Category Archives: Literature

The Reading Habits of Christian Leaders

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Dr. Barry Creamer explains why and how Christians should read outside the Bible.

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Neo Quixote – Friend or Foe?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer For anger slays the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple; I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed…  For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout … Continue reading →

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Donne on Death

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Posted by Barry Creamer In other places I have mentioned that I favor John Donne among all Seventeenth Century poets—more sophisticated and subtle than even slightly later luminaries like John Milton. His Tenth Holy or Divine Sonnet is one of … Continue reading →

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Gregor the Prodigal

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is the saddest piece of literature I’ve ever read—and one of the most powerful. I did not know when I read it as a young man how beautifully written it is, at … Continue reading →

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