Small Book of Beauties
It was an extravagance, and I knew it. I passed this small journal in a favorite bookshop for months, stopping to admire it a few…
Why Beauty Belongs in the Sacrificial Life, Pt. 7: Betsie ten Boom
Originally published on The Rabbit Room blog; here follows a very slightly extended version. I first “met” her in a book I’d pulled from my…
Hemmed In
Months ago, I read through the transcript of a conference panel on C. S. Lewis, and ended up in a rather unusual and uncomfortable place…
Why Beauty Belongs in the Sacrificial Life, Pt. 6: Beauty in the Word and at War
I’ve relied on a common understanding of the word “beauty” up to this point. But I think you who are reading know by now that…
Why Beauty Belongs in the Sacrificial Life, Pt. 5: A Hollow Invitation
3. A Hollow Invitation The old ferryman’s words were familiar and well-worn, like the pole in his hands that had smoothed silken over time. Over the years…