I have zero, zip, nada, no talent or ability in the areas of painting, sketching, sculpturing or creating visual artwork in any form. Nevertheless, I love this chapter of Hidden Art. “Ideas carried out stimulate more ideas.” So true. My most recent obsession, other than watching K-dramas, is opening a small library for homeschoolers in …
Category Archive: Nonfiction
May 07
The Hidden Art of Homemaking, ch. 3, Music
I know a lot of musically talented people. My church is full of musical talent, and our worship leader and pianist, Hannah, encourages many people to express their musical abilities in worship and in other venues as well. It seems to me that people within the church can find many avenues for the expression of …
May 04
The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer, ch. 2, What Is Hidden Art?
Because I have read about Edith and Francis Schaeffer’s son, Franky Schaeffer, and because I am old enough to know that there are no perfect Christian families, I can’t read Mrs. Schaeffer’s words in this book without thinking about the imperfections and cracks in her family—and in mine. As I write this post, I am …
Mar 25
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
At first, there’s just darkness and silence. “Are my eyes open? Hello?” I can’t tell if I’m moving my mouth or if there’s even anyone to ask. It’s too dark to see. I blink once, twice, three times. There is a dull foreboding in the pit of my stomach. That, I recognize. My thoughts translate …
Mar 06
Blood Work by Holly Tucker
Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution by Holly Tucker. Recommended by Devourer of Books. “In December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’s most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting exposé of the fierce …
Feb 24
Bad Religion by Ross Douthat
Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics by Ross Douthat. New York Times columnist Ross Douthat has written a useful, compact history of the progression of Christian thought and heresy from the rise of modernism in the 1920′s (and again in the 1960′s)to the post-WW II revival of Christian neo-orthodoxy to the dissolution …
Jan 30
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. One of my children used to be particularly interested in naming and researching the four U.S. presidents who were assassinated: Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy. This book about the life, presidency, and assassination of President James Garfield …
Jan 28
Apples Are from Kazakhstan by Christopher Robbins
Apples Are From Kazakhstan: The Land That Disappeared by Christopher Robbins. Apples, tulips, golden eagles, nomadic horsemen, caviar, Genghis Khan, Scythians, Sarmatians, steppes, and lots of oil, uranium, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, and gold; they’re all from Kazakhstan, a country that is larger than …
Jan 19
I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
As the opara (eldest son) of the family, Kingsley O. Ibe has certain responsibilities: he must make his parents proud, study hard, and become a great man. But times are hard in Nigeria and in spite of Kingsley’s degree in chemical engineering, he cannot find a job. In spite of Kingsley’s father’s great knowledge, hard …
Jan 16
Gray Matter by David Levy
A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time. This nonfiction “blend of medical drama and spiritual insight” reminded me of one of my favorite books from 2011, Praying for Strangers by River Jordan. In Gray Matter, Dr. Levy, a neurosurgeon, tells the story of how he started offering …
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