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Modern Gnosticism – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. December 19, 2016. December 19, 2016. If there are thoughts worth contemplating as we transition from the old year to the new, these are among them. Enjoy! Hands, Heart, Hearth. I’ve been people watching for the last few months and I see a common problem something I’d like to refer to as modern gnosticism. Little House in the Big Woods. 4 thoughts on “ Modern Gnosticism. December 19, 2016 at 11:55 am. There is a fa...
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Comment Policy – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. All comments will be moderated before approval. It’s easier to keep the conversations on point that way. Comments need to stick to the subjects presented in the post through the lens of the books reviewed. Occasional rabbit trails are fun and interesting, but this isn’t an “issues” blog. That reminds me: Comments along the lines of “If you liked that book Elspeth, you’ll really like this one! Enter your comment here.
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Elspeth – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. Christian. Wife. Mother. Homeschooler. Bibliophile. Baker. Thinker, or I'd like to think so. Jury's still out. The Lost Art of Dress. February 23, 2017. February 24, 2017. The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish. By Linda Przybyszewski. Published in 2014. 400 pages. These ladies were all about looking the best you could for the task at hand, within the budget you had available. No matter ...
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Reading Standards – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. It just occurred to me that since many people who discover me (or whom I invite among my real life acquaintances), will be devout Christians, I should probably issue a standard disclaimer concerning the books I will review in the space. One thought on “ Reading Standards. Pingback: To Read or Not To Read… El's Reading Room. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). You are com...
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The How It Can Be Gluten Free Cookbook – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. The How It Can Be Gluten Free Cookbook. December 5, 2016. December 5, 2016. The How It Can Be Gluten Free Cookbook. By America’s Test Kitchen. Published in 2014.336 pages. I basically poo-poohed everyone who claimed to have some kind of intolerance or allergy to gluten as just a trend gone wild. Many people who claimed to be gluten intolerant couldn’t even tell you what gluten is. Did I mention this? I like to bake...
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Little House in the Big Woods – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. Little House in the Big Woods. December 7, 2016. December 7, 2016. I expect this to be the last post of 2016 so if I don’t get back here, have a wonderfully blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year! Little House in the Big Woods. By Laura Ingalls Wilder. Originally published in 1932. 256 pages. I’m not sure why it took me so long to get around the reading Laura Ingalls Wilder. I highly recommend these books for your ...
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The Disciplined Life – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. December 30, 2016. December 30, 2016. The Disciplined Life: The Mark of Christian Maturity. By Richard S. Taylor. Originally published in 1974. 108 pages. On the Western shift from a work ethic to a play ethic:. 8220;When play… consumes a larger proportion of leisure time, money, conversation, and interest than is warranted by its cultural and recreative returns, then the play becomes the mark of a decadent a...
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Movie Review: Hidden Figures – El's Reading Room…
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About “Stuff I’ve Read Around the Web”. El's Reading Room…. And Other Creative Miscellany. Movie Review: Hidden Figures. January 9, 2017. January 9, 2017. Our entire family went to see this movie yesterday. I didn’t love it or hate it, but it was thought provoking. So although it doesn’t meet my previously stated criteria for being reviewed, it did add another item to the list of things that I thought made it a worthy film. For those unaware,. History vs. Hollywood. Which fact checked Hidden Figures here.