Thanks to alert Southbrook member Mary for directing me towards the December 25, 2011
New York Times Book Review. The
cover story, written by Marilynne Robinson, author of the deceptively brilliant
Gilead, speaks to the Bible's influence on literature and culture. Robinson doesn't present an apologetic for the Bible; rather she shows how two great authors -Dostoevsky and Faulkner's works -incarnate the Scriptures. An excellent read all around!
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I have just finsihed Gilead and would recommend it to all. It is not always easy to follow the logic but the truth is certainly there - about what a human is in all our fraility and Who God is in all His Glory. Two thoughts from the book - to see each day as both our first and last - really hit home. As our first - to be hopeful for all day promises and as our last - to make it count! "The other is this on Pg 197 - The idea of grace had een so much on my mind, grace as a ecstatic fire that takes thins down to essentials." Perhaps our church could be Gilead for people - a home where a person can be honest with him/hrslef and find the peace that passes understanding.
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