Reading with Joy — Chapter Four

“The first is that God made it; the second is that God loves it; the third is that God cares for it.⁣”

— Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love

Welcome back to my summer book club! Today we discuss chapter three of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. In chapter four we are swept up into a world entirely other from our own— we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto! On this episode, my friend Sarah Cozart and I discuss white flowers, The Dark Thing, and the strength of beauty. Listen in and join in on the 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: Sarah Cozart

Sarah Cozart writes to invite her readers to worship and wonder and to lift their eyes to the Creator of all beauty and joy. You can find her words at Fathom Mag, Morning By Morning, The Mudroom, and Servants of Grace, as well as in my newsletter and on my blog. Her most recent project is a book proposal on animal theology, in which I argue that God created animals to communicate his attributes, to provide companionship, joy, and wonder, and to awaken our longing for the coming New Earth. Her passion for words extends to leading worship at Mercy Hill Church and tutoring students in reading and grammar.  Due to chronic pain, she spends most of my time at home, corralling our son and our Australian Shepherd and tending my garden. You can find out more about her at her website.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:Why do the Mrs. W’s take the children to Uriel to reveal the Dark Thing to them? Why does beauty have the capacity to strengthen us in the face of darkness?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.