discussion: small wonder
CHOOSING 8 OUT OF twenty-three essays isn’t easy. And if they happen to be written by Barbara Kingsolver, it’s like selecting from a Jacques Torres dessert menu. Très difficile. But beginning somewhere is how anything gets started, and since Small Wonder (HarperCollins 2002) is the kind of book that can be read back to front no matter, consider this a friendly push into the secular tide even as we dive deep into the gospel, cresting the waves of Biblical thought.
For those just arriving, please read the introduction here to better understand the faith-based premise for this discussion challenge.
Today and every Thursday through October 25, we’ll be discussing one of Kingsolver’s pieces while looking through a Biblical lens at her take on life, genuine concerns, and impassioned insights. Our goal is not to provide exhaustive Biblical commentary but to stir our minds to pure thinking and learn to discern with a redemptive eye, resting in the fact that Truth is perfect — we are not.
So glad you’ve decided to join us. Welcome!
SESSIONS
September 20- What Good is a Story? with Becky Pliego
October 4-Letter to a Daughter at Thirteen with Melissa Jackson
October 11- Letter to My Mother
October 18- Household Words with Diana Lovegrove
October 25- The One-Eyed Monster, and Why I Don’t Let Him In (Conclusion)
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finding the motherlode 