The other side of life
I'm glad to see that Doc has been posting. I haven't had much internet access, I don't have it set up at my apartment yet. Yes, Dunmore is home now. It's weird, but nice. Working at the library 8 hours a day is nice too. I'm actually dorm-sitting in Barndollar right now, though, until Sunday.
It's interesting to be at "life after graduation" now. I'm not sure what I think yet. I've felt lonely and helpless at times, but also loved and cared for. God is showing me that He even cares about things like how I get to and from work without a car. He really has provided so much. I have to remember that none of it is coincidence.
I'm still settling in to this other side of life. I haven't really had a moment that felt normal yet. But I'm trying to read when I can. I'm reading the second part of Pilgrim's Progress, hoping to finish Mortification of Sin, and just picked up Lewis' The Abolition of Man. The goal now is to really think about what I read. I'm used to reading a lot for pleasure. I've read many books simply for their entertainment value, even if they were significant on some other level. I've approached movie viewing in the same way for many years. It is only more recently that the new world of digesting and really learning from good books and good movies has been opened up to me. Any advice for beginners?
Well, I hope we can all benefit from the virtual circle this summer.
It's interesting to be at "life after graduation" now. I'm not sure what I think yet. I've felt lonely and helpless at times, but also loved and cared for. God is showing me that He even cares about things like how I get to and from work without a car. He really has provided so much. I have to remember that none of it is coincidence.
I'm still settling in to this other side of life. I haven't really had a moment that felt normal yet. But I'm trying to read when I can. I'm reading the second part of Pilgrim's Progress, hoping to finish Mortification of Sin, and just picked up Lewis' The Abolition of Man. The goal now is to really think about what I read. I'm used to reading a lot for pleasure. I've read many books simply for their entertainment value, even if they were significant on some other level. I've approached movie viewing in the same way for many years. It is only more recently that the new world of digesting and really learning from good books and good movies has been opened up to me. Any advice for beginners?
Well, I hope we can all benefit from the virtual circle this summer.
posted by Kristin at
10:59 PM
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i think movie wise, if you haven't seen it you would really like Count of Monte Cristo. it has a lot of spiritual undertones. joe and i also love The Village and Lady in the Water (anything my M. Knight Shamalan sp?).
Book wise, if you're looking for fiction? which is a nice break after 4 years at BBC, i would recommend ANYTHING by Francine Rivers--start with redeeming love.
hope that helps a little. :) but what do i know. :)
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ashley, at 7:47 AM
Thank you, Ashley, I've definitely read a lot of Francine Rivers, including Redeeming Love. I guess what I'm curious about is whether anyone has advice on the discipline of one's mind while reading. I suppose taking notes or keeping a reading journal would be a start.
It's been a while since I've seen the Count of Monte Cristo, I'd like to see it again. I have not seen those other movies, but I've heard that they are good.
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Kristin, at 10:07 AM
No!!! Not the movie! =) Read the book (sorry, Ash)! THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO as a movie, although entertaining, destroys Dumas' intent. It's worth watching, but only after reading...well, that's just my opinion.
Kristin, if you want a film that is a masterpiece of acting, storyline, cinematogrophy, etc., you need to watch FINDING NEVERLAND, THE CONSTANT GARDENER, or THE PAINTED VEIL. The last one would be my first recommendation. It is an absolutely beautiful film. It doesn't whitewash the consequences of sinful choices at all, but shows how people learn from the those consequences. It is not a "Christian" film at all, but is, I think, a great example of truth found through common grace.
I also just read a play by Jewish author Elie Wiesel who writes about the sufferings of the Jews throughout time (especially the Holocaust). It is called THE TRIAL OF GOD. I need to reread it, but would love to hear others' comments on it...
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Jeremy Kemmerer, at 12:14 PM
It's a great pleasure to read a book [or for that matter watch a movie] with someone else. Larry and I read many of the Hardy Novels together. Our 11:00 a.m.post-chapel runs [now with David Shumaker, David McGrew, and Tom Williams] have been and are filled with conversations about ideas from books we are reading together. I'm finishing Goldsworthy's According to Plan and then will begin The Freedom of the Will. I'd like to finish [I'm 500 pages into the novel] Tolstoy's War and Peace. I'm working on my fourth pass through the Bible using the Discipleship Journal's 2 book reading plan.
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Doc, at 10:01 PM
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