The Companion in Her Darkness

Darkness Is My Only Companion by Kathryn Greene-McCreight:  A Book ReviewIn putting forth "A Christian Response to Mental Illness" (the book's sub-title), Kathryn Greene-McCreight has skillfully woven theological reflections on mental illness with the account of her own struggle with bipolar disorder.  The result is a seamless consideration of everything from diagnosis and medication to… Continue reading The Companion in Her Darkness

Rain from the Desert

http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/a-beautiful-disaster/344311A Beautiful Disaster by Marlena Graves:  A Book ReviewFrom time to time, everyone walks through desert-days.  The sustaining dream has fizzled and the bud of the new one has yet to form; the approving eyes of those-who-matter have focused elsewhere; the taken-for-granted vitality which makes all things possible has evaporated, replaced by pain, discouragement, drought. … Continue reading Rain from the Desert

“This Is Not THAT Kind of Biography”

I first met C.S.Lewis in the back seat of a  1970's era hatch back careening non-stop from Maine to Georgia.  Like the young man who owned the car,  I was on my way to college.  Unlike the driver, I was not interested in the young lady in the passenger's seat.  Since the driver's boxed set of Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia was piled… Continue reading “This Is Not THAT Kind of Biography”