I don’t remember a time when I couldn’t read; books have always been the lenses through which I view the world. The Book, the Word, the Light, brings into being my very faculty of sight. Some books are corrective glasses, clearing up distortions and bringing into focus all things needful for me to see. Others are binoculars, extending my field of vision to identify far off things of which I would otherwise have only blurry glimpses. Certain books are microscopes, showing me minute particulars which despite their seeming smallness are of vital significance. Still others are telescopes, directing my gaze past this finite world to wonders of the great Beyond. Some books are windows, letting light and air into the rooms in which I am too apt to shut myself up. And some are mirrors, holding up before me the honest reflection of my true self which I would not otherwise see.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Book Review: Porch Talk by Philip Gulley

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Author and Quaker minister Philip Gulley shares with readers what might well be pages from his personal journal – reminiscences, wonderings, opinions – dealing with issues ranging from “A Curious Obsession” to “You Get What You Pay For” to “The Natural Order of Things” to “The End Times.”

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Gulley writes in an easy, conversational tone that makes one feel as if he is, indeed, engaged in “porch talk” with a neighbor, discussing whatever is on his mind. “All manner of lessons were learned on the front porch,” he contends. “When the porches went, so did the stories and the wisdom with them.”

This is an easy and relaxing read - a collection of short stories or essays that work well one at a time when you have only a little while to read.
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