Thomas Browne:
“the Devill playd at Chesse with mee, and yeelding a pawne, thought to gaine a Queen of me, taking advantage of my honest endeavours; and whilst I labour’d to raise the structure of my reason, hee striv’d to undermine the edifice of my faith.”
Gray’s Anatomy or Grey’s Anatomy?
Finished reading: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott 📚
Annie Dillard’s humor is just something else. I have really loved this one.
Anne Lammott:
… families are definitely the training ground for forgiveness.At some point you pardon the people in your family for being stuck together in their weirdness, and when you can do that, you can learn to pardon anyone. Even yourself, eventually.
Rebecca Hare: I consider the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17, who was asked to give the last of her flour and oil to the prophet Elijah in the midst of a famine. When she did not have enough for herself or her son to survive through the next day, she chose faith and generosity, trusting that Elijah—that Elijah’s God—would provide for her in spite of her circumstance. Many days, I feel a kinship to that woman’s discouragement, though my existence is in no way so desperately threatened.
from Alan Jacob’s Breaking Bread With The Dead I vividly remember the first time I heard a parent say that she thought she and her husband should choose a mate for their daughter. (The moment is memorable largely because that first time has, so far, been the only time.) My initial thought was You’re completely insane. That was also my second and third thought, but reflecting on the encounter later I finally had a different thought, which was How do I know you’re completely insane?
Finished reading: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 📚
This was perfect! So many lessons and things to ponder. I would especially recommend it too Christians. So much to teach about confession.
I really enjoyed this Jonathan Franzen interview by David Perell.
Finished reading: The Known World by Edward P. Jones 📚
The ending is a nice one, but the journey wasn’t any bit smooth; I feel so battered. Not a straightforwardly easy read in my opinion.