Every two or three weeks, Susannah and I will post on our free Substack, The Anchored Argosy. Within our posts, we give an update on our news, share some photos, and provide links to recent things we have produced. In each post, I will also usually share some thoughts on a subject that has been on my mind over the period. In our latest Substack post, I shared some thoughts on Aaron Renn’s recent book, Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture. I also recorded an audio form of the reflection which is available on YouTube and on my podcast.
Category: My Reading
‘On Reading Well’, with Karen Swallow Prior
We are joined by Karen Swallow Prior, the author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books, who has recently written guides to Frankenstein and Jane Eyre.
You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.
If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon.
Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ (with Susannah Black and Derek Rishmawy)
I am joined by Susannah Black and Derek Rishmawy for a discussion of Susanna Clarke’s remarkable new novel, Piranesi.
Within the episode we mention this performance of Euripides’ Herakles and Owen Barfield’s Saving the Appearances, Clarke’s debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Gene Wolfe’s Latro in the Mist, and Lev Grossman’s The Magician’s Trilogy.
**SPOILERS WARNING!!!**
‘Hearers and Doers,’ with Dr Kevin Vanhoozer
This week on Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by Dr Kevin Vanhoozer to discuss his wonderful book, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine.
You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.
If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon.
‘The Ways of Judgment’: Part 1—Introduction (with Susannah Black)
Susannah Black (Plough, Breaking Ground) joins me for the first part of our discussion through Oliver O’Donovan’s The Ways of Judgment. If you are interested in following along, I highly recommend that you purchase a copy of the book here.
How to Skim Read
Can you share some advice on how to skim read books? How do you know in advance which sections of a book to read for the best insight? Do you need to make a best estimated guess and then accept that you might miss something really helpful?
Update!
An update on what I have been doing, recommendations of a few books, and some exciting new projects!
Tips on Daily Bible Reading
Within this episode I give some tips that might help you in your daily Bible reading.
Thinking About My Thinking
I have really enjoyed following your writing and podcasts for a long time now. I am often amazed by the (real!) connections you see in the text and wonder how exactly you do it. Could you tell us how you developed the ability to see such connections? Can you give us a peek inside your mind and your thinking process?
All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment
On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I are abandoned by Matt and joined by the greater Anderson, Hannah, to discuss her new book, All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment.
You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on Soundcloud and on this page on my blog.
If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon.
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