“When Christianity is used as a means to an end — especially a political end — it ceases to be Christianity. It becomes just another badge for tribal identity“
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pickA wonderful book for kids and grown ups which explains the meaning of the cross with simple language and expressive pictures. We love it and read it every year around Easter!
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This book was truly ground-breaking for me, and one that I plan to return to often. Idolatry is something I really struggle with, and a sin that is rarely discussed in modern times. This book was eye-opening, convicting, and encouraging, offering wisdom and advice alongside practical steps for help. Highly recommend.
bailedThe first half of the book was pretty good then the second half had nothing to do with what the book was about. I did not finish reading it.
Time to read.
"Forgive her.
Sometimes she forgets
she is painfully the same
as stagnant water,
hollow ditches,
foolishly imagines
she has a right to exist.
...
Forgive
this woman who's crumbling inside,
but whose eyelids tingle still with dreams of light,
whose useless hair still quivers hopelessly,
infiltrated by love's breath."
- Forgive Her
pickI loved this book, but it is a bleak view of a life lived under the oppression of family, marriage and society. Farrokhzad doesn't flinch from her despair, and it feels sad to see her image reflected in the distorting mirror of her depression.
There is beautiful imagery in Wolpé's translation of Farrokhzad's poems, and useful contextual information about Forugh's life and contemporary Iranian history and society. 👇🏼
"Perhaps life is a choked moment where my gaze
annihilates itself inside the pupil of your eyes"
- Reborn
Scott Walker's four eponymous albums seemed the perfect soundtrack to Farrokhzad's poems: both contain intensely emotional stories of fractured love, intense longing & alienation, shifting into social and political commentary. Then, the magical synchronicity of reading these words by the poet whilst listening to this album by the musician ?
“What matters, is to cultivate and nourish one's own positive characteristics until one reaches a level worthy of being a human.”
pickDefinitely a good read. Self help books different issues are so mainstream right now that I could hardly find a book that fit within my niche and what I was comfortable with. (Especially what I needed!)
Rev TG Morrow keeps it fairly simple with easy steps, all the while incorporating facets of the Christian faith in an easy way to understand.
Rating 5/5
