"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
At several points I have thought I have lost my wallet and in those moments I’ve always thought “Wait! What was actually in my wallet? What do I have to replace?!”
Today I thought I’d leave myself a little note of everything currently in my wallet…
Hey everyone…
On 11th June 2010, I posted my first article on this blog. As hard as it is to imagine, that was ten years ago…
I began with a free WordPress blog over at thisrestlesspilgrim.wordpress.com, and then I upgraded to get my own domain. I started posting once or twice a week, but after a few months committed to publishing something every day. To date, I have posted a little over 3,600 posts…
Well, today things come to an end. As you may know, in a few months I’ll be getting married and entering a new phase of life. In light of this, while will still from time-to-time still write articles, I’ve decided to stop posting here every day. Since today is my birthday, it seemed like a good day to draw things to a close.
This new chapter in my life will require my full attention…and it’s going to be great 🙂
Cheers,
David.
I recently advertised a conference I’ll be attending in Seattle in May. My former pastor, Fr. Michael has released a video explaining what he’s planning to speak about at the Conference:
I recently re-read Aesop’s Fables. I had always loved them as a child, and a couple of years ago I had an hour or so to kill and the house I was in had a copy of the book. I very much enjoyed reading them again, so this past week I set aside some time and read them from copy to cover. They didn’t disappoint.
Since in the podcast we are currently working our way through The Great Divorce, I thought it would be advisable to become more familiar with the character of George MacDonald. MacDonald was a minister and writer who greatly influenced C.S. Lewis. Lewis said that reading MacDonald’s Phantastes “baptized” his imagination.
I therefore read George MacDonald: An Anthology, which was assembled by C.S. Lewis. It contains 365 extracts from MacDonald’s work, such as the following:
#262 A Lonely Religion
There is one kind of religion in which the more devoted a man is, the fewer proselytes he makes: the worship of himself.
It was fascinating to see the themes and threads of thought I have seen in Lewis’ work in that of his master. It has certainly whet my appetite to read more of MacDonald’s work.
Fiction
Sherlock Holmes
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis: Essay Collection
Till we have faces
A Severe Mercy
The Weight of Glory
Perelandra
That Hideous Strength
The Pilgrim’s Progress
C.S. Lewis and the Church
Tolkien
The Silmarillion
Chesterton
The Everlasting Man
Brant Pitre
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
Jesus the Bridegroom
Spirituality
The Benedict Option
The Power of Silence
Life Together
You and Me Forever
Many are called
Self-Help
Boundaries
Apologetics
Stealing from God