Reading with Joy — Chapter Three

“Mrs Murray laughed. ‘I don’t want to make anything of Calvin. I like him very much and I’m delighted he’s found his way here.’”

— Madeline L'Engle, Wrinkle in Time

Making Strange…

Welcome back to my summer book club! Today we discuss chapter three of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Chapter three is as comfortable and ordinary as a family living room filled the chatter of familiar voices and the wafting scent of dinner on the stove, until suddenly… it’s not! Finally, we are off to the races, searching for Meg’s father, the mysterious echoing of Mrs. Who’s arrival announcing that adventure is afoot! This week, Kaitlin Schiess joined me to discuss belonging, homeiness, and the wonderful way that literature and “make strange” the world around us, so that our vision and sense of wonder is renewed. Tune in and then chime in to this week’s discussion!

It’s not too late to join in!

This is how the book club works: I’ll post an episode per chapter each week on Monday, which you can listen to in preparation for discussion. Then, I’ll post discussion questions on this website, my instagram, my twitter, and my Facebook. (full disclosure: I think discussion tends to go best on Instagram and Facebook). Post your thoughts, comments, questions on these threads as a way to engage the text. I also encourage you to discuss the book in real life (or over Facetime, given our weird times!) with a real friend… it’s so much more fun! In that spirit, each week I’ll have a different guest discussing each chapter with me.

A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)

By Madeleine L'Engle




















































Today’s Guest: Kaitlyn Schiess

Kaitlyn Schiess is a writer and seminary student living in Dallas, TX. Her first book, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor, will be published with InterVarsity Press in Sept 2020. You can follow her @kaitlynschiess on Twitter and Instagram and at kaitlynschiess.com. 

The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

By Schiess, Kaitlyn







P.S. Patreon book club…

We’ll be reading and discussion Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love on my Patreon. It is the first book written in english by a woman, and describes her visions of Christ after a near death experience. It is a classic in the Christian mystical tradition, and has encouraged me very much. I'll do the podcast book club for the $10 tier (podcasts belonging in that tier originally). So if you want to join the book club, make sure you're in that tier by June 15th (but wait till after June 1st, if you want to avoid getting charged for May). 

Find out more here.