Author Carey Wallace writes: Discipline is not a mystery. Its elements are so simple they can seem mocking. Put down the extra slice of bread. Run one more mile. Pick up the pen, or brush, or violin. It’s no more complicated in the creative spheres. But it’s every bit as elusive there as it is in the [...]
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My nephew and godson turned 3 this past week. I decided, and was prompted, to make him a book. It’s a colourful one that summarizes some of Andrew Murray’s life-changing principles from With Christ in the School of Prayer into (hopefully) simple-to-understand truths. Here’s screen shots of a few of the 20 pages from the [...]
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I had to rearrange my living room to read and appreciate Anne Carson’s book Nox (see proof below). The book is an epitaph for her brother Michael. It is an ahistorical history of the man, explained through translated description of ancient words in Greek, pieced together like the tattered letters and collage included in the [...]
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Benjamin Perrin‘s comprehensive look at human trafficking, Invisible Chains, the first book of its kind published in Canada, is important, timely, and helpful. It is a clear call for Canada to return to its triumphant stand as a beacon of light as it was as the Underground Railroad during the slave trade in the United [...]
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I had a lot to choose from. And certainly the titles I read weren’t all published in 2010; most of the books that made it on the list weren’t either. Perhaps it means I’m behind the times, or that books just have a long shelf life. I wanted to select a work by RS Thomas [...]
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I’ve been trying my hand at a new technique to make journals from scratch. It requires no sewing, which makes me happy. The binding is a bit of a trick. I have lots to learn, but it’s a fun curve. I found a really fantastic illustrated children’s book at a local book sale with striking [...]
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I think I discovered another vocation…or another piece to the creative puzzle. Playing with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book
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Interview: Bryan + Katie Torwalt, "Here on Earth"
Andrew's TEDx talk, "Considering Danger"
Interview: Kidnap Survivor and Inspiring Humanitarian Amanda Lindhout
If God Had A Facebook Account, What Would He Write on Your Wall?
Mephiboseth, a short story by Andrew Kooman
If Rudyard Kipling had Fridge Magnets
Chasing Tradition: Herbert's "Altar"
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