Ken Boa’s favorite novel, Fyodor Dostoevesky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” explores the Christian view of redemption, as well as themes related to human nature and relationships.
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A Taste of the Classics: Pride & Prejudice
In a society in which money, marriage, and social status had become the measure of all morality, Jane Austen’s finest novel illustrates the need for love and respect as the basis for any happy, healthy relationship (particularly marriage).
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A Taste of the Classics: Paradise Lost
Penned in 1667, John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is an epic poem that weaves together all the threads of Scripture to present the story of God’s redemption of humanity through a rich tapestry of extraordinary imagery.
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A Taste of the Classics: Mere Christianity
Published in 1952, C.S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity” came out of a series of BBC radio talks during the Second World War. The book makes the case for Christianity, seeks to delineate those beliefs common to all Christians, and discusses matters related to Christian behavior/morality.
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A Taste of the Classics
Over the years, Ken Boa has taught and helpfully summarized a number of works from classic literature. This series introduces several of 16 important works.
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C.S. Lewis Retreat, June 2018: Introduction
In this recording of a presentation at a men’s retreat in Flowery Branch, GA, in June 2018, Ken Boa begins with a broader talk on “great books” and reading and transitions to an examination of some of C.S. Lewis’s ideas and writings, such as the relationship between higher and lower things and the “hints of heaven” God gives us in the “shadowlands” of this earthly life.
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Great Books, Playwrights, & Poets (Ken Boa’s List)
Reading encourages you to slow down, think deeply, and make inferences or connections. It also aids your memories, especially if you underline or mark text while you read. This list of titles,
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Loosening Your Grip
Commentating on A.W. Tozer’s “The Pursuit of God,” Ken Boa explains that everything we commit to God is safer there than anywhere else; in fact, nothing is really secure that is not committed to His care.
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Removing the Veil Over Your Heart (Tozer Commentary, Part 2)
In this second part of a three-part commentary on A.W. Tozer’s “The Pursuit of God,” Ken Boa talks about the need to draw near to God—and what hinders us from doing so.
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Rest for a Restless Heart (Tozer Commentary, Part 1)
Apart from God, we thrash about desperately, struggling to find our place in this world. Only upon returning to the Maker of our souls does our grinding search end. This is the first of a three-part commentary on A.W. Tozer’s “The Pursuit of God.”
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