On actually reading and listening to your opponents: It is quite easy to be an armchair critic. It is quite easy to attack something that…
What we can learn from this great thinker: We are all impacted by others for good or ill. Some are quite aware of this while…
Helpful quotes on writing from Lewis: A little while ago I wrote an article on Lewis discussing books and reading. Because I, and many of…
So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…
Reading, literature, and books according to C. S. Lewis: It will come as no surprise that I like to read. Nor would it be surprising…
Looking for a good book? Let me start this by reciting a memorable line from The Fellowship of the Ring. It was delivered by Bilbo…
Another must read-volume by Bennett: I am always interested in alerting people to good books. One way to do this is through book reviews, of…
We need to teach morality – this is a first-rate resource: All the great teachers made use of stories to reinforce their message and add…
A few words about myself and my reading life: Since it is still a time when many folks are away on holiday or just wanting…
There is a place for great fiction: Last night on the social media I half-jokingly said in a post that I can’t believe some Christians…
Tozer was a firm believer in the value of reading: A. W. Tozer is known as a great man of God, someone who was so…
The importance of setting up a home library: I like big libraries and I cannot lie. That should come as no surprise to those who…
Some insightful commentary by an important philosopher of science: I realise that it is not good form to label newish books ‘classics,’ but some recent…
We harm ourselves spiritually by avoiding good Christian literature: Lots of people can and do say lots of really foolish and unhelpful things. Sadly that…
Is the West copying Communist China’s surveillance state? The overwhelming majority of the 264 articles I have written on Covid and the big state overreactions…
How two great Christian thinkers developed their love of books: In 1 Timothy 4:13 we find Paul saying this: “give attention to reading”. And in…
On the conversion of C. S. Lewis: Anyone who has read the account of Lewis’ conversion in Surprised By Joy (HBJ, 1955) will know that…
There is much wisdom and comfort to be found here: Because we all suffer, we all grieve. But we suffer and grieve in different ways.…
Having a well-stocked personal library is a key part of Christian ministry: It will not come as a surprise to my readers that I have…