Tag Archives: Charles Dickens

Whatever Happened to Great Christian Literature? By James R. Coggins

Posted on March 11, 2026 by jrcoggins

BookBub is an online service that publicizes and sells new books. Customers can sign up to receive “Readworthy” emails containing brief information on new books in various categories: mysteries, novels, nonfiction books, etc. A recent email listed “This month’s best … Continue reading →

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Classic Messages by James R. Coggins

Posted on January 1, 2025 by jrcoggins

Over the holidays, my wife and I again took advantage of the opportunity to watch two classic movies— A Christmas Carol (the Alistair Sim version released in 1951 and based on the Charles Dickens novel of 1843) and It’s a … Continue reading →

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Poems for a Busy Time by James R. Coggins

Posted on December 28, 2022 by jrcoggins

No one has time to read blogs in the busy time around Christmas. It is appropriate, then, that today I post some poems since no one reads poetry either. Seasonally Affected Disorder Our Christmas cactuses have glorious practices in November, … Continue reading →

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Last Words by James R. Coggins

Posted on October 21, 2020 by jrcoggins

Good writers work very hard to craft interest-grabbing opening sentences to their books. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Charles Dickens wrote as the opening for A Tale of Two Cities. I think it … Continue reading →

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