Through short cameos from his own life and others – all accompanied by stunning photos – Sheridan Voysey stimulates you to reflect on yourself, your relationships and your Creator, who loves you.
Once on a Hill in Tuscany by Alison Taylor-Brown This collection of eleven short stories fascinated me and my wife as I read them aloud evening by evening. The cocky but sensitive Giulia is always good for some unexpected twist of events. The beautiful language and delightful use of simile drew me into the scenes. But…
Die Enkelin, von Bernhard Schlink Diese Erzählung erinnert mich an die schwer verdauliche Bibelstelle: “Der HERR … sucht heim die Missetat der Väter über die Kinder ins dritte und vierte Glied.” (4. Mose 14:18). Kann es sein, dass die Hauptfigur dieser Geschichte tatsächlich ein Opfer des Fehlverhaltens ihrer Vorfahren ist? Und gibt es wirklich Menschen,…
It’s a bit strange for a Jerseyman to watch a film about WWII Guernsey in Switzerland. As can be imagined, the audience was small. I was pleased to discover a war film with a difference: no explicit brutality and no sex.
The Healing by Joy Margetts Philip de Braose dares not use his real name. He has too many enemies. In any case, as far as he is concerned, Philip de Braose is dead. That was public knowledge. An agonizing betrayal in his youth had left him with no aim in life. Unless the desire to…
Ich habe wieder einmal die alten Schriften von C.S. Lewis hervorgeholt – und bin total davon begeistert: « Unter allgemeiner Evolutionslehre verstehe ich die Auffassung, dass alle Entwicklung vom Unvollkommenen zum Vollkommenen, von kleinen Anfängen zu grossartigen Ergebnissen, vom Rudimentären zum Komplexen geht. Es ist der Glaube des Menschen, dass unsere Moral aus primitiven Tabus…
Another charming bit of rather harmless fun through the eyes of Mma Ramotswe, written in McCall Smith’s unique voice. The somewhat moralistic tone seems appropriate in the portrayed culture. The menfolk come off with a few scars, but that’s OK.