Why is it that so often our life in this modern world prevents us from living; no time for pausing or reflecting? Days roll into weeks, weeks into months, and before we know it, it’s Christmas. After a week or so of vacation we are suddenly packing up the Christmas and New Year’s decorations. Then […]
A Pathway to Full Life
There is an old Latin proverb that says, “Experience is the best teacher.” What we really know is not the sum of our theoretical knowledge, but what we have accumulated through truth applied to our experience. Though I hold this as foundational truth, as a father of four growing children it makes me shudder. There […]
The Story of a Storyteller
Although the sunny hills and shining ponds of early children’s stories are both plentiful and beautiful, as the growing child looks past the rolling hills he sees in the distance a land higher up and farther in. It is the expanse of classic fantasy, populated with wonders and miracles. It is a place where deep […]
How God Used A Christmas Carol to Resurrect Literature in My Life
My personal golden age of children’s books came much later for me than for most reading children. Coming from a family of non-readers and being dyslexic limited my exposure to great books, but visiting Granny’s house did introduce me to Dr. Seuss and the Little Bear books. Though my little soul never knew what it […]