Sounds like a Tolkien phrase, doesn’t it?  Well, it is – at least a close approximation. Wasn’t it the title of a book that Bilbo Baggins was writing of the journey during which he discovered the ring. I have just returned from a two week vacation near the coast of Oregon and am coming to [...]

I recently ran across this article from the New York Times by Joseph Loconte, published in 2003. It’s a fine article that summarizes the life, ideas, and characteristics of C.S. Lewis in a few short words. It is a brief article, but summarizes the life of Mr. Lewis who has been called the greatest Christian [...]

The Tree Shepherd’s Daughter Gillian Summers Flux 9780738710815 I must be in a mood for reading fantasy – and especially about elves and magic.  I have just finished another Young Adult novel, thoroughly enjoying it. The Story … The story takes place at the site of a Renaissance Faire in Colorado.  Fifteen-year-old Keelie Heartwood is [...]