Saturday, June 11, 2016

Saturday Good Reads


On June 8, 1942, C.S. Lewis walked into the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin on High Street in Oxford and delivered one of the most famous sermons of the 20th century – “The Weight of Glory.” Justin Taylor at Evangelical History has the story (and a link to the sermon online).

The Atlantic has two photo essays – one of the earth from above, taken aboard the International Space Station, and the other of the earth down here – cowboys in the 21st century. Both are magnificent. And The Telegraph has the first color photographs of England.

A trio of writers posted articles on, at second glance, may very well be the same thing. James Clark asks if you can have conscience without faith. Thomas Sowell wonders if personal responsibility has become obsolete. Samuel James discusses the politics of never growing up.

Good poetry, good photography, and a time-lapse video of New Orleans that’s wonderful.

Life and Culture


Imagine if eBooks Came First – Tim Challies at Informing the Reforming.

Is Personal Responsibility Obsolete? – Dr. Thomas Sowell.

British Stuff


Who do the British love the taste of tea so much? – Veronique Greenwood at BBC.

Ekphrasis at the British Library – Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

Poetry

Cosmos – Nancy Marie Davis at A Little Somethin’.

Jennifer Maier – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

Before the Apocalypse – Jerry Barrett at Gerald the Writer.

Art and Photography

Spring Leaves – Tim Good at National Geographic / Your Shot.

Charity Hospital in New Orleans – Abandoned Southeast.

The Cowboys of the 21st Century – Jane Hilton at The Atlantic.


Faith

The Gospel Was Given for a Time Like This – Tim Challies at Informing the Reforming.

Songs of Exile – Alexei Sargeant at First Things.


Is There a Problem with Conscience? – James Clark at the Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics.

New Orleans Time-Lapse Video



Painting: Man Reading, oil on canvas by Barnett Freedman (1925).

1 comment:

nancy marie davis said...

the time-lapse video was nice. my favorite part was the sunset with the jet stream.
There was a view of the city where i though that the bridge resembled distant mountains.
thank you for your caring and sharing postings.