tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post4192074261170832951..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: One reason why I read fantastic literatureMartin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-48364317371777278452008-02-26T22:39:00.000-05:002008-02-26T22:39:00.000-05:00It's hard to say, Rob. My faith, I hope, has grown...It's hard to say, Rob. My faith, I hope, has grown, along with my love for some fantastic literature. I don't try to read all of it -- some is just uninteresting, some doesn't seem to have any goodness in it, some is pagan. But some of it shows goodness, explores issues interesting to me, or is just well done.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-73036424299107172432008-02-26T17:04:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:04:00.000-05:00My father was largely responsible for my love of b...My father was largely responsible for my love of books and reading also. He took me to book stores quite often. I'm a book junkie to this day!<BR/><BR/>Has reading this type of literature had any impact on your faith? I know faerie stories influenced Chesterton, Lewis and Tolkien deeply.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>RobRob Rumfelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953348774146336296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-19462392906759335592008-02-25T16:39:00.000-05:002008-02-25T16:39:00.000-05:00Thank you, Sarah. I'm personally a little younger ...Thank you, Sarah. I'm <I>personally</I> a little younger than that.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-60436920515120489402008-02-25T14:01:00.000-05:002008-02-25T14:01:00.000-05:00Very interesting. Happy 103rd Birthday Mr. LaBar! ...Very interesting. Happy 103rd Birthday Mr. LaBar! Thanks for sharing this bit of history.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968632827813060315noreply@blogger.com