Life on Rural Street

I am in a book group that meets on Friday mornings with three other women from work. We are just starting to read The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis. I am supposed to have the preface, Intro & Chapter one read by Friday. I started the introduction last night and I can already tell this is going to be a heavy book. I should have expected it by the title, but somehow that one flew over me. (this is often the case) We are reading a Lewis book in preparation for April Staff Seminar where Art Lindsley is speaking on "C.S. Lewis and Postmodernity." I'm excited for that seminar already and I'm not always the most excited person for these things.

In the course of buying the Lewis book I, of course, had to get one more. (can you tell I have an addiction to books & reading?) I bought Traveling Mercies by Anne Lammott. I heard Anne speak at the Emergent Convention last March in San Diego and really liked her. Karin Berquist of Over the Rhine has mentioned her and several others I work with love her stuff. So last summer I got one of her novels out of the local libary (Rosie) and really liked it. So I thought I'd try some of her nonfiction stuff. If I like this one, I might read Bird by Bird next. One thing at a time though. (ha - I'm reading three books now!!)

John and I might go see The Passion of the Christ tomorrow. If we do, I'll put my thoughts here. I'm nervous to see it, but feel I should. I hope that makes sense.