Tag Archives: death

A matter of life and death: ‘Stone Yard Devotional’

11 Feb
Frank 0

I very nearly broke my rule and gave up reading this book half-way through. I am glad I didn’t, because it offers valuable challenges for reflection. Stone Yard Devotional is pitched as a novel, by Charlotte Wood, but it’s many … Read More »

Gleanings (5) Rabbi Kushner, ‘Was there something I was supposed to do with my life?’

9 Apr
Frank 3

After his immensely helpful book When bad things happen to good people, Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote another equally insightful book, which in many ways is more challenging still: When all you’ve ever wanted isn’t enough: the search for a life … Read More »