I thought I’d throw this question out there to see what kind of responses it elicited. I’ll get us started… Gandalf – This is an obvious one, but I always loved Tolkien’s Gandalf. He’s wise, he’s powerful, he speaks his mind and he is really, really beautifully written. That leads me to say, if you[…]
The title of this entry is borrowed from a Charlie Peacock lyric, taken from my favorite song of his, “In the Light.” (Yes, Charlie Peacock wrote “In the Light,” not DC Talk.) The full verse that the lyric is pulled from is quoted below: The disease of the self runs through my blood Like a[…]
With less to say about my own writing than I’d like, I’m going to be doing more blogging about books I’ve read or am reading. I’m starting today with a post about a quote from Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. (I’m reading Gilead because Jonathan Rogers recommended it highly to me while we were on the[…]