Few books have been so long on my to-read list as this, Thor Heyerdah’s epic rafting account, Kon-Tiki. Ever since I first caught scent of adventurers’ tales and travelogues back in high school, I have been on the lookout for … Continue reading
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The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck (1948)
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To die a little later or a little sooner does not matter. But to live bravely, to love life, to see how beautiful the trees are and the mountains, yes, and even the sea, to enjoy work because it produces … Continue reading
Bird Life in Wington by J. Calvin Reid and Reynold H. Weidenaar (1948)
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Practical Parables for Young People Due to my growing interest in birding, this old hardback caught my eye as it lay in a stack of throw-away books where my mother was clearing out her church library. Likely a book long … Continue reading
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer (1948)
The instant cure of most our religious ills would be to enter the Presence in spiritual experience to become suddenly aware that we are in God and that God is in us. (Tozer, The Pursuit of God, 38-39) I recently … Continue reading