Binding the Soul

I hope you enjoy this short Halloween episode talking about the eerie book 1984 and what our world could look like if we don’t ensure to defend marriage, the family, and wholesome relationships. If those things collapse, so will our society. What are your thoughts on 1984? Do you think the nucleus family is a risk today like in the book?

Show Notes

The Divided Soul by Heidi White

1984 by George Orwell

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What We’re Reading

November: The Tower and the Ruin by Dr. Michael D.C. Drout

December: The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

I’ll see you next time!

Keep binding your soul to living ideas, to truth, and keep pursuing a rich education as an everyday scholar.

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With so many influences and opinions on what it means to be a good mom, I think it is best that we look back to an old classic that has stood the test of time. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott may be about the well beloved daughters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. But what can we learn from the mother who so gracefully raised and nurtured them and their souls? Find out in todays episode!

Show Notes

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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What We’re Reading

October: 1984 by George Orwell

November: The Tower and the Ruin by Dr. Michael D.C. Drout

I’ll see you next time!

Keep binding your soul to living ideas, to truth, and keep pursuing a rich education as an everyday scholar.

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Constancy is a moral virtue that I don’t think I’ve heard talked about much in the world of classical literature, but when I struck on this topic and how it related to Mansfield Park I knew we had to dive deep!

Today’s discussion focuses on the characters of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park and I think that there is much more to the discussion than what I’ve said here, tell me your thoughts! Which character do you think represents constancy well? And who do you think has no constancy?

Show Notes

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Substack post: Mansfield Park: A Resource Guide

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What We’re Reading

September: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

October: 1984 by George Orwell

I’ll see you next time!

Keep binding your soul to living ideas, to truth, and keep pursuing a rich education as an everyday scholar.

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I’m very excited to share the journey of being an everyday scholar with you! Today’s episode will cover what to expect on the podcast. This first season is titled How Living Books Will Change the World and will be an ongoing discussion of what living books are. Throughout we will be discussing great books and the truth that they share.

For 2026 we will be reading:

August: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

September: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

October: 1984 by George Orwell

November: The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R Tolkien’s Creation by Dr Michael Drout

December: Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

I hope that you join in on the reading, and especially in the discussion!

I’ll see you next time! Keep binding your soul to living ideas, to truth, and keep pursuing a rich education as an everyday scholar.

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