fears as swiftly and completely and lovingly as that which is made possible by my faith and trust and relationship in God. there is nothing as freeing as being free to love. and to have Jesus as my Light, and the Holy Spirit as my guide, ever-present in my very own verb of 're-turning'... well... i am filled with awe, humility, and wonder.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM
i'm about 167 pages in. started this book eons ago but couldn't get through the first chapter, even. i found it pretentious (and over my head!) but now i'm plugging along. this book was first published in 1988. appears to be a precursor to the 2003 novel, the da vinci code, by dan brown. hmm, i'll have to look into that. i've never read the book, but i saw the movie. =)
i'm about 167 pages in. started this book eons ago but couldn't get through the first chapter, even. i found it pretentious (and over my head!) but now i'm plugging along. this book was first published in 1988. appears to be a precursor to the 2003 novel, the da vinci code, by dan brown. hmm, i'll have to look into that. i've never read the book, but i saw the movie. =)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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