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I was introduced to birding by an Australian friend who once visited me in China. Although he had traveled the world as an avid bird-watcher for 30 years, he had never before visited China. During his week-long stay at our … Continue reading
Living overseas—it’s one of those experiences that separates the men from the boys, the courageous from the cowards, the adventurous from the namby-pamby….and I hope it’s OK to describe myself this way! I’ve lived overseas for—let’s see now—nine years of … Continue reading
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A Christian review of this epic story of survival at sea, Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan (1986) Continue reading
The story of Bill Irwin, who with his dog, Orient, became the first blind person to thru-hike the 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail. It has been a while since I enjoyed a relatively modern travel-adventure tale, and this one really was … Continue reading
A Christian review of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s collection of travel journal entries, On the Way Home (1962). Continue reading
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We all know that 2020 is the weirdest year we’ve had in like three generations, right? For my own family, this year has kept us from living in our home now for nearly ten months. If you’ve never been semi-homeless … Continue reading
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God used Something Needs to Change by David Platt (2019) in my life during COVID, when I was seriously asking: “Now what in the world am I supposed to do?” Continue reading
How well does humor age? Can a comedic travelogue more than 13 decades old still hold up, by today’s standards? We faced those questions when someone recommended this book—way out of left field—for our 2019 Siblings’ Book Club. Skeptical to … Continue reading
A Tragedy of the Sierra More thrilling than romance, more terrible than fiction, the sufferings of the Donner Party form a bold contrast to the joys of pleasure-seekers who today look down upon the lake from the windows of silver … Continue reading
The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon In my reading, I occasionally come across great books that I simply have no desire to finish, for one reason or another. In … Continue reading
