Reading with Joy — Chapter Eight

“Love is not power. To love is to be vulnerable, and it is only in vulnerability and risk, not safety and security, that we overcome darkness.”

— A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Welcome back to my summer book club! Today we discuss chapter eight of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Meg and Calvin face a Charles Wallace possessed by IT and finally (!) catch a glimpse of Mr. Murry. Join me and my dear friend Brandee Knowles as we dig into the necessity of pain, the beauty of human connection, and what it means to live into our bravery.

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



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Today’s Guest: Brandee Knowles

Brandee Knowles is a mom and legendary cook who we have had the privilege to call a dear family friend for the last fourteen years. You can both enjoy her cooking tutorials on Life With Sally and follow her mouthwatering culinary exploits on Instagram @zestandpeel.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:Meg says that sometimes we have to be unhappy to know how to be happy. How is pain necessary to help us grow?How do our differences help us to connect with one another and pull each other into our humanity? How can we help each other be okay with uncertainty?