“The real trouble about the duty of forgiveness is that you do it with all your might on Monday and then find out on Wednesday that it hasn’t stayed put and all has to be done over again.”>C.S. Lewis, letter to Phoebe Hesketh, 6/14/1960 "‘If you forgive you will be forgiven’ isn’t some kind of…
My favorite books in 2021, part 1
It’s that time again. You’ve waited patiently a whole year for it, I'm sure, and it's finally here … the 2nd annual rundown of my favorite books. So, for this first day of 2022, I'm writing about some of the books I read in 2021 that were the most meaningful and enjoyable for me. Last…
Lewis on Hope
Today is my oldest daughter's birthday. She happens to share the date with C.S. Lewis, who was born November 29, 1898. I love the way author Carol Zaleski describes him: “Lewis was a scholar of medieval and English Renaissance literature, philosopher, a moral satirist, a Christian apologist, a fantasist, a failed poet, a vigorous walker,…
Gulping Grace 